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Even When I'm Blue
Steve Earle  
Album Copperhead Road 
For Baritone Guitar
tuned to ADGCEA
                  Very fast            Very fast 
Intro    A    E    D   A(  E   D   A)      E    D    A(  E   D   A)
Verse 1
           A             E        D       A(  E   DA)
I've always heard that love is blind
                  E                 D       A(  E   D   A)
   But I know that there's another kind
                    E        D        A(  E   DA)  
Shines like a beacon in the night
          E                D       A(  E   A)
  Holds up in the morning light
Chorus 1
                      E                 D            A(  E   A)
Cause in my dreams she travels with me when I run
But in my Edreams she Dtakes my hand when I Bmmake my stand
When the Emorning E7always Acomes
                              D      A(  E   D   A)      
And I know it's too good to be true
               E               D      A(  E   D   A)
   She loves me even when I'm blue
Verse 2
               A          E         D       A(  E   D   A)
   No one can't say that I ain't tried
            E                   D      A(  E   D   A)
   I keep on searching far and wide
                     A           E           D     A(  E   D   A)
   Cause I know she's out there somewhere now
                E                    D      A(  E   D   A)
   And I'm gonna track her down somehow
Chorus 2
ACause in my Edreams she Dtravels with me Awhen I run
But in my Edreams she Dtakes my hand when I Bmmake my stand
And the Emorning aE7lways Acomes
                          D      A(  E   D   A)            
I know it's too good to be true
   EShe loves me Deven when I'm Ablue 
 Riff   A   E   D   A(E  DA)  E   D   A(E A)  A   E   D   A(E A)  A   E   D   A(  E   A)
  (OR)
       A------------------------------------------------|
       E------------------------------------------------|
       C-------2-1--------------------------------------|
       G-----2----2-4-0-2--0-2---------2-0---------0-2--|
       D-0-0-------------0-----0----------4-2-4-0-0---0-|
       A-------------------------0-0-0------------------| 
       |-------------------------------------------------------|
       |-------------------------------------------------------|
       |-2-2-2-1--------------------------2-2-1----------------|
       | ---------2-4-0-2----0-2---------2-------2-4-0-2---0-2-|
       |-----------------0------0-5-2-------------------0-----0|
       |------------------------------5------------------------|
Chorus 3   
ACause in my Edreams she Dtravels with me Awhen I run
But in my Edreams she tDakes my hand when I Bmmake my stand
When the Emorning always Acomes
And I know she's lDookin' for me Atoo
               E               D      A(  E   D   A)
   She loves me even when I'm blue
   EShe loves me Deven when I'm Ablue ( E D A )
outro riff    A    E    D    A    E    D    A  
      (OR)
            A--------------------------------------------|
            E---2----------------------------------------|
            C-2---2-4-2-1-2-4----------------------------|
            G-----------------2-0-2-----2-0---------0-2--|
            D-----------------------0-2-----4-2-4-0-----0|
            A--------------------------------------------|
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God Bless glen Travis Campbell

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Even When Im Blue

by Steve Earle

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Even When I'm Blue

Steve Earle

Album Copperhead Road

For Baritone Guitar

tuned to ADGCEA

Very fast Very fast

A E D A E D A E D A E D A

Intro ( ) ( )

Verse 1

A E D A E D

( A)

I've always heard that love is blind

E D A E D A

( )

But I know that there's another kind

E D A E D

( A)

Shines like a beacon in the night

E D A E A

( )

Holds up in the morning light

Chorus 1

E D A E A

( )

Cause in my dreams she travels with me when I run

E D Bm

But in my dreams she takes my hand when I make my stand

E E7 A

When the morning always comes

D A E D A

( )

And I know it's too good to be true

E D A E D A

( )

She loves me even when I'm blue

Verse 2

A E D A E D A

( )

No one can't say that I ain't tried

E D A E D A

( )

I keep on searching far and wide

A E D A E D A

( )

Cause I know she's out there somewhere now

E D A E D A

( )

And I'm gonna track her down somehow

Chorus 2

A E D A

Cause in my dreams she travels with me when I run

E D Bm

But in my dreams she takes my hand when I make my stand

E E7 A

And the morning always comes

D A E D A

( )

I know it's too good to be true

E D A

She loves me even when I'm blue

A E D A D E D A A E D A A E D A E A

Riff (E A) (E A) (E A) ( )

(OR)

A------------------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------|

C-------2-1--------------------------------------|

G-----2----2-4-0-2--0-2---------2-0---------0-2--|

D-0-0-------------0-----0----------4-2-4-0-0---0-|

A-------------------------0-0-0------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|

|-2-2-2-1--------------------------2-2-1----------------|

| ---------2-4-0-2----0-2---------2-------2-4-0-2---0-2-|

|-----------------0------0-5-2-------------------0-----0|

|------------------------------5------------------------|

Chorus 3

A E D A

Cause in my dreams she travels with me when I run

E D Bm

But in my dreams she takes my hand when I make my stand

E A

When the morning always comes

D A

And I know she's lookin' for me too

E D A E D A

( )

She loves me even when I'm blue

E D A

She loves me even when I'm blue ( E D A )

A E D A E D A

outro riff

(OR)

A--------------------------------------------|

E---2----------------------------------------|

C-2---2-4-2-1-2-4----------------------------|

G-----------------2-0-2-----2-0---------0-2--|

D-----------------------0-2-----4-2-4-0-----0|

A--------------------------------------------|

flyinglibra51

God Bless glen Travis Campbell

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