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The Blue Time

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F#  E D  F#  E D
F#You come to me in the Gmaj7Blue TG6ime
F#Between the night and the Gmaj7day
     C#mAlways too sAoon for the Esunrise
     C#mAlways too Alate for a seEcond G#mchance
F#Between an old and a nGmaj7ew timG6e
F#Reaching out as you slip Gmaj7away
     C#mInto the dreaAm that I'm lEosing
     C#mWhile I awaAken inEto a G#mtrancG#e
A#As it starts to rain
A#And blue turns indigo
C  C#maj7 C#6
C  C#maj7
Am F C Am F C Em E
F#  E D  F#  E D
F#We part again in the BGmaj7lue TiG6me
F#Bruising our hearts on the Gmaj7way
      C#mA dream fading bAack to the dEarkness
      C#mLeaving the Aecho of one Elast G#mdanceE  

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The Blue Time

by Joe Jackson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

C#m

G#m

C#maj7

C#6

F# E D F# E D

F# Gmaj7 G6

You come to me in the Blue Time

F# Gmaj7

Between the night and the day

C#m A E

Always too soon for the sunrise

C#m A E G#m

Always too late for a second chance

F# Gmaj7 G6

Between an old and a new time

F# Gmaj7

Reaching out as you slip away

C#m A E

Into the dream that I'm losing

C#m A E G#m G#

While I awaken into a trance

As it starts to rain

And blue turns indigo

C C#maj7 C#6

C C#maj7

Am F C Am F C Em E

F# E D F# E D

F# Gmaj7 G6

We part again in the Blue Time

F# Gmaj7

Bruising our hearts on the way

C#m A E

A dream fading back to the darkness

C#m A E G#m E

Leaving the echo of one last dance

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