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Are You Blue

The Bluetones
Bass Tab

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Date: 21 Jan 96 16:10:51 EST

From: Mark Sullivan <100746.3536@compuserve.com>

Subject: TAB BY THE BLUETONES

are you blue or are you blind? - by the bluetones

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this may not be correct but it does sound good to play

intro: times 2

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e------------555---------------------555-----------|
b-55-333-55--555--------55--7-9--55--555-----------|
g-66-404-66--555--------66--7-9--66--555-----------|
d-77-555-77--444--------77--9-11-77--444-----------|
a-00-000-00--555--------00--0-0--00--555-----------|

verse:

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a = x02220 d= xx4232 These chords are played 2 beats each

all through verse or you can just play the intro.

See, clouds disperse and settle on my head.

Leave my eyes but clear the cobwebs from my head.

It's like the book I've read, all the dust inside my head

coda:

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from here on a slash(/) is used for a bar and it's 4 beats per bar

e / f#m / d / d

chorus:

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d c#m / a-run     a-run =  e-0-------------------------|
d e   / a-run              b-2---------2---------------|
d c#m / a-run              g-2-----2-4---4-2-----------|
c / e / d e                d-2-3-4---------------------|
               a-0-------------------------------------|

verse

coda

chorus

mid 8:

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f#m / a / d / e

f#m / a / d / e d c#m bm

e d c#m bm

verse

coda

chorus

end:

=== extra bit:

                    ---------0-------------------------------|
d c#m / a-run                ---------2----------------------|
f g   / a-run                ---------2----------------------|
d c#m / a-run                ---------2----------------------|

f / g / a-run(with extra bit) -4 3b-0--0-----------|

Sorry, I got fed up trying to figure out what the words are.

mark.

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