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Ill Be Blue

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Eminor

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[Intro]
E-----------
B-----------
G--0--2--4--
D-----------
A-----------
E-----------
   Em    Bm    Cmaj7    G    G/F#    Em(2x)
[Verse]
 EmYou stared a while, 
 BmAnd said to me
 Cmaj7Give me a smile, 
 Gand aren’t you G/F#having Emfun?
 EmStood in my path, 
 BmDown in the street
 Cmaj7I wouldn’t laugh, 
 GAnd you G/F#look so Emstunned
[Pre-Chorus]
        Cmaj7    GI think you, 
        Cmaj7    GHad no clueCmaj7  G  Cmaj7  G  
[Chorus]
 EmI F#will be Bblue
 Like a Dhermit Gin it’s Emshell
 Like DJesus CGhrist on the hEmill
 I’ll be F#blue, I’ll be BblueA  
[SOLO] - verse chords
[VERSE 2]
 EmWe had a drink, 
 BmI sang some songs
 Cmaj7You had to think,
 GI didn’t G/F#hold my place at Emall
 EmPlease pardon me,
 BmFor these my wrongs 
 Cmaj7And I will leave 
 But I Gwont put your G/F#party face Emon
[PRE-CHORUS]
      Cmaj7   GI’ll be blue  Cmaj7  G  
   ICmaj7’----lGl will be blueCmaj7  G  
   (piano part for guitar) - bass plays G
E-----------------3--5--7--10--
B-----------3--5---------------
G--0--2--4---------------------
[CHORUS 2]
  EmI F#will be Bblue
  Like the Dreign Gof mastoEmdon 
  Like the Dislands Gof Old LyEmons
  I’ll be F#blue, 
  I’ll be BblueA  
END:    Em    Bm    Cmaj7    G    G/F#  Em  
eCmaj7--0-----G/F#-----
b--0----------
g--0------0---
d--2------0---
a--3------x---
e--x------2---
or you could play Cmaj7 as: x32001

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Ill Be Blue

by Frank Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

G/F#

[Intro]

E-----------

B-----------

G--0--2--4--

D-----------

A-----------

E-----------

Em Bm Cmaj7 G G/F# Em

(2x)

[Verse]

You stared a while,

And said to me

Cmaj7

Give me a smile,

G G/F# Em

and aren’t you having fun?

Stood in my path,

Down in the street

Cmaj7

I wouldn’t laugh,

G G/F# Em

And you look so stunned

[Pre-Chorus]

Cmaj7 G

I think you,

Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G

Had no clue

[Chorus]

Em F# B

I will be blue

D G Em

Like a hermit in it’s shell

D G Em

Like Jesus Christ on the hill

F# B A

I’ll be blue, I’ll be blue

[SOLO] - verse chords

[VERSE 2]

We had a drink,

I sang some songs

Cmaj7

You had to think,

G G/F# Em

I didn’t hold my place at all

Please pardon me,

For these my wrongs

Cmaj7

And I will leave

G G/F# Em

But I wont put your party face on

[PRE-CHORUS]

Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G

I’ll be blue

Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 G

I’----ll will be blue

(piano part for guitar) - bass plays G

E-----------------3--5--7--10--

B-----------3--5---------------

G--0--2--4---------------------

[CHORUS 2]

Em F# B

I will be blue

D G Em

Like the reign of mastodon

D G Em

Like the islands of Old Lyons

I’ll be blue,

B A

I’ll be blue

Em Bm Cmaj7 G G/F# Em

END:

Cmaj7 G/F#

e--0----------

b--0----------

g--0------0---

d--2------0---

a--3------x---

e--x------2---

or you could play Cmaj7 as: x32001

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