The Meaning Of The Blues Chords by Julie London
Tempo:
102.95 bpm
Chords used:
F
Am
G
Dm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Am] [F]
[Dm] [F]
[A#] [Am] Blue [F] was just the color [F#m] of the [F]
[G] sea.
[D] [F] Till [Am] my lover left [A#] me.
Blue was [A] just a bluebird [Am] in a [D] tree.
[F]
Till he said [G] forget me.
[C]
Blue always made me [D] think of summer.
[Am] [C]
Cloudless [F#] summer skies, [B] so fresh and
[E] warm.
[G#] But [C] now the blue [F#m] I see is [Em] more like [D] winter.
[Dm] Winter skies with [F] clouds about [E] to storm.
[Am] Blue was [F] just the color [F#m]
of his [G] [D] eyes.
[F] Till [Am] he said goodbye [A#] love.
[A] Blue [D#] was just a ribbon [A] for a [F#m] first [F] prize.
Till he said don't cry [G] love.
[Gm] And blues [C]
[Gm] were only tort [C] songs.
[F]
[Dm] Fashioned for [Fm] impulsive ingenues.
[Am]
But [F] now I know, [F#m] too well [G] I know.
[Dm] Too well [G] I know the [E] meaning of [Am] the blue.
Blue [F]
[Am] [F]
[Dm] was just the color [A#] [Am] of his eyes.
[B]
[Am] [F]
[Dm] [F]
[A#] [Am] Blue [F] was just the color [F#m] of the [F]
[G] sea.
[D] [F] Till [Am] my lover left [A#] me.
Blue was [A] just a bluebird [Am] in a [D] tree.
[F]
Till he said [G] forget me.
[C]
Blue always made me [D] think of summer.
[Am] [C]
Cloudless [F#] summer skies, [B] so fresh and
[E] warm.
[G#] But [C] now the blue [F#m] I see is [Em] more like [D] winter.
[Dm] Winter skies with [F] clouds about [E] to storm.
[Am] Blue was [F] just the color [F#m]
of his [G] [D] eyes.
[F] Till [Am] he said goodbye [A#] love.
[A] Blue [D#] was just a ribbon [A] for a [F#m] first [F] prize.
Till he said don't cry [G] love.
[Gm] And blues [C]
[Gm] were only tort [C] songs.
[F]
[Dm] Fashioned for [Fm] impulsive ingenues.
[Am]
But [F] now I know, [F#m] too well [G] I know.
[Dm] Too well [G] I know the [E] meaning of [Am] the blue.
Blue [F]
[Am] [F]
[Dm] was just the color [A#] [Am] of his eyes.
[B]
Key:
F
Am
G
Dm
F#m
F
Am
G
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [A#] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ Blue [F] was just the color _ [F#m] of the [F] _
[G] sea.
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ Till _ [Am] my lover left _ [A#] me.
_ _ _ _ Blue was [A] just a bluebird _ [Am] in a [D] tree.
[F] _
_ _ Till _ _ he said [G] forget _ me.
_ [C] _
Blue always made me [D] think of summer.
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Cloudless [F#] summer skies, _ [B] so fresh and _
[E] warm.
[G#] _ But [C] now the blue [F#m] I see _ is [Em] more like [D] winter. _
_ _ [Dm] Winter skies with [F] clouds about [E] to storm. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Blue was [F] just the color _ [F#m] _
of his _ [G] _ _ [D] eyes. _
[F] Till _ _ [Am] he said goodbye [A#] love.
_ _ [A] _ Blue [D#] was just a ribbon _ [A] _ for a [F#m] first _ [F] prize.
_ _ Till _ he said don't cry [G] love. _ _
_ [Gm] And blues [C] _ _ _
[Gm] were only tort [C] _ songs.
[F] _
_ _ [Dm] Fashioned for _ [Fm] impulsive _ _ _ _ ingenues.
[Am] _
But [F] now I know, _ _ [F#m] too well [G] I know.
[Dm] Too well _ [G] I know the [E] meaning of _ [Am] the blue.
Blue _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ was just the color [A#] _ _ [Am] of his _ _ _ _ eyes.
[B] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [A#] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ Blue [F] was just the color _ [F#m] of the [F] _
[G] sea.
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ Till _ [Am] my lover left _ [A#] me.
_ _ _ _ Blue was [A] just a bluebird _ [Am] in a [D] tree.
[F] _
_ _ Till _ _ he said [G] forget _ me.
_ [C] _
Blue always made me [D] think of summer.
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Cloudless [F#] summer skies, _ [B] so fresh and _
[E] warm.
[G#] _ But [C] now the blue [F#m] I see _ is [Em] more like [D] winter. _
_ _ [Dm] Winter skies with [F] clouds about [E] to storm. _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Blue was [F] just the color _ [F#m] _
of his _ [G] _ _ [D] eyes. _
[F] Till _ _ [Am] he said goodbye [A#] love.
_ _ [A] _ Blue [D#] was just a ribbon _ [A] _ for a [F#m] first _ [F] prize.
_ _ Till _ he said don't cry [G] love. _ _
_ [Gm] And blues [C] _ _ _
[Gm] were only tort [C] _ songs.
[F] _
_ _ [Dm] Fashioned for _ [Fm] impulsive _ _ _ _ ingenues.
[Am] _
But [F] now I know, _ _ [F#m] too well [G] I know.
[Dm] Too well _ [G] I know the [E] meaning of _ [Am] the blue.
Blue _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ was just the color [A#] _ _ [Am] of his _ _ _ _ eyes.
[B] _ _ _ _