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Am I Blue

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Bm7(b5) = x20201  F6= 100211.
[Verse 1]
C7Am I blue?    Fm7       Am7  D7Am I blGm7ue?
    C7Ain't these tF7ears
D7In my G7eyes  C7tell-in' F6you?D7  Gm7  
[Chorus 1]
C7Am I blue?    Fm7       Am7  D7You'll be tGm7oo,
   C7If each plF7an    D7with you manG7  
C7Done fell thrF6ough.
[Bridge]
E7Was a time      Am7I was his Bm7b5only one,
   E7But now I'm        Bm7b5   E7the sad
And lAm7onely one,    D7"LGm7awdy,"
[Verse 2]
C7Was I gay?    Fm7       Am7  D7'til todGm7ay,
    C7Now he's gF7one  D7and we're through,G7  
C7Am I blF6ue?

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Am I Blue

by Billie Holiday

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Fm7

Am7

Gm7

Bm7b5

Bm7 F6

(b5) = x20201 = 100211.

[Verse 1]

C7 Fm7 Am7 D7 Gm7

Am I blue? Am I blue?

C7 F7

Ain't these tears

D7 G7 C7 F6 D7 Gm7

In my eyes tell-in' you?

[Chorus 1]

C7 Fm7 Am7 D7 Gm7

Am I blue? You'll be too,

C7 F7 D7 G7

If each plan with you man

C7 F6

Done fell through.

[Bridge]

E7 Am7 Bm7b5

Was a time I was his only one,

E7 Bm7b5 E7

But now I'm the sad

Am7 D7 Gm7

And lonely one, "Lawdy,"

[Verse 2]

C7 Fm7 Am7 D7 Gm7

Was I gay? 'til today,

C7 F7 D7 G7

Now he's gone and we're through,

C7 F6

Am I blue?

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