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I Only Wear Blue

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[Intro]
CI'm all bottled up.... Floating in the Fdeep blue.
CYou're an open book.... Anyone can Fread you.
CAnd I'm losing my voice... Barking up the Fwrong tree.
When you Ccan't be yourself....Am. There's just too much to Dmbe....
[Verse 1]
Clet's get on with it... We haven't got too much Ftime.
CAnd I don't wanna stay here.. Where the sun don't ever Fshine..
So Fsay the word, and oEbpen Dup yCour mind...Fm  
[Verse 2]
CWell it came like a dream.. And it went just as Ffast...
CLike a dream.. Left out Fin the trash...
CShe said "I know what you mean.. But I don't know who you Fare...
[Refrain 1]
Oh we're just Ctwo of many.... FracAmtions of a part.Dm...
Oh we're just Ctwo of many.... FracAmtions of a part.Dm...
[Verse 3]
They said it couldn't be Cdone.... But you went out and dFid it.
But it was Cmore than you were looking for it.. And there ain't no way tFo get it...
[Refrain 2]
I'm Fonly guilty, EbI adDmit Cit.. Fm  
I'm Fonly guilty, EbI.D..C  
[Refrain 3]
CExcuse me, forFgive me, I Dmonly Gwear Cblue.
CExcuse me, forFgive me, I Dmonly Gwear Cblue.
CExcuse me,F  Dm  G  C  

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I Only Wear Blue

by Dr. Dog

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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[Intro]

C F

I'm all bottled up.... Floating in the deep blue.

C F

You're an open book.... Anyone can read you.

C F

And I'm losing my voice... Barking up the wrong tree.

C Am Dm

When you can't be yourself..... There's just too much to be....

[Verse 1]

C F

let's get on with it... We haven't got too much time.

C F

And I don't wanna stay here.. Where the sun don't ever shine..

F Eb D C Fm

So say the word, and open up your mind...

[Verse 2]

C F

Well it came like a dream.. And it went just as fast...

C F

Like a dream.. Left out in the trash...

C F

She said "I know what you mean.. But I don't know who you are...

[Refrain 1]

C Am Dm

Oh we're just two of many.... Fractions of a part....

C Am Dm

Oh we're just two of many.... Fractions of a part....

[Verse 3]

C F

They said it couldn't be done.... But you went out and did it.

C F

But it was more than you were looking for it.. And there ain't no way to get it...

[Refrain 2]

F Eb D C Fm

I'm only guilty, I admit it..

F Eb D C

I'm only guilty, I...

[Refrain 3]

C F Dm G C

Excuse me, forgive me, I only wear blue.

C F Dm G C

Excuse me, forgive me, I only wear blue.

C F Dm G C

Excuse me,

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