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Am I Blue

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[Verse]
   FI'm just a woman,
   F7a lonely woman
BbWaiting on the Db7wearC7y sFhoreGm7  C7  
   FI'm just a woman
   F7who's only human
AmOne you should feel E7sorry AmforGbdim  
   GmIt was a morning, Bbmlong before dawnC7  
   FWithF+out a Dmwarning I G7found he was goneC7  
   FHow could he do it,
   F7why should he do it
   BbHe never G7done it beC7fore
[Chorus]
Am I Fblue, am I C7blue
Ain't these Ftears Eb7in tD7hese G7eyes
Db7tellC7ing FyouAb7  Gm  C7  
[Chorus]
Am I Fblue, you'd be C7too
If each Fplan wEb7ith D7your G7man
Db7Done C7fell Fthrough
[Bridge]
Was a Amtime
When I was his E7only one
But E7now I'm the sad and Amlonely Cdimone...C7lordy
[Chorus]
Was I Fgay, 'til C7today
Now he's Fgone, Eb7and D7we're G7through
Db7Am  C7I  FblueBb  Bbm  F  

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Am I Blue

by Ethel Waters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Db7

Gm7

Gbdim

Bbm

F+

Eb7

Ab7

Cdim

[Verse]

I'm just a woman,

a lonely woman

Bb Db7 C7 F Gm7 C7

Waiting on the weary shore

I'm just a woman

who's only human

Am E7 Am Gbdim

One you should feel sorry for

Gm Bbm C7

It was a morning, long before dawn

F F+ Dm G7 C7

Without a warning I found he was gone

How could he do it,

why should he do it

Bb G7 C7

He never done it before

[Chorus]

F C7

Am I blue, am I blue

F Eb7 D7 G7

Ain't these tears in these eyes

Db7 C7 F Ab7 Gm C7

telling you

[Chorus]

F C7

Am I blue, you'd be too

F Eb7 D7 G7

If each plan with your man

Db7 C7 F

Done fell through

[Bridge]

Was a time

When I was his only one

E7 Am Cdim C7

But now I'm the sad and lonely one...lordy

[Chorus]

F C7

Was I gay, 'til today

F Eb7 D7 G7

Now he's gone, and we're through

Db7 C7 F Bb Bbm F

Am I blue

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