Blue Sky Chords

by The Allman Brothers Band
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
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Chords

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A
D
G
B
D/A
F#m7

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Blue Sky - Allman Brothers (Dickey Betts, 1972)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
 
NOTE: Dickey wrote this song about his Native American girlfriend
----  (and later wife), Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig.
 
4/4 TIME (UON) @ 94 BPM (5 Min. 9 Sec.) in 'A'.
 
Chords Used:
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              GUITAR              KEYBOARD
         E  A  D  G  B  e     Bass|   Chord
        ------------------    ----------------
E     -  0  2  2  1  0  0      E    B-E-G#
A     -  x  0  2  2  2  0      A    A-C#-E
A*    -  x  0  7  6  5  5      A    A-C#-E
D/A   -  x  0  4  2  3  2      A    A-D-F#
D     -  x  x  0  2  3  2      D    A-D-F#
B     -  x  2  4  4  4  2      B    B-D#-F#
F#m7  -  2  4  2  2  2  2      F#   A-C#-E-F#
As2   -  x  0  2  2  0  0      A    A-B-E
 
INTRO: [6.5 M]
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 1 2 3 4  1  +   2 +3 4  1 2 3 4  1  +   2 +3 4 …
                                                        2/4  4/4
|E   A   |A* D/A A E    |E   A   |A* D/A A E    |E   D   |A   |E       |
 
VERSE #1: [7 M]
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|E                    B      |A               E   |
 Walk a-long… the riv-er,…     sweet lul-la-by…
 
|E                        B   |A                     D/A  A         |
 It just keep on flow-in',…    it don't wor-ry 'bout where…  it's go-
 
|A        D/A A   |E       |B A     |
…-in',…   no,… no…
 
VERSE #2: [7 M]
--------
 
|E                    B                |A                      E    |
 Don't fly mis-ter blue-bird,… I'm just walk-in' down… the road…
 
|E                   B        |A             D/A A           |A   D/A A     |
 Ear-ly morn-in' sun-… shine…  tell me all I need…   to know,…         know…
 
|E       |A       |
 
CHORUS #1: [5.5 M]
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|B           A          |E                   D/A A   |
 You're… my… blue… sky,… you're my sun-ny day…
 
|B                    D/A A                 |E                  A       |
 Lord,… you know it makes… me high… when you turn your love… my way,…
 
2/4               4/4
|A                 |F#m7            |
 turn your love… my way,…   yeah…
 
GUITAR SOLO #1: [36 M]
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|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |
 
 
|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |
 
 
|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |
 
 
|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |
 
 
|E       |A       |E       |A       |
 
GUITAR SOLO #2: [38 M]
--------------
 
|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |
 
 
|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |
 
 
|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |
 
 
|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |
 
 
|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |B  A    |
 
VERSE #3: [7 M]
--------
 
|E                    B               |A                      E   |
 Good old Sun-day morn-in',… bells are ring-in' ev-… 'ry-where…
 
|E                  B        |A                 D/A A           |A   D/A A   |
 Go-in' to Car-o-li-… na,… it won't be long and I'll…   be there…
 
|E       |A       |
 
CHORUS #2: [6 M]
---------
 
|B           A          |E                   D/A A   |
 You're… my… blue… sky,… you're my sun-ny day…
 
|B                    D/A A                 |E                  A       |
 Lord,… you know it makes… me high… when you turn your love… my way,…
 
|A                  F#m7    |…                |
 turn your love… my way,…    yeah,…   yeah…
 
CODA: [8 M]
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 1 2 3 4  1  +   2 +3 4  1 2 3 4  1  +   2 +3 4 …
|E   A   |A* D/A A E    |E   A   |A* D/A A E    |
 
 
|E   D   |A   As2  |E       |E       |
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Blue Sky – The Allman Brothers Band
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