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Blue Boy

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[Intro]
|  C|  C|  G7|  G7|
[Verse 1]
CBlue boy (doot oo'Fooh)    
DmThat's Fwhat they Ccall me (doot oo'Fooh) 
DmCause FI'm so Clonely (doot oo'G7ooh) 
Since I lost Cyou (doodoodooG7dooh) 
[Verse 2]
(foffoffoffo) CBlue boy (doot oo'Fooh)  
I'm known as Cblue boy (doot oo'Fooh)
You found a Cnew boy (doot oo'G7ooh) 
And now we're Cthrough (dooFdoodoodooCdooh, waah..)
[Chorus] 
 FI had a twinkle, Cin my eye 
When G7our sweet love was Cnew
 FNow all I do is Cmoan and cry
And D7hunger after G7you
[Verse 3]  
(foffoffoffo) CBlue boy (doot oo'Fooh)  
I'll be a Cblue boy (doot oo'Fooh)
Until you Cneed me (doot oo'G7ooh)  
As I need Cyou (dooFdoodoodooCdooh)
[Chorus] 
(FI had a twinkle, Cin my eye) 
(When G7our sweet love was Cnew)
 FNow all I do is Cmoan and cry
And D7hunger after G7you
[Verse 3]  
(foffofoffo) CBlue boy (doot oo'Fooh)  
I'll be a Cblue boy (doot oo'Fooh) 
Until you Cneed me (doot oo'G7ooh)   
As I need Cyou
[Outro]
(blue G7boy) As I need Cyou (Fblue - Cboy..)

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Blue Boy

by Jim Reeves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C C G7 G7

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[Verse 1]

C F

Blue boy (doot oo'ooh)

Dm F C F

That's what they call me (doot oo'ooh)

Dm F C G7

Cause I'm so lonely (doot oo'ooh)

C G7

Since I lost you (doodoodoodooh)

[Verse 2]

C F

(foffoffoffo) Blue boy (doot oo'ooh)

C F

I'm known as blue boy (doot oo'ooh)

C G7

You found a new boy (doot oo'ooh)

C F C

And now we're through (doodoodoodoodooh, waah..)

[Chorus]

F C

I had a twinkle, in my eye

G7 C

When our sweet love was new

F C

Now all I do is moan and cry

D7 G7

And hunger after you

[Verse 3]

C F

(foffoffoffo) Blue boy (doot oo'ooh)

C F

I'll be a blue boy (doot oo'ooh)

C G7

Until you need me (doot oo'ooh)

C F C

As I need you (doodoodoodoodooh)

[Chorus]

F C

(I had a twinkle, in my eye)

G7 C

(When our sweet love was new)

F C

Now all I do is moan and cry

D7 G7

And hunger after you

[Verse 3]

C F

(foffofoffo) Blue boy (doot oo'ooh)

C F

I'll be a blue boy (doot oo'ooh)

C G7

Until you need me (doot oo'ooh)

As I need you

[Outro]

G7 C F C

(blue boy) As I need you (blue - boy..)

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