Chords for John Prine - "Color Of The Blues" Featuring Susan Tedeschi
Tempo:
113.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[D]
[A] [E] [A]
Up above me are the skies, light the [D] twinkle [A] in your eyes.
[D] These [G] things [A] are the color [E] of the blue.
[A] In the mail your letter came, the ink and [Bm] paper [A] left the same.
[D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] [A] of the blues.
[D] Bluebird sitting in the tree, [A] seems to sympathize with me.
[D] For he's not [A] singing like he [E] used to do.
[Bm] The [A] pretty waters and sea, feel as [D] cold as you [A] left me.
[C#] [D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] [A] of the blues.
[Bm]
[A] [D]
[A] [B] [A]
There's a rainbow overhead, with more [D] blue than [A] gold and red.
[D] Blue must be [A] the color [E] angels choose, [A] or blue dress you proudly [F#m] wore.
When you [D] left you [A] returned no more.
[D] Yes, blue must be [A] the color [E] [A] of the blues.
Blue [D] days come and blue days go, how [A] I feel nobody knows.
[D] Life is [A] mighty empty [Bm] without [E] you.
[Bm] [E] [A] There's a blue note in each song, that I sing [D] since [A] you are gone.
[D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] [A] of the blues.
[D] Yes, blue must be [A] the color [E] [A] of the [Bm] blues.
[A]
[D]
[A] [E] [A]
Up above me are the skies, light the [D] twinkle [A] in your eyes.
[D] These [G] things [A] are the color [E] of the blue.
[A] In the mail your letter came, the ink and [Bm] paper [A] left the same.
[D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] [A] of the blues.
[D] Bluebird sitting in the tree, [A] seems to sympathize with me.
[D] For he's not [A] singing like he [E] used to do.
[Bm] The [A] pretty waters and sea, feel as [D] cold as you [A] left me.
[C#] [D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] [A] of the blues.
[Bm]
[A] [D]
[A] [B] [A]
There's a rainbow overhead, with more [D] blue than [A] gold and red.
[D] Blue must be [A] the color [E] angels choose, [A] or blue dress you proudly [F#m] wore.
When you [D] left you [A] returned no more.
[D] Yes, blue must be [A] the color [E] [A] of the blues.
Blue [D] days come and blue days go, how [A] I feel nobody knows.
[D] Life is [A] mighty empty [Bm] without [E] you.
[Bm] [E] [A] There's a blue note in each song, that I sing [D] since [A] you are gone.
[D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] [A] of the blues.
[D] Yes, blue must be [A] the color [E] [A] of the [Bm] blues.
[A]
Key:
A
D
E
Bm
F#
A
D
E
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Up above me are the skies, light the [D] twinkle [A] in your eyes.
_ [D] _ These [G] things [A] are the color [E] of the blue.
_ _ _ _ [A] In the mail your letter came, the ink and [Bm] paper [A] left the same.
[D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] _ [A] of the _ blues.
_ _ _ [D] Bluebird sitting _ in the tree, _ [A] seems to _ sympathize with me.
_ [D] For he's not [A] singing like he [E] used to do. _
_ _ _ [Bm] The [A] pretty _ waters and sea, feel as [D] cold as you [A] left me.
[C#] [D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] _ [A] of the blues.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's a rainbow _ _ overhead, _ with more [D] blue than [A] gold and red.
_ _ [D] Blue must be [A] the color _ [E] angels choose, _ _ _ _ [A] or blue dress you proudly [F#m] wore.
_ When you [D] left you [A] returned no more.
_ [D] Yes, blue must be [A] the color [E] _ [A] of the blues.
_ _ _ Blue [D] days come and blue days go, how [A] I feel nobody knows.
_ _ [D] _ Life is [A] mighty empty [Bm] without _ [E] you.
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ [A] There's a blue note in each song, that I sing [D] since [A] you are gone.
_ [D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] _ [A] of the blues.
_ _ _ _ [D] Yes, blue must be [A] the color [E] _ [A] of the [Bm] blues.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Up above me are the skies, light the [D] twinkle [A] in your eyes.
_ [D] _ These [G] things [A] are the color [E] of the blue.
_ _ _ _ [A] In the mail your letter came, the ink and [Bm] paper [A] left the same.
[D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] _ [A] of the _ blues.
_ _ _ [D] Bluebird sitting _ in the tree, _ [A] seems to _ sympathize with me.
_ [D] For he's not [A] singing like he [E] used to do. _
_ _ _ [Bm] The [A] pretty _ waters and sea, feel as [D] cold as you [A] left me.
[C#] [D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] _ [A] of the blues.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's a rainbow _ _ overhead, _ with more [D] blue than [A] gold and red.
_ _ [D] Blue must be [A] the color _ [E] angels choose, _ _ _ _ [A] or blue dress you proudly [F#m] wore.
_ When you [D] left you [A] returned no more.
_ [D] Yes, blue must be [A] the color [E] _ [A] of the blues.
_ _ _ Blue [D] days come and blue days go, how [A] I feel nobody knows.
_ _ [D] _ Life is [A] mighty empty [Bm] without _ [E] you.
_ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ [A] There's a blue note in each song, that I sing [D] since [A] you are gone.
_ [D] Yes, blue must [A] be the color [E] _ [A] of the blues.
_ _ _ _ [D] Yes, blue must be [A] the color [E] _ [A] of the [Bm] blues.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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