Blue Chords

Blue
by The Jayhawks
as seen on their 2012 performance on Sound Opinions via YouTube
 
This is an improvement on the chords and tab generously provided by Jason Simon (Jsimon@vnet.net)
and Jeff Blackwell (jbb3607@decster.uta.edu). I referenced The Jayhawks performance on "Sound Opinions" to
make these tweaks. This version also includes the turnaround chord before the bridge (based on what I think
I hear the piano doing), the counter-melody lyrics (in parentheses), the missing lyrics that got chopped off
at the beginning of their submission and some minor tweaks to chord voicings.
It's my first actual contribution here (though I've been using this site for years now so I hope you find it
helpful.
 
 
 
Intro:
(slide into chords at the 9th 7th and 1st frets respectively using an open "E" chord form)
B  A      E  (4x)
 
Verse:
 B    A               E
Where have all my friends gone?
 B        A      E
They’ve all disappeared. 
B        A           E
Turned around maybe one day
B            A      E
You're all that was there
 
  Amaj7         A
Stood by on believing
  Amaj7         A
Stood by on my own
B        A             E
Always thought I was someone
   B     A         E
Turned out I was wrong
 
Pre-Chorus:
       C#m             F#
'Cause you brought me through
  C#m             F#
And you made me feel
 
Chorus:
 E     G#
So Blue
     A            B
Why don't you stay behind
 E     G#
So Blue
     A                F#                  F#m
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
 
Lick:
----------4------------2-------|
-------------------------------|
--------4-----------2-----2----|
----4s6--------6s4-------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
** End the lick w/ an open E **
 
Verse 2:
   B         A      E
If I had an old woman
     B        A         E
She'd never sell me a lie
     B         A         E
It's hard to sing with someone
     B     A         E
Who won't sing with you
 
  Amaj7         A
Give all of my mercy
  Amaj7         A
Give all of my Heart
  A   B     A         E
Never thought that I'd miss you
  A   B     A         E
That I'd miss you so much
 
Pre-Chorus:
  C#m             F#
But you brought me through
  C#m             F#
And you made me feel
 
Chorus:
 E     G#
So Blue
     A             B
Why don't you stay behind
 E     G#
So Blue
     A                F#                  F#m
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
 
Lick:
----------4------------2-------|
-------------------------------|
--------4----------2-----2-----|
----4s6------6s4---------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
** End the lick w/ an open E **
 
Bridge:
 
a brief Dsus2 turnaround, then
 
    A
All my life
(stand by)
    B
I stayed in line
(stand by)
    Aii
For someone I could
(wait around)
    B
Show the door
    A             B
But nothing seems to change
(now that I’m blue)
    Aii                 Bii
You come back in my arms
(I’ll be blue from now on)
 
Chorus:
 E     G#                       -|
So Blue                          |repeat (4x)
 A              B            |
Why don't you stay behind       -|
 
 E     G#
So Blue
 A                      F#             F#m
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down
 
Lick:
----------4-----------2--------|
-------------------------------|
--------4----------2----2------|
----4s6--------6s4-------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
 
 
Finish w/ a slower version of the intro.
End on a slow E.
 
Chord shapes:
A:      xx222x
B:      xx444x
E:      022100
Amaj7:  xx2224
C#m:    446654
F#:     244322
G#:     466544
Aii:    x7765x
Bii:    x9987x
F#m:    244222
Dsus2   000230
 
feel free to make any suggestions or corrections or questions or
comments.
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