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Way To Blue

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Nick Drake - Way to Blue, from 1969's "Five Leaves Left".
[Intro]
Em Am6/E Adim7 Em
Em Am6/E Adim7 C Am7 Esus4 E
[Verse 1]
EmDon't you have a Am6/Eword
Adim7/Eto show what may be donEme?
EmHave you never Am6/EheardAdim7/E  C  
Am7a way to fiEsus4nd the Esun?
[Chorus]
Esus2Tell  Eme Esus2all    Ethat you may Bsus4knowB  
Esus2Show  Eme Esus2what  yoEu have to Bsus4showBsus2  B  
EmWon't you come and Am6/EsayAdim7/E  
CIf you Am7know the B7sus4way to      B7  Esus4blue?E  
[Verse 2]
EmHave you seen the Am6/Eland
Adim7/Eliving by the Embreeze?
EmCan you undersAm6/EtandAdim7  
Ca lAm7ight among the Esus4trees?E  
[Chorus]
Esus2Tell  Eme Esus2all that Eyou may Bsus4knowB  
Esus2Show mEe wEsus2hat   yoEu have to Bsus4showBsus2  B  
EmTell us all todayAm6/E  Adim7/E  
CIf you Am7know the B7sus4way to      B7  Esus4blueE  
[Bridge]
Esus4Look through Etime and Bsus4find your rBhyme
Asus4Tell  Aus what you Esus4findE  
Esus4We will Ewait Bsus4at your Bgate
Asus4Hoping Alike the Esus4blindE  
[Interlude]
Em Am6/E Adim7/E Em
Em Am6/E B11b9/E Em
Em Am6/E B C Am7 Esus4 Esus2 E
[Verse 3]
EmCan you now recAm6/Eall
Adim7/Eall that you have Emknown?
EmWill you never Am6/EfallAdim7/E  
CwhAm7en the light Esus4has floEwn?
[Chorus]
Esus2Tell  Eme Esus2all    Ethat you may Bsus4knowB  
Esus2Show  Eme Esus2what  yoEu have to Bsus4showBsus2  B  
EmWon't you come and Am6/EsayAdim7/E  
CIf you Am7know the B7sus4way to      B7  Esus4blue?E  

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Way To Blue

by Nick Drake

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am6/E

Adim7

Am7

Esus4

Adim7/E

Esus2

Bsus4

Bsus2

B7sus4

Asus4

B11b9/E

Nick Drake - Way to Blue, from 1969's "Five Leaves Left".

[Intro]

Em Am6/E Adim7 Em

Em Am6/E Adim7 C Am7 Esus4 E

[Verse 1]

Em Am6/E

Don't you have a word

Adim7/E Em

to show what may be done?

Em Am6/E Adim7/E C

Have you never heard

Am7 Esus4 E

a way to find the sun?

[Chorus]

Esus2 E Esus2 E Bsus4 B

Tell me all that you may know

Esus2 E Esus2 E Bsus4 Bsus2 B

Show me what you have to show

Em Am6/E Adim7/E

Won't you come and say

C Am7 B7sus4 B7 Esus4 E

If you know the way to blue?

[Verse 2]

Em Am6/E

Have you seen the land

Adim7/E Em

living by the breeze?

Em Am6/E Adim7

Can you understand

C Am7 Esus4 E

a light among the trees?

[Chorus]

Esus2 E Esus2 E Bsus4 B

Tell me all that you may know

Esus2 E Esus2 E Bsus4 Bsus2 B

Show me what you have to show

Em Am6/E Adim7/E

Tell us all today

C Am7 B7sus4 B7 Esus4 E

If you know the way to blue

[Bridge]

Esus4 E Bsus4 B

Look through time and find your rhyme

Asus4 A Esus4 E

Tell us what you find

Esus4 E Bsus4 B

We will wait at your gate

Asus4 A Esus4 E

Hoping like the blind

[Interlude]

Em Am6/E Adim7/E Em

Em Am6/E B11b9/E Em

Em Am6/E B C Am7 Esus4 Esus2 E

[Verse 3]

Em Am6/E

Can you now recall

Adim7/E Em

all that you have known?

Em Am6/E Adim7/E

Will you never fall

C Am7 Esus4 E

when the light has flown?

[Chorus]

Esus2 E Esus2 E Bsus4 B

Tell me all that you may know

Esus2 E Esus2 E Bsus4 Bsus2 B

Show me what you have to show

Em Am6/E Adim7/E

Won't you come and say

C Am7 B7sus4 B7 Esus4 E

If you know the way to blue?

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