Blues On The Ceiling Chords by Fred Neil
Tempo:
114.6 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
D
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [F#]
[A] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [D] [F#]
[B] [D] [F#]
[C#]
[F#] [A]
[F#] Blues on the ceiling, [A] [E]
[F#] over my head, running down the [D] walls, across [F#] the floor and over my bed.
[D] Blue lights across [F#] the street blinking off and on.
[B] [Bm] It's so [F#] lonely now she's gone.
[B] [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these blues alive.
[B] [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these crazy blues alive.
[A] [Em]
Love [F#] had been a dirty [A] five letter [F#] word to me.
I was into [D] the blues over [F#] my head.
Blue was all I could see, [B] up to my [F#] neck in misery.
[B] [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these blues alive.
[B] [D] Never get out of [F#] these crazy blues alive.
[E] [A]
[F#] [A]
[F#] [B] [D]
[F#] [B] [D]
[F#] [B] [D]
[F#] [C#]
[F#]
[A] Blues keep [F#] on fooling
[A] with [F#m] my [F#] weary head.
[B] [D] Cocaine could numb the [F#] pain, I'd been better off [B] dead.
[Bm] Blue lights [F#] gone out at last I sleep.
[B] [D] Bitter the blues, [F#] the better they keep.
[B] I'll [D] never get out of [F#] these blues alive.
[Bm] I'll never get out of these blues [F#] alive.
[N]
[A] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [D] [F#]
[B] [D] [F#]
[C#]
[F#] [A]
[F#] Blues on the ceiling, [A] [E]
[F#] over my head, running down the [D] walls, across [F#] the floor and over my bed.
[D] Blue lights across [F#] the street blinking off and on.
[B] [Bm] It's so [F#] lonely now she's gone.
[B] [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these blues alive.
[B] [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these crazy blues alive.
[A] [Em]
Love [F#] had been a dirty [A] five letter [F#] word to me.
I was into [D] the blues over [F#] my head.
Blue was all I could see, [B] up to my [F#] neck in misery.
[B] [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these blues alive.
[B] [D] Never get out of [F#] these crazy blues alive.
[E] [A]
[F#] [A]
[F#] [B] [D]
[F#] [B] [D]
[F#] [B] [D]
[F#] [C#]
[F#]
[A] Blues keep [F#] on fooling
[A] with [F#m] my [F#] weary head.
[B] [D] Cocaine could numb the [F#] pain, I'd been better off [B] dead.
[Bm] Blue lights [F#] gone out at last I sleep.
[B] [D] Bitter the blues, [F#] the better they keep.
[B] I'll [D] never get out of [F#] these blues alive.
[Bm] I'll never get out of these blues [F#] alive.
[N]
Key:
F#
B
D
A
E
F#
B
D
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#] Blues on the ceiling, _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[F#] over my head, running down the [D] walls, across [F#] the floor and over my bed.
_ _ [D] Blue lights across [F#] the street blinking off and on.
[B] _ [Bm] It's so [F#] lonely now she's gone.
_ [B] _ [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these blues alive.
_ [B] _ [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these crazy blues alive.
[A] _ _ [Em]
Love [F#] had been a dirty _ [A] five letter [F#] word to me.
_ I was into [D] the blues over [F#] my head.
Blue was all I could see, [B] _ up to my [F#] neck in misery.
_ _ [B] _ [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these blues alive.
_ [B] _ [D] Never get out of [F#] these crazy blues alive.
[E] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Blues keep [F#] on fooling _
_ [A] with [F#m] my [F#] weary head. _
[B] _ _ [D] Cocaine could numb the [F#] pain, I'd been better off [B] dead.
[Bm] Blue lights [F#] gone out at last I sleep.
[B] _ [D] Bitter the blues, [F#] the better they keep. _
[B] I'll [D] never get out of [F#] these blues alive. _ _
[Bm] I'll never get out of these blues [F#] alive. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#] Blues on the ceiling, _ [A] _ _ [E] _
[F#] over my head, running down the [D] walls, across [F#] the floor and over my bed.
_ _ [D] Blue lights across [F#] the street blinking off and on.
[B] _ [Bm] It's so [F#] lonely now she's gone.
_ [B] _ [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these blues alive.
_ [B] _ [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these crazy blues alive.
[A] _ _ [Em]
Love [F#] had been a dirty _ [A] five letter [F#] word to me.
_ I was into [D] the blues over [F#] my head.
Blue was all I could see, [B] _ up to my [F#] neck in misery.
_ _ [B] _ [D] I'll never get out of [F#] these blues alive.
_ [B] _ [D] Never get out of [F#] these crazy blues alive.
[E] _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Blues keep [F#] on fooling _
_ [A] with [F#m] my [F#] weary head. _
[B] _ _ [D] Cocaine could numb the [F#] pain, I'd been better off [B] dead.
[Bm] Blue lights [F#] gone out at last I sleep.
[B] _ [D] Bitter the blues, [F#] the better they keep. _
[B] I'll [D] never get out of [F#] these blues alive. _ _
[Bm] I'll never get out of these blues [F#] alive. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _