Intro:
(slide into chords at the 9th 7th and 1st frets respectively using an open "E" chord form)
B A E (4x)
Verse:
B A E
Where have all my friends gone?
B A E
They’ve all disappeared.
B A E
Turned around maybe one day
B A E
You're all that was there
Amaj7 A
Stood by on believing
Amaj7 A
Stood by on my own
B A E
Always thought I was someone
B A E
Turned out I was wrong
Pre-Chorus:
C#m F#
'Cause you brought me through
C#m F#
And you made me feel
Chorus:
E G#
So Blue
A B
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:
E|----------4------------2-------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------4-----------2-----2----|
D|----4s6--------6s4-------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
** End the lick w/ an open E **
Verse 2:
B A E
If I had an old woman
B A E
She'd never sell me a lie
B A E
It's hard to sing with someone
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#
But you brought me through
C#m F#
And you made me feel
Chorus:
E G#
So Blue
A B
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:
E|----------4------------2-------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------4----------2-----2-----|
D|----4s6------6s4---------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
** End the lick w/ an open E **
Bridge:
a brief Dsus2 turnaround, then
A
All my life
(stand by)
B
I stayed in line
(stand by)
Aii
For someone I could
(wait around)
B
Show the door
A B
But nothing seems to change
(now that I’m blue)
Aii Bii
You come back in my arms
(I’ll be blue from now on)
Chorus:
E G# -|
So Blue |repeat (4x)
A B |
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:
E|----------4-----------2--------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------4----------2----2------|
D|----4s6--------6s4-------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
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: x7765x
Bii: x9987x
F#m: 244222
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