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Am I Blue

Bette Midler
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4.7(3)

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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 22:15:20 -0500

From: DON META <dmeta@home.quadro.net>

To: guitar@olga.net

Subject: Tab and chords to "AM I BLUE" -Bette Midler

AM I BLUE-by Grant Clarke & Harry Akst-from Bette Midler"s

"THE DIVINE MISS M"

Intro:

Dmaj7 G7 Dmaj7

hold chord and pedal top notes--------------------------------|slide into chord

    -5---5--7--5--8--5-----3--------------4/5--7--5--8--5------|
    -7---5--------------6--3--5--3--6--3--6/7------------------|
    -6---5--------------5--4--------------5/6------------------|
    -7---7--------------4--3--------------6/7------------------|
    -5---5--------------x--5--------------4/5------------------|
    -5---5--------------4--3--------------4/5------------------|

A7#9 Dmaj7

I'm just a woman a lonely woman

    -7/8-----------------5-----------------5--5----------------|
    -7/8-----------------7-----------------5--7----------------|
    -5/6-----5-----5--7--6-----------------6--6----------------|
    -x/x--7-----7--------7-----------------7--7----------------|
    -6/7-----------------5-----------------5--5----------------|
    -4/5-----------------5-----------------5--5----------------|

G7 G9 D7 A7#9

waiting on a weary shore

    6--3------------10---------------------------------------|
    6--3------------10-----10----12--13--12--10----13--------|
    5--4------------10-----10h11-12--14--12--10h11-12--------|
    4--3------------9------10----12--12--12--10----11--------|
    x--5------------10-----------------------------12--------|
    4--3-----------------------------------------------------|

Dmaj7 E9 Bm7

I'm just a woman a lonely woman the kind

    -5---------------5-------------------------------7----|
    -7---------------7--7--7-------------------------7----|
    -6---------------7-----7-------------------------7----|
    -7---------------x-----6-------------------------7----|
    -5---------------7-----7-------------------------x----|
    -5-----------------------------------------------7----|

Bm6 A7

you should feel sorry for

	--------7--------------5-------------------5---------|
	--------7--------------5----------------5------------|
	--------7--------------6-------------6---------------|
	--------6--------------5----------5------------------|
	--------x--------------7-------5---------------------|
	--------7--------------5----5------------------------|

D7

Well I woke up this morning around about dawn

    ----5---------------------------------------------|
    ----7---------------------------------------------|
    ----5---------------------------------------------|
    ----7---------------------------------------------|
    ----5---------------------------------------------|
    ----5---------------------------------------------|

G7

without a warning I found that he was gone

    6--3---------------------------------------------------|
    6--3---------------------------------------------------|
          5--4---------------------------------------------|
    4--3---------------------------------------------------|
    x--5---------------------------------------------------|
    4--3---------------------------------------------------|

Dmaj7 G7

why did he do it how could he do it

    4/5--------------------6----3-----------------------|
    6/7--------------------6----3-----------------------|
    5/6--------------------5----4-----------------------|
    6/7--------------------4----3-----------------------|
    4/5--------------------x----5-----------------------|
    4/5--------------------4----3-----------------------|

Bm7 Bm6 A13 A7#5

he never done it before

	--7---------7--------7------------5------------------|
	--7---------7--------7---------6---------------------|
	--7---------7--------6------6------------------------|
	--7---------6--------5---5---------------------------|
	--x---------x--------x-------------------------------|
	--7---------7--------5-------------------------------|

VERSE 1

Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9 Em7/ Em6/

Am I blue am I blue

Em7/ A13/ Dmaj7/ D9 Db9 Em7/ Bb9 A9

ain't these tears in these eyes

Dmaj7/ F9/ Bbmaj7 A7#5b9

tellin' you

VERSE 2

Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9 Em7/ Em6/ Em7/ A13/

Am I blue you would be too

Dmaj7/ D9 Db9 Em7/ Bb9 A9 Dmaj7/ G9/ Dmaj7//Db7

if each plan with your man done fell through

Break:

F#m7/ F#m6 F#m7/ F#m6/ D6b5/ Db7/D6b5/ Db7/

There was a time when I was his own I was

D6b5/ Db7/ D6b5/ Db7/ F#m7/ F7b9 Em7/ A13

but now I'm the sad and lonely one

VERSE 3:

Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9 Em7/ Em6/ Em7/A13

Was I gay well that was yesterday

Dmaj7/ D9 Db9 Em7/ Bb9 A9

cause now that man is gone and we are through

Dmaj7 Fmaj7 Abmaj7 Dmaj6/9

Am I blue

Chords used in verses:

Dmaj7 Em7 F#m7 B7#5b9 B7#5#9 Em6 A7#5b9 A13 D9

    --5-----7----9------8-------10----7----6------7----------|
    --7-----8---10------8--------8----8----6------7---10-----|
    --6-----7----9------8--------8----6----6------6----9-----|
    --7-----x----x------7--------7----x----5------5---10-----|
    --5-----7----9------x--------x----7----x------x----9-----|
    --5-----------------7--------7---------5------5----------|

Db9 Bb9 A9 F9 G9 Bbmaj7 Db7

    --------------8---10-----------9----------------------|
    -9----6---5---8---10----6------9----------------------|
    -8----5---4---8---10----7------10---------------------|
    -9----6---5---7----9----7------9----------------------|
    -8----5---4---8---10----x------11---------------------|
    ------------------------6------9----------------------|

Chords in Break and ending:

F#m6 Dma.6b5 F7b9 Fmaj7 Abmaj7 Dma.6/9

    --9--------------9----------8------11------5------------|
    --10-----9-------10---------10-----13------5------------|
    --8------11------8----------9------12------4------------|
    --x------9-------x----------10-----13------4------------|
    --9------x-------8----------8------11------5------------|
    ---------10-----------------8------11------5------------|

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