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  E  ASay goodbye to the brilliant EbluesA  
ASay goodbye to the brilliant Eblues
Say F#mgoodbyeE  F#m  E  
It's Atime Eto AliveE  
So F#mmake Eme, F#mtake Eme
It's Atime Eto AgiveE  
So don't beF#mtray Eme, F#mpay mEe
The Abrilliant blues, Ddon't want to be Efrozen
AI'll spend my mornings at the Dsunshine caEfe
I've Aread the news, the Dclique-ridden Enotions
AI know that now is the Dtime to Esay
It's Atime(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
To Ateach(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
So F#mtell me(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
Come on and F#mtell me(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
It's Atime(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
To Apreach(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
So F#mhelp me(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
Come on and F#mhelp me(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
The Abrilliant blues will nDever flow this Eway 
AAgain, the color of the DMersey is Egray
The Abrilliant blues have Dfaded into sadnEess and 
APain, and now is the Dtime to say it's Etime
F#mYou and me are gonna to finally sail Daway
(We'll get far Aaway from the blues and the mist in the rain)
F#mYou and me are gonna fight until we reach the Dday
(For now is the time that we Amust say goodbye)
To the Ebrilliant blues
The Abrilliant blues, Ddon't want to be Efrozen
AI'll spend my mornings at the Dsunshine caEfe
I've Aread the news, the Dclique-ridden Enotions
AI know that now is the Dtime to Esay
It's Atime(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
To Atrust(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
So F#mbuy me(Say goodbye to the bErilliant blues)
Come on and F#mtry me(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
It's Atime(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
To Atrust(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
So F#mguide me(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
Stay beF#mside me(Say goodbye to the Ebrilliant blues)
The Abrilliant blues will nDever flow this Eway 
AAgain, the color of the DMersey is Egray
The Abrilliant blues have Dfaded into sadnEess and 
APain, and now is the Dtime to Esay 
         A(mute strings)
It's time.

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Brilliant Blues

by Pete Townshend

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F#m

E A E A

Say goodbye to the brilliant blues

A E

Say goodbye to the brilliant blues

F#m E F#m E

Say goodbye

A E A E

It's time to live

F#m E F#m E

So make me, take me

A E A E

It's time to give

F#m E F#m E

So don't betray me, pay me

A D E

The brilliant blues, don't want to be frozen

A D E

I'll spend my mornings at the sunshine cafe

A D E

I've read the news, the clique-ridden notions

A D E

I know that now is the time to say

A E

It's time(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

A E

To teach(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

F#m E

So tell me(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

F#m E

Come on and tell me(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

A E

It's time(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

A E

To preach(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

F#m E

So help me(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

F#m E

Come on and help me(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

A D E

The brilliant blues will never flow this way

A D E

Again, the color of the Mersey is gray

A D E

The brilliant blues have faded into sadness and

A D E

Pain, and now is the time to say it's time

F#m D

You and me are gonna to finally sail away

(We'll get far away from the blues and the mist in the rain)

F#m D

You and me are gonna fight until we reach the day

(For now is the time that we must say goodbye)

To the brilliant blues

A D E

The brilliant blues, don't want to be frozen

A D E

I'll spend my mornings at the sunshine cafe

A D E

I've read the news, the clique-ridden notions

A D E

I know that now is the time to say

A E

It's time(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

A E

To trust(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

F#m E

So buy me(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

F#m E

Come on and try me(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

A E

It's time(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

A E

To trust(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

F#m E

So guide me(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

F#m E

Stay beside me(Say goodbye to the brilliant blues)

A D E

The brilliant blues will never flow this way

A D E

Again, the color of the Mersey is gray

A D E

The brilliant blues have faded into sadness and

A D E

Pain, and now is the time to say

(mute strings)

It's time.

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