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Out The Blue

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Out the Blue by John Lennon
[Intro]
e|G---- ---- A---- ----||D5--- D+/A#2--- Bm---- F#----|
B|0--- --0- 2--- --2-||--7- --3- 3--- 2---|
G|---- 0--- ---- 2---||---- ---- --4- --3-|
D|--0- ---- --2- ----||0--- ---- ---- ----|
A|---- ---- 0--- ----||---- 1--- 2--- ----|
E|3--- ---- ---- ----||---- ---- ---- 2---|
e|G---- ---- A---- ----||Cadd9---- ---- 0--- ----|
B|0--- -0-- 2--- -2--||---- --3- --3- ----|
G|---0 ---- ---2 ----||---- 0--- ---- 0---|
D|--0- --0- --2- --2-||--2- ---- ---- --2-|
A|---- ---- 0--- 0---||3--- ---- ---- ----|
E|3--- 3--- ---- ----||---- ---- ---- ----|
[1st Chorus]
e|C---- ---- D2--- --2-||G3--- ---- F#7---- --0-|
B|---- --1- ---- 3---||---- -0-- ---- ----|
G|---- 0--- --2- ----||---0 ---- 3-4- 6---|
D|--2- ---- 0--- ----||--0- --0- ---- ----|
A|3--- ---- ---- ----||---- ---- ---- ----|
E|---- ---- ---- ----||3--- 3--- 2-4- 6---|(cue words only
   Out...    blue    ...me                  full text below)
e|Bm---- ---- Bm/A---- ----||F#---- ---- Gdim---- F#7/A#0---|
B|3--- -3-- 7--- -7--||---- 543* 2--- --2-|*triplet
G|---4 ---- ---7 ----||3--- ---- --3- ----|
D|--4- --4- --9- --9-||---- ---- ---- ----|
A|2--- 2--- 0--- 0---||---- ---- ---- 1---|
E|---- ---- ---- ----||2--- ---- 3--- ----|
      and blew..   myste-ry
e|G---- ---- A---- ----||D5--- D+/A#2--- Bm---- F#----|
B|3--- --3- 2--- --2-||--7- --3- 3--- 2---|
G|---0 ---- ---2 ----||---- ---- --4- --3-|
D|--0- ---0 --2- ---2||0--- ---- ---- ----|
A|---- ---- 0--- 0---||---- 1--- 2--- ----|
E|3--- 3--- ---- ----||---- ---- ---- 2---|
        Out  blue  ener-gy...
e|G---- ---- A---- ----||Cadd90--- ---- ---- ----|
B|0--- -0-- 2--- -2--||3--- ---- ---- ----|
G|---0 ---- ---2 ----||0--- ---- ---- ----|
D|--0- --0- --2- --2-||2--- ---- ---- ----|
A|---- ---- 0--- 0---||3--- ---- ---- ----|
E|3--- 3--- ---- ----||---- ---- ---- ----|
   Out       blue       me
[Chorus]
COut the Dblue you came to GmeF#7  
        Bm             Bm/A       F#( Gdim  F#7/A#)
And blew away life's misery
GOut the Ablue life's enerDgy D+/A#  Bm  F#  
GOut the Ablue you came to Cadd9me
[Verse 1]
CEvery Gday I thank the FLord, Clady
C/DFor C/Ethe Fway B7that you came to EmmeG/D  
 DAnyway it Chad to Gbe
   Am     Bm   CTwo minds, B7one destiEmnyG/D  
[Chorus]
 COut the D7blue you came to GmeF#  
 BmAnd  blew aBm/Away life's miseF#ryGdim7  
 GOut the Ablue life's enerDgyD+/A#  Bm  F#  
 GOut the Ablue you came to Cme
[Verse 2]
CAll my Glife has been a Flong Cslow knife
C/DI   C/Ewas  Fborn B7just to get to EmyouG/D  
 DAnyway, CI surGvived
   Am     Bm   CLong enough to B7make you my wEmifeG/D  
[Chorus]
 COut the D7blue you came to GmeF#  
 BmAnd  blew aBm/Away life's miseF#ryGdim7  
 GOut the Ablue life's enerDgyD+/A#  Bm  F#  
 GOut the Ablue you came to Cme
[Solo]
|      G   F|      C   C/D   C/E|  F   B7|  Em   G/D|
|      D   C|      G   Am     Bm|  C   B7|  Em   G/D|
[Chorus/Outro]
 CLike a U.F.D7O. you came to GmeF#  
 BmAnd blew aBm/Away life's miseF#7ryGdim  
 GOut the Ablue life's enerDgyD+/A#  Bm  F#  
 GOut the Ablue you came to Cme

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Out The Blue

by John Lennon

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Out the Blue by John Lennon

[Intro]

G A D D+/A# Bm F#

e|---- ---- ---- ----||5--- 2--- ---- ----|

B|0--- --0- 2--- --2-||--7- --3- 3--- 2---|

G|---- 0--- ---- 2---||---- ---- --4- --3-|

D|--0- ---- --2- ----||0--- ---- ---- ----|

A|---- ---- 0--- ----||---- 1--- 2--- ----|

E|3--- ---- ---- ----||---- ---- ---- 2---|

G A Cadd9

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

B|0--- -0-- 2--- -2--||---- --3- --3- ----|

G|---0 ---- ---2 ----||---- 0--- ---- 0---|

D|--0- --0- --2- --2-||--2- ---- ---- --2-|

A|---- ---- 0--- 0---||3--- ---- ---- ----|

E|3--- 3--- ---- ----||---- ---- ---- ----|

[1st Chorus]

C D G F#7

e|---- ---- 2--- --2-||3--- ---- ---- --0-|

B|---- --1- ---- 3---||---- -0-- ---- ----|

G|---- 0--- --2- ----||---0 ---- 3-4- 6---|

D|--2- ---- 0--- ----||--0- --0- ---- ----|

A|3--- ---- ---- ----||---- ---- ---- ----|

E|---- ---- ---- ----||3--- 3--- 2-4- 6---|(cue words only

Out... blue ...me full text below)

Bm Bm/A F# Gdim F#7/A#

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

B|3--- -3-- 7--- -7--||---- 543* 2--- --2-|*triplet

G|---4 ---- ---7 ----||3--- ---- --3- ----|

D|--4- --4- --9- --9-||---- ---- ---- ----|

A|2--- 2--- 0--- 0---||---- ---- ---- 1---|

E|---- ---- ---- ----||2--- ---- 3--- ----|

and blew.. myste-ry

G A D D+/A# Bm F#

e|---- ---- ---- ----||5--- 2--- ---- ----|

B|3--- --3- 2--- --2-||--7- --3- 3--- 2---|

G|---0 ---- ---2 ----||---- ---- --4- --3-|

D|--0- ---0 --2- ---2||0--- ---- ---- ----|

A|---- ---- 0--- 0---||---- 1--- 2--- ----|

E|3--- 3--- ---- ----||---- ---- ---- 2---|

Out blue ener-gy...

G A Cadd9

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

B|0--- -0-- 2--- -2--||3--- ---- ---- ----|

G|---0 ---- ---2 ----||0--- ---- ---- ----|

D|--0- --0- --2- --2-||2--- ---- ---- ----|

A|---- ---- 0--- 0---||3--- ---- ---- ----|

E|3--- 3--- ---- ----||---- ---- ---- ----|

Out blue me

[Chorus]

C D G F#7

Out the blue you came to me

Bm Bm/A F# Gdim F#7/A#

( )

And blew away life's misery

G A D D+/A# Bm F#

Out the blue life's energy

G A Cadd9

Out the blue you came to me

[Verse 1]

C G F C

Every day I thank the Lord, lady

C/D C/E F B7 Em G/D

For the way that you came to me

D C G

Anyway it had to be

Am Bm C B7 Em G/D

Two minds, one destiny

[Chorus]

C D7 G F#

Out the blue you came to me

Bm Bm/A F# Gdim7

And blew away life's misery

G A D D+/A# Bm F#

Out the blue life's energy

G A C

Out the blue you came to me

[Verse 2]

C G F C

All my life has been a long slow knife

C/D C/E F B7 Em G/D

I was born just to get to you

D C G

Anyway, I survived

Am Bm C B7 Em G/D

Long enough to make you my wife

[Chorus]

C D7 G F#

Out the blue you came to me

Bm Bm/A F# Gdim7

And blew away life's misery

G A D D+/A# Bm F#

Out the blue life's energy

G A C

Out the blue you came to me

[Solo]

G F C C/D C/E F B7 Em G/D

| | | | |

D C G Am Bm C B7 Em G/D

| | | | |

[Chorus/Outro]

C D7 G F#

Like a U.F.O. you came to me

Bm Bm/A F#7 Gdim

And blew away life's misery

G A D D+/A# Bm F#

Out the blue life's energy

G A C

Out the blue you came to me

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