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From: jbb3607@news.uta.edu (Cap'n Jeff)

Blue

by The Jayhawks

off the album Tommorrow the Green Grass

chords and Tab by Jason Simon (Jsimon@vnet.net)

with a tiny bit of help from Jeff Blackwell (jbb3607@decster.uta.edu)

Intro:

A (slide)B (slide) A E (4x)

A B A E

Where have all my friends gone?

A B A E

They've all disappeared

A B A E

Turned around maybe one day

A B A E

You're all that was there

Amaj7 A

Stood by on believing

Amaj7 A

Stood by on my own

A B A E

Always thought I was someone

A B A E

Turned out I was wrong

Pre-Chorus:

C#m F#

You brought me through

C#m F#

And you made me feel

Chorus:

E G#

So Blue

Aii Bii

Why don't you stay behind

E G#

So Blue

Aii F# F#m

Why don't you stop and look at what's going down

Lick:

----------4------------2-------|
-------------------------------|
--------4---4-------2-----2----|
----4s6--------6s4-------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|

** End the lick w/ an open E **

Verse 2:

A B A E

If I had an old woman

A B A E

She'd never sell me a lie

A B A E

It's hard to sing with someone

A B A E

Who won't sing with you

Amaj7 A

Give all of my mercy

Amaj7 A

Give all of my Heart

A B A E

Never thought that I'd miss you

A B A E

That I'd miss you so much

Pre-Chorus:

C#m F#

You brought me through

C#m F#

And you made me feel

Chorus:

E G#

So Blue

Aii Bii

Why don't you stay behind

E G#

So Blue

Aii F# F#m

Why don't you stop and look at what's going down

Lick:

----------4------------2-------|
-------------------------------|
--------4---4-------2-----2----|
----4s6--------6s4-------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|

** End the lick w/ an open E **

Bridge:

A

All my life

B

I stayed in line

A

For someone I could

A

Show the door

B

But nothing seems to change

A Bii

You come back in my arms

Chorus:

E G# -|

So Blue |repeat (4x)

Aii Bii |

Why don't you stay behind -|

E G#

So Blue

A F# F#m

Why don't you stop and look at what's going down

Lick:

----------4------------2-------|
-------------------------------|
--------4---4-------2-----2----|
----4s6--------6s4-------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|

Finish w/ a slower version of the intro.

End on a slow E.

Chord shapes:

A: xx222x

B: xx444x

E: 022100

Amaj7: xx2224

C#m: 446654

F#: 244322

G#: 466544

Aii: 577655

Bii: 799877

F#m: 244222

feel free to make any suggestions or corrections or questions or

comments.

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