Chords for Fanny Brice - I'd Rather Be Blue Over You, 1929
Tempo:
146.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Em
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D]
[C] [Em]
[B] [Em] [Bb] [D]
[Em] [Gbm] [D]
Here I [Gbm] am, there you'll be, [Am] miles and miles [B] away from [Ab] me.
I can't [Db] see [A] the [D] good and [B] goodbyes still.
[D] Best of friends [Gbm] have to [Am] part.
Don't lose [B] sleep and don't lose [Ab] heart.
You know [Bb] [Db] me, [Gbm] so baby [D] don't cry.
I'd rather be blue, thinking [Ebm] of [Am] you.
I'd rather [A] be blue over you, than be happy with somebody [D]
else.
I [A] can't do [D] without [E] you, out you.
[A]
For you I'm strong, I'm [Bm] crazy [E] about you.
[D] Out you, [A] my [D] voucher.
Don't [Gb] stay too [A] long.
[D] I need [Eb] a little oh, [Db] little ooh, [Ebm] little oh, [Em] and I'm knocking [B] on [Em] wood.
[B] [E] Honey, hurry up, [D] hurry up, [E] hurry up.
[B] It's so hard to [E] be [A] good.
I'd rather [D] be blue, thinking [C] of you.
[B] I'd rather [Em] be blue over you, [Bb] [D] than be happy [G] with [Gbm] somebody [D]
else.
[Bb] [D] [E] [A] We like the good, we like the bad.
Don't be [E] a fool, you fool.
My little flat, I'm turning that [A] into a Sunday school.
While you're away, I'm here to stay.
There'll [E] be no ice cream [Ab] there.
[E] Singing the blues, I'm going to use nothing [A] but frigid [C] [A] air.
Still I'd rather be [Bm] blue, thinking [C] of you.
I'd rather [Em] be blue [B]
[Em] [Bb] [Bm]
with [Em] [A] somebody [D] [F] else.
[D]
[C] [Em]
[B] [Em] [Bb] [D]
[Em] [Gbm] [D]
Here I [Gbm] am, there you'll be, [Am] miles and miles [B] away from [Ab] me.
I can't [Db] see [A] the [D] good and [B] goodbyes still.
[D] Best of friends [Gbm] have to [Am] part.
Don't lose [B] sleep and don't lose [Ab] heart.
You know [Bb] [Db] me, [Gbm] so baby [D] don't cry.
I'd rather be blue, thinking [Ebm] of [Am] you.
I'd rather [A] be blue over you, than be happy with somebody [D]
else.
I [A] can't do [D] without [E] you, out you.
[A]
For you I'm strong, I'm [Bm] crazy [E] about you.
[D] Out you, [A] my [D] voucher.
Don't [Gb] stay too [A] long.
[D] I need [Eb] a little oh, [Db] little ooh, [Ebm] little oh, [Em] and I'm knocking [B] on [Em] wood.
[B] [E] Honey, hurry up, [D] hurry up, [E] hurry up.
[B] It's so hard to [E] be [A] good.
I'd rather [D] be blue, thinking [C] of you.
[B] I'd rather [Em] be blue over you, [Bb] [D] than be happy [G] with [Gbm] somebody [D]
else.
[Bb] [D] [E] [A] We like the good, we like the bad.
Don't be [E] a fool, you fool.
My little flat, I'm turning that [A] into a Sunday school.
While you're away, I'm here to stay.
There'll [E] be no ice cream [Ab] there.
[E] Singing the blues, I'm going to use nothing [A] but frigid [C] [A] air.
Still I'd rather be [Bm] blue, thinking [C] of you.
I'd rather [Em] be blue [B]
[Em] [Bb] [Bm]
with [Em] [A] somebody [D] [F] else.
[D]
Key:
D
A
Em
B
E
D
A
Em
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Here I [Gbm] am, there you'll be, [Am] miles and miles [B] away from [Ab] me.
I can't [Db] see [A] the [D] good and _ _ _ [B] goodbyes still.
_ [D] _ Best of friends [Gbm] have to [Am] part.
Don't lose [B] sleep and don't lose _ [Ab] heart.
You know [Bb] [Db] me, [Gbm] so baby [D] don't _ cry.
_ I'd rather be blue, thinking [Ebm] of [Am] you.
I'd rather [A] be blue over you, than be happy with _ somebody [D] _
_ else.
I [A] can't do [D] without [E] you, _ out you.
[A] _ _
For you I'm strong, I'm [Bm] crazy [E] about you.
[D] _ Out you, [A] my [D] voucher.
Don't [Gb] stay too [A] long.
_ [D] I need [Eb] a little oh, [Db] little ooh, [Ebm] little oh, [Em] and I'm knocking [B] on [Em] wood.
[B] _ _ [E] Honey, hurry up, [D] hurry up, [E] hurry up.
[B] It's so hard to [E] be [A] good.
I'd rather [D] be blue, thinking [C] of you.
[B] I'd rather [Em] be blue over you, [Bb] [D] than be happy [G] with _ _ [Gbm] somebody [D] _
else.
[Bb] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] We like the good, we like the bad.
Don't be [E] a fool, you fool.
_ _ _ My little flat, I'm turning that [A] into a Sunday school.
_ _ _ _ While you're away, I'm here to stay.
There'll [E] be no ice cream [Ab] there.
_ _ [E] Singing the blues, I'm going to use nothing [A] but frigid [C] [A] air. _
Still _ _ I'd rather be [Bm] blue, _ _ thinking [C] of you.
I'd rather [Em] be blue [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Bm] _ _
_ with [Em] _ _ [A] _ somebody [D] _ [F] else.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Here I [Gbm] am, there you'll be, [Am] miles and miles [B] away from [Ab] me.
I can't [Db] see [A] the [D] good and _ _ _ [B] goodbyes still.
_ [D] _ Best of friends [Gbm] have to [Am] part.
Don't lose [B] sleep and don't lose _ [Ab] heart.
You know [Bb] [Db] me, [Gbm] so baby [D] don't _ cry.
_ I'd rather be blue, thinking [Ebm] of [Am] you.
I'd rather [A] be blue over you, than be happy with _ somebody [D] _
_ else.
I [A] can't do [D] without [E] you, _ out you.
[A] _ _
For you I'm strong, I'm [Bm] crazy [E] about you.
[D] _ Out you, [A] my [D] voucher.
Don't [Gb] stay too [A] long.
_ [D] I need [Eb] a little oh, [Db] little ooh, [Ebm] little oh, [Em] and I'm knocking [B] on [Em] wood.
[B] _ _ [E] Honey, hurry up, [D] hurry up, [E] hurry up.
[B] It's so hard to [E] be [A] good.
I'd rather [D] be blue, thinking [C] of you.
[B] I'd rather [Em] be blue over you, [Bb] [D] than be happy [G] with _ _ [Gbm] somebody [D] _
else.
[Bb] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] We like the good, we like the bad.
Don't be [E] a fool, you fool.
_ _ _ My little flat, I'm turning that [A] into a Sunday school.
_ _ _ _ While you're away, I'm here to stay.
There'll [E] be no ice cream [Ab] there.
_ _ [E] Singing the blues, I'm going to use nothing [A] but frigid [C] [A] air. _
Still _ _ I'd rather be [Bm] blue, _ _ thinking [C] of you.
I'd rather [Em] be blue [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Bm] _ _
_ with [Em] _ _ [A] _ somebody [D] _ [F] else.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
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