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Almost Blue
By Elvis Costello
From the album: Imperial Bedroom
    Dm9= 100210
     E+= xx2110
     E7= xx0100
  Bm7-5= 123231  (!!!!!!)
    Bb6= xx3333
   Adim= x02210
  C#dim= xx2323
(Comment: For a short song there are a hell of a lot of chord changes!)
[Intro]
Am     Dm9   E+
AmAlmost blue
Almost Bm7-5doing E7things we     Amused to do
There's a Bm7-5girl here and she's      Calmost Fyou
      EAlDmmost
AmAll the Adimthings that your eyes once promised
    CI seBb6e in hers Atoo
Now your eyes are Dmred from Bm7-5cry   -  E+ing
    AmAlB7most Amblue
FFlirting with Bm7-5this disaster beCcame meC#dim  
    DmIt named me Bm7-5as the fool who Eonly aimed to be
AmAlmost blue
It's almost Bm7-5touching E7it will     Amalmost do
There's a Bm7-5part of me that's     Calways Ftrue.E....alDmways
AmNot all good things Adimcome to an end now it is     Conly a Bb6chosen Afew
I've seen such Dman unhappy Bm7-5cou  -  E+ple
AmAlmost me
Bm7-5Almost you
Almost Amblue

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Almost Blue

by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm9

E+

Bm7-5

Bb6

Adim

C#dim

Almost Blue

By Elvis Costello

From the album: Imperial Bedroom

Dm9

= 100210

E+

= xx2110

= xx0100

Bm7-5

= 123231 (!!!!!!)

Bb6

= xx3333

Adim

= x02210

C#dim

= xx2323

(Comment: For a short song there are a hell of a lot of chord changes!)

[Intro]

Am Dm9 E+

Almost blue

Bm7-5 E7 Am

Almost doing things we used to do

Bm7-5 C F

There's a girl here and she's almost you

E Dm

Almost

Am Adim

All the things that your eyes once promised

C Bb6 A

I see in hers too

Dm Bm7-5 E+

Now your eyes are red from cry - ing

Am B7 Am

Almost blue

F Bm7-5 C C#dim

Flirting with this disaster became me

Dm Bm7-5 E

It named me as the fool who only aimed to be

Almost blue

Bm7-5 E7 Am

It's almost touching it will almost do

Bm7-5 C F E Dm

There's a part of me that's always true.....always

Am Adim C Bb6 A

Not all good things come to an end now it is only a chosen few

Dm Bm7-5 E+

I've seen such an unhappy cou - ple

Almost me

Bm7-5

Almost you

Almost blue

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