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The Meaning of the Blues

Boz Scaggs
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Chords in this song37

Piano intro

|Dm7 Em7 |Fmaj7 Em7 |Gm9 Am7 |Bbmaj7 A7+9 |
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Verse 1

Blue was just the color of the sea 
Till my lover left me  
Blue was just a bluebird in a tree 
Till she said, "Forget me" 
Blue always made me think of summer
Cloudless summer skies, so fresh and warm 

Verse 2

Now the blue I see is more like winter 
Winter skies with clouds a -bout to storm 
Blue was just the color of her eyes 
Till she said, "Good -bye, love" 
Blue was just a ribbon for the first prize  
Till she said, Don't cry, love"

Bridge

And blues were only torch songs  
Fashioned for impulsive ingén -ues 
But now I know, too well I know 
Too well I know the meaning of the

Piano solo

|Dm Dm+5 |Dm7 D7+9 |Gm7 Eb/F |Em7 A7+5 |
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blues
|Dm Dm6 |Dm7 D7+9 D7-9 |Gm9 |Gm9 C13 | |
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Bridge

And blues were only torch songs 
Fashioned for impulsive ingén -ues 
But now I know, too well I know 
Too well I know the meaning of the blues  
The blues  
The blues

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