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C#minor

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
| ...  A   B   A|  E..  A   B   A|  E..  A   B   A|  E..  A   B   A|
[Verse]
|   E         A      B       A|             E         A     B     A|E  
 ... . Where have all my friends gone? They've all disappeared ..
        A       B      A|        E        A     B         A|E  
 Turned 'round maybe one day, you're all that was there ..
[Pre-chorus]
    AM7   AM7     E|        A     AM7   AM7      E|A  
 Stood by  on believing, stood by  on my own
       A         B      A|        E        A     B      A|E  
 Always thought I was someone, turned out I was wrong ..
[Chorus]
       |            C#m            F#|         C#m        F#|
 'Cause you brought me through, and you made me feel so
|      E              G#|       A              B|
 . Blue-ooo, why don't you . stay behind, so
 |      E           G#|             A|                 F#    F#m| riff |
 . Blue, . why don't you stop . and look at what's goin' down?
[Verse]
|      E   A        B    A|              E       A      B     A|E  
 ... If I had an old woman .. she'd never sell me a lie ..
             A      B     A|           E       A      B     A|E  
 It's hard to sing with someone who won't sing with you ..
[Pre-chorus]
   AM7   AM7      E|      A    AM7   AM7      E|A  
 Give all of my mercy, give all of my heart
      A         B         A|              E     A      B       A|E  
 Never thought that I'd miss you, that I'd miss you so much
[Chorus]
|            C#m            F#|         C#m        F#|
 You brought me through, and you made me feel so
|      E              G#|       A           B|
 . Blue-ooo, why don't you . stay behind
  |      E              G#|             A|                 F#    F#m| riff |  E|
So . blue-ooo, why don't you stop . and look at what's goin' down?
[Bridge]
|                A              B|               A  B  
 All my life I've waited for    someone I could show the door
(Stayin' while,   stayin' while waitin'        'round)
    |                  A               B|                   A  B  
 But . nothin' seems to change 'til    you come back to my arms, so
    (Now that I'm       blue, that I'm blue from now       on, so
[Chorus]
|       E           G#|       A              B|
 . Blue, . why don't you . stay behind, so
|       E           G#|              A                    B|
 . Blue, . why don't you, why don't you stay behind, so
|       E           G#|              A                    B|
 . Blue, . why don't you, why don't you stay behind, so           [Outro]
|       E           G#|             A|                 F#    F#m|: riff |  E:|
 . Blue, . why don't you stop . and look at what's goin' down?     (rit.)
______________________________________________________________________________
Chords:
     A= x776xx
     B= x998xx
     E= 022100
   AM7= x02120 (aka: Amaj7)
   C#m= x46654
    F#= 244322
   F#m= 244222
    G#= 466544
    D6= xx0202
 G#dim= xx0404
Intro pattern:
e |-E0-----A---B---A--|-E0-----A---B---A--|
B |-0-------------|-0-------------|
G |-1-----6/-8\-6-|-1-----6/-8\-6-|
D |-2-----7/-9\-7-|-2-----7/-9\-7-|
A |-2-----7/-9\-7-|-2-----7/-9\-7-|
E |-0-------------|-0-------------|
    1-2-3-&-4-&-
Riff pattern:
e |--D62/-G#dim4\-2---|
B |--0/-2\-0---|
G |--2/-4\-2---|
D |--0/-2\-0---|
A |------------|
E |------------|

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Blue

by The Jayhawks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

AM7

C#m

F#m

Amaj7

G#dim

[Intro]

A B A E A B A E A B A E A B A

| ... | .. | .. | .. |

[Verse]

E A B A E A B A E

| | |

... . Where have all my friends gone? They've all disappeared ..

A B A E A B A E

| |

Turned 'round maybe one day, you're all that was there ..

[Pre-chorus]

AM7 AM7 E A AM7 AM7 E A

| |

Stood by on believing, stood by on my own

A B A E A B A E

| |

Always thought I was someone, turned out I was wrong ..

[Chorus]

C#m F# C#m F#

| | |

'Cause you brought me through, and you made me feel so

E G# A B

| | |

. Blue-ooo, why don't you . stay behind, so

E G# A F# F#m

. Blue, . why don't you stop . and look at what's goin' down?

[Verse]

E A B A E A B A E

| | |

... If I had an old woman .. she'd never sell me a lie ..

A B A E A B A E

| |

It's hard to sing with someone who won't sing with you ..

[Pre-chorus]

AM7 AM7 E A AM7 AM7 E A

| |

Give all of my mercy, give all of my heart

A B A E A B A E

| |

Never thought that I'd miss you, that I'd miss you so much

[Chorus]

C#m F# C#m F#

| | |

You brought me through, and you made me feel so

E G# A B

| | |

. Blue-ooo, why don't you . stay behind

E G# A F# F#m E

So . blue-ooo, why don't you stop . and look at what's goin' down?

[Bridge]

A B A B

| |

All my life I've waited for someone I could show the door

(Stayin' while, stayin' while waitin' 'round)

A B A B

| |

But . nothin' seems to change 'til you come back to my arms, so

(Now that I'm blue, that I'm blue from now on, so

[Chorus]

E G# A B

| | |

. Blue, . why don't you . stay behind, so

E G# A B

| | |

. Blue, . why don't you, why don't you stay behind, so

E G# A B

| | |

. Blue, . why don't you, why don't you stay behind, so [Outro]

E G# A F# F#m E

| | | |: riff | :|

. Blue, . why don't you stop . and look at what's goin' down? (rit.)

______________________________________________________________________________

Chords:

= x776xx

= x998xx

= 022100

AM7 Amaj7

= x02120 (aka: )

C#m

= x46654

= 244322

F#m

= 244222

= 466544

= xx0202

G#dim

= xx0404

Intro pattern:

E A B A E A B A

e |-0-------------|-0-------------|

B |-0-------------|-0-------------|

G |-1-----6/-8\-6-|-1-----6/-8\-6-|

D |-2-----7/-9\-7-|-2-----7/-9\-7-|

A |-2-----7/-9\-7-|-2-----7/-9\-7-|

E |-0-------------|-0-------------|

1-2-3-&-4-&-

Riff pattern:

D6 G#dim

e |--2/-4\-2---|

B |--0/-2\-0---|

G |--2/-4\-2---|

D |--0/-2\-0---|

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

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

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