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Tortoise
Yonder Blue
Lovely tune sung by the great Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo)
[Intro]
 Cmaj7   Dm7   Em7   Dm7x2
The Cmaj7color of the sun is nearly Dm7lost in the horizon
As the Em7night comes inDm7  
But it Cmaj7shines again tomorrow
And I Dm7know I'm gonna find you
Cause it's Em7the day I'm gonna find youDm7  
F
COh
I'll fill the Amocean with tears until I Dm7find you
Until I Em7find you
FOh,
I'll be in an Cocean of tears
If I don't Amfind you
If I don't Dm7find youEm7  
F
If I could Conly make it raiAmn
If I could Dm7only make it rainEm7  
If I could Fonly make it rain
If I could Conly make it rainAm  
Dm7 Em7 G
It Cmaj7seems the stars are shining
They're Dm7always out there hovering Em7around the moonDm7  
Oh that Cmaj7illusive moon its faintly blue
But it will Dm7glow again tomorrow
When I Em7find youDm7  
FOh, Em7oh
If I could Dm7only make it rainG  
If I could Fonly make it rainEm7  
If I could Dm7only make it rain
End: Fmaj7  
[Chords]:
Cmaj7: 332000
Dm7:   557565
Em7:   779787
F:     133211
C:     332010
Am:    002210
G:     320003
Fmaj7: 033210
by artylandia

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Yonder Blue

by Tortoise

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Dm7

Em7

Fmaj7

Tortoise

Yonder Blue

Lovely tune sung by the great Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo)

[Intro]

Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7

Cmaj7 Dm7

The color of the sun is nearly lost in the horizon

Em7 Dm7

As the night comes in

Cmaj7

But it shines again tomorrow

Dm7

And I know I'm gonna find you

Em7 Dm7

Cause it's the day I'm gonna find you

Am Dm7

I'll fill the ocean with tears until I find you

Em7

Until I find you

Oh,

I'll be in an ocean of tears

If I don't find you

Dm7 Em7

If I don't find you

C Am

If I could only make it rain

Dm7 Em7

If I could only make it rain

C Am

If I could only make it rain

Dm7 Em7 G

Cmaj7

It seems the stars are shining

Dm7 Em7 Dm7

They're always out there hovering around the moon

Cmaj7

Oh that illusive moon its faintly blue

Dm7

But it will glow again tomorrow

Em7 Dm7

When I find you

F Em7

Oh, oh

Dm7 G

If I could only make it rain

F Em7

If I could only make it rain

Dm7

If I could only make it rain

End Fmaj7

[Chords]:

Cmaj7: 332000

Dm7: 557565

Em7: 779787

F: 133211

C: 332010

Am: 002210

G: 320003

Fmaj7: 033210

by artylandia

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