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Capo 2nd Fret
Intro:    D   A     G     Bm   G       A     Bm   G       A     D   A  G  
You Dcan't write a novel from a bAriefcaseG  
You Bmcan write a poem from a tGrench A  
You Bmcan dream a dream from AG___ to AB
But you Dcan't catch a bus from a beAnch G  
You don't back a horse called Striding Snail 
You don't name your boat Titanic II 
So why when I see your happy smiling face 
Do I always end up singing Little Blue 
Little DBlue, how do you Gdo
Your Emsmile looks like heaven
but your eyes hold a Astorm about to Dbrew
Little GBlue
How Emcan a flower so pretty
be so laden down with Adew 
Little BlDue 
How Bbcan a flower so bAmeautiful
be so Bbladen down with Amdew
Little BDlue 
You can't build a brewery on a cemetery 
You can build a pub on a church 
And people fall quicker than buildings do 
You have to decide what comes first 
You don't call a plane the Flying Roman 
'Cause the Romans always walked and never flew 
So why when I see your happy smiling face 
Do I always end up singing Little Blue 
Little Blue, how do you do 
Your smile looks like heaven 
but your eyes hold a storm about to brew 
Little Blue 
How can a flower so pretty 
be so laden down with dew 
Little Blue 
A  G  Bm  G  A
Well BuDkowski wrote a story from a Abarstool G  
And BmKeats from the top of a GhillA  
So I'm Bmgoing to save my Gspecial song Afor you 
From a Dgrave where it's quiet and it's Achill 
'Cause there's a Bb6queue of clouds asAmsembled
On the horBb6izon of your smAmile 
When Bb6most think that you're Amholding back 
I Gknow you're holding Abile 
Little Blue, how do you do 
Your smile looks like heaven 
but your eyes hold a storm about to brew 
Little Blue 
How can a flower so pretty 
be so laden down with dew 
Little Blue 
How can a flower so beautiful
be so laden down with dew 
Little Blue

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A Little Blue

by The Beautiful South

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb6

Capo 2nd Fret

D A G Bm G A Bm G A D A G

Intro:

D A G

You can't write a novel from a briefcase

Bm G A

You can write a poem from a trench

Bm G A

You can dream a dream from A___ to B

D A G

But you can't catch a bus from a bench

You don't back a horse called Striding Snail

You don't name your boat Titanic II

So why when I see your happy smiling face

Do I always end up singing Little Blue

D G

Little Blue, how do you do

Your smile looks like heaven

A D

but your eyes hold a storm about to brew

Little Blue

How can a flower so pretty

be so laden down with dew

Little Blue

Bb Am

How can a flower so beautiful

Bb Am

be so laden down with dew

Little Blue

You can't build a brewery on a cemetery

You can build a pub on a church

And people fall quicker than buildings do

You have to decide what comes first

You don't call a plane the Flying Roman

'Cause the Romans always walked and never flew

So why when I see your happy smiling face

Do I always end up singing Little Blue

Little Blue, how do you do

Your smile looks like heaven

but your eyes hold a storm about to brew

Little Blue

How can a flower so pretty

be so laden down with dew

Little Blue

A G Bm G A

D A G

Well Bukowski wrote a story from a barstool

Bm G A

And Keats from the top of a hill

Bm G A

So I'm going to save my special song for you

D A

From a grave where it's quiet and it's chill

Bb6 Am

'Cause there's a queue of clouds assembled

Bb6 Am

On the horizon of your smile

Bb6 Am

When most think that you're holding back

G A

I know you're holding bile

Little Blue, how do you do

Your smile looks like heaven

but your eyes hold a storm about to brew

Little Blue

How can a flower so pretty

be so laden down with dew

Little Blue

How can a flower so beautiful

be so laden down with dew

Little Blue

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