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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Am/E      0-2-2-2-1-0
F#m7-5    2-x-2-2-1-0
B7-9      x-2-1-2-1-x
D9        x-x-0-2-1-0
C9        x-3-2-3-3-3
Dm6/E     0-2-3-2-3-x (= Bm7-5/E)
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[Intro]
|     E   Am/E|     E   Am/E|  E|
[Verse]
F#m7-5Blue  .B7-9..  is the Eworld
Silent and F#m7-5blue  .B7-9..  is the Eworld,
Sailing uApon the deepest D9sea,
Spinning the G#mvoid eternalC9ly,
And F#m7-5blue – B7-9ue
            |     E   Am/E|  E|
Blue is the world
[Verse]
F#m7-5Blue  .B7-9..  is the Enight
Silent and F#m7-5blue  .B7-9..  is the Enight,
And when the Asun begins to D9glow,
There'll be aG#mnother blue toC9morrow,
And F#m7-5blue – B7-9ue
            |     E   Am/E|  E|
Blue is the world
[Middle 8]
 C#mMaybe I'm just G#dreaming
 AA million miles from the Eshore,
 C#mDoes the world stop G#turning,
                         A|  F#7| [  F#m7-5]
 If you're not watching anymo-o-o-ore
[Verse]
|  F#m7-5|  B7-9|  E| % |
(solo)
|  F#m7-5|  B7-9|  E| % |
(solo)
Sailing uApon the deepest D9sea,
Spinning the G#mvoid eternalC9ly,
And F#m7-5blue – B7-9ue
            |     E   Am/E|  E|
Blue is the world
[Coda]
And F#m7-5blue – B7-9ue
            |     E   Am/E|     E   Am/E|
Blue is the world
And F#m7-5blue – B7-9ue
Blue is the Eworld 
(Am/EBlue is the Eworld)
(Am/EBlue is the Eworld)
(Dm6/EBlue is the Eworld)

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Blue

by Electric Light Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am/E

F#m7-5

B7-9

G#m

C#m

F#7

Dm6/E

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Am/E 0-2-2-2-1-0

F#m7-5 2-x-2-2-1-0

B7-9 x-2-1-2-1-x

D9 x-x-0-2-1-0

C9 x-3-2-3-3-3

Dm6/E 0-2-3-2-3-x (= Bm7-5/E)

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[Intro]

E Am/E E Am/E E

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[Verse]

F#m7-5 B7-9 E

Blue ... is the world

F#m7-5 B7-9 E

Silent and blue ... is the world,

A D9

Sailing upon the deepest sea,

G#m C9

Spinning the void eternally,

F#m7-5 B7-9

And blue – ue

E Am/E E

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Blue is the world

[Verse]

F#m7-5 B7-9 E

Blue ... is the night

F#m7-5 B7-9 E

Silent and blue ... is the night,

A D9

And when the sun begins to glow,

G#m C9

There'll be another blue tomorrow,

F#m7-5 B7-9

And blue – ue

E Am/E E

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Blue is the world

[Middle 8]

C#m G#

Maybe I'm just dreaming

A E

A million miles from the shore,

C#m G#

Does the world stop turning,

A F#7 F#m7-5

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If you're not watching anymo-o-o-ore

[Verse]

F#m7-5 B7-9 E

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(solo)

F#m7-5 B7-9 E

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(solo)

A D9

Sailing upon the deepest sea,

G#m C9

Spinning the void eternally,

F#m7-5 B7-9

And blue – ue

E Am/E E

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Blue is the world

[Coda]

F#m7-5 B7-9

And blue – ue

E Am/E E Am/E

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Blue is the world

F#m7-5 B7-9

And blue – ue

Blue is the world

Am/E E

(Blue is the world)

Am/E E

(Blue is the world)

Dm6/E E

(Blue is the world)

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