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Blue Ink

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Fmajor

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1/13

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 13Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Verse]
(Riff 1)
E|-----3-------------------------------|
B|-----3---------------3----3-3-3------|
G|-----3---------------0----0-2-0------|
D|--5--5—0h3—3 3-5---2----1------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
I'm falling off the barstool mama
In this old ghost town saloon
Where sunlight moves like sadness across the room
Oh my sweet mama
If you could only see me now
Drunk as a skunk falling out of this rundown lacy gown 
[Chorus]
GmThis Fblue inCk 
This blue ink
This blue ink
GmAcross tFhe pagCe I wrGmite Fto you C  
[Verse]
I'm sitting in these thorny cowboy boots and
Scabby knees
Wondering why I left you mama just to do as I please
No hat has a brim wide enough to block out the blazing sun
I met the devil on the road but I had no legs to run 
[Chorus]
GmThis Fblue inCk 
This blue ink
This blue ink
GmAcross tFhe pagCe I wrGmite Fto you C  
[Verse]
Silver ran off two towns ago I been walking alone
I been walking slow my eyes are dry from the desert wind
I know I ain't coming home to you again
[Outro]
GmI'll take Foff into the deep blue Csky
GmWhen I'm dead and goFne and the buzzards fCly
GmThis blue ink Facross the pagCe I write to yoCu
GmMama if you love mFe you're the only one whCo do

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Blue Ink

by Laura Veirs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

(Riff 1)

E|-----3-------------------------------|

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

G|-----3---------------0----0-2-0------|

D|--5--5—0h3—3 3-5---2----1------------|

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

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

I'm falling off the barstool mama

In this old ghost town saloon

Where sunlight moves like sadness across the room

Oh my sweet mama

If you could only see me now

Drunk as a skunk falling out of this rundown lacy gown

[Chorus]

Gm F C

This blue ink

Gm F C Gm F C

Across the page I write to you

[Verse]

I'm sitting in these thorny cowboy boots and

Scabby knees

Wondering why I left you mama just to do as I please

No hat has a brim wide enough to block out the blazing sun

I met the devil on the road but I had no legs to run

[Chorus]

Gm F C

This blue ink

Gm F C Gm F C

Across the page I write to you

[Verse]

Silver ran off two towns ago I been walking alone

I been walking slow my eyes are dry from the desert wind

I know I ain't coming home to you again

[Outro]

Gm F C

I'll take off into the deep blue sky

Gm F C

When I'm dead and gone and the buzzards fly

Gm F C C

This blue ink across the page I write to you

Gm F C

Mama if you love me you're the only one who do

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