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What Blue

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Verse             Chorus         
-------------     ---------------------     
  Gadd9320035         Cx32010 or x3555x 
      G320033         Dxx0232 or x5777x
      Cx32010        Bmx2443x
     G632003x        Em022000 or x7998x
Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
e|---Gadd95--5----G3-----3-----|---C--------G6-----------|
B|---3--3----3---3---3---|---5--5----3----3-----|
G|---0--0----0-----------|---0--0----0--0---0---|
D|-----------------------|----------------------| x2
A|-----------------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Ah, it's what Gadd9love looks like, Gin a world Cof reprG6oach
ComGadd9pletely aGbsorbed in that too C  G6  
Exciting Gadd9over fair, GalCways and daily G6forward
AlGadd9ways the Gpower to Cchoose G6  
[Chorus 1]
CIn your Deyes, what Bmlove looks Clike
It's Cstill the longest Dthing that I Emdo 
CIn your Deyes, the Bmuseless Cnights 
And Call the dreary Dplaces but what Gblue 
-- repeat intro --
[Verse 2]
Oh, I was alGadd9ways too unGeasy, Ctoo for soliG6tude
Too Gadd9into all the Gthings you can Cdo G6  
To Gadd9come into the Gopen, to Ccome into the G6light
ForGadd9ward, daily Gforward for what Cblue G6  
[Chorus 2]
CIn your Deyes, what our Bmlove looks Clike
It's Cthe longest Dthing that we Emdo 
CIn your Deyes, all Bmof our dark Cdoors
Our Cdisenchanted Dpaths but what Gblue 
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
I Gadd9love you so Gmuch, Cit distorts my G6life
What Gadd9drove and drives Gyou drove and drives me Ctoo G6  
Gadd9When I think I'm Gclear, I Cthink I'm doing G6fine
ComGadd9pletely aGbsorbed in what Cblue G6  
[Chorus 3]
CIn your Deyes, it's what Bmlove looks Clike
It's Cthe longest Dthing that we Emdo 
CIn your Deyes, all the Bmuseless Cnights
And Call the dreary Dplaces and what GblueC  G6  
Gadd9  G

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What Blue

by The Tragically Hip

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd9

Verse Chorus

------------- ---------------------

Gadd9 C

320035 x32010 or x3555x

G D

320033 xx0232 or x5777x

C Bm

x32010 x2443x

G6 Em

32003x 022000 or x7998x

Capo 2nd fret

[Intro]

Gadd9 G C G6

e|---5--5----3-----3-----|----------------------|

B|---3--3----3---3---3---|---5--5----3----3-----|

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

D|-----------------------|----------------------| x2

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

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

[Verse 1]

Gadd9 G C G6

Ah, it's what love looks like, in a world of reproach

Gadd9 G C G6

Completely absorbed in that too

Gadd9 G C G6

Exciting over fair, always and daily forward

Gadd9 G C G6

Always the power to choose

[Chorus 1]

C D Bm C

In your eyes, what love looks like

C D Em

It's still the longest thing that I do

C D Bm C

In your eyes, the useless nights

C D G

And all the dreary places but what blue

-- repeat intro --

[Verse 2]

Gadd9 G C G6

Oh, I was always too uneasy, too for solitude

Gadd9 G C G6

Too into all the things you can do

Gadd9 G C G6

To come into the open, to come into the light

Gadd9 G C G6

Forward, daily forward for what blue

[Chorus 2]

C D Bm C

In your eyes, what our love looks like

C D Em

It's the longest thing that we do

C D Bm C

In your eyes, all of our dark doors

C D G

Our disenchanted paths but what blue

[Solo]

[Verse 3]

Gadd9 G C G6

I love you so much, it distorts my life

Gadd9 G C G6

What drove and drives you drove and drives me too

Gadd9 G C G6

When I think I'm clear, I think I'm doing fine

Gadd9 G C G6

Completely absorbed in what blue

[Chorus 3]

C D Bm C

In your eyes, it's what love looks like

C D Em

It's the longest thing that we do

C D Bm C

In your eyes, all the useless nights

C D G C G6

And all the dreary places and what blue

Gadd9 G

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