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Blue Sky by The Allman Brothers Band

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Blue Sky - Allman Brothers (Dickey Betts, 1972)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.

NOTE: Dickey wrote this song about his Native American girlfriend
----  (and later wife), Sandy "Bluesky" Wabegijig.

4/4 TIME (UON) @ 94 BPM (5 Min. 9 Sec.) in 'A'.

Chords Used:
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              GUITAR              KEYBOARD
         E  A  D  G  B  e     Bass|   Chord
        ------------------    ----------------
E     -  0  2  2  1  0  0      E    B-E-G#
A     -  x  0  2  2  2  0      A    A-C#-E
A*    -  x  0  7  6  5  5      A    A-C#-E
D/A   -  x  0  4  2  3  2      A    A-D-F#
D     -  x  x  0  2  3  2      D    A-D-F#
B     -  x  2  4  4  4  2      B    B-D#-F#
F#m7  -  2  4  2  2  2  2      F#   A-C#-E-F#
As2   -  x  0  2  2  0  0      A    A-B-E

INTRO: [6.5 M]
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 1 2 3 4  1  +   2 +3 4  1 2 3 4  1  +   2 +3 4 ?
                                                        2/4  4/4
|E   A   |A* D/A A E    |E   A   |A* D/A A E    |E   D   |A   |E       |

VERSE #1: [7 M]
--------

|E                    B      |A               E   |
 Walk a-long? the riv-er,?     sweet lul-la-by?

|E                        B   |A                     D/A  A         |
 It just keep on flow-in',?    it don't wor-ry 'bout where?  it's go-

|A        D/A A   |E       |B A     |
?-in',?   no,? no?

VERSE #2: [7 M]
--------

|E                    B                |A                      E    |
 Don't fly mis-ter blue-bird,? I'm just walk-in' down? the road?

|E                   B        |A             D/A A           |A   D/A A     |
 Ear-ly morn-in' sun-? shine?  tell me all I need?   to know,?         know?

|E       |A       |

CHORUS #1: [5.5 M]
---------

|B           A          |E                   D/A A   |
 You're? my? blue? sky,? you're my sun-ny day?

|B                    D/A A                 |E                  A       |
 Lord,? you know it makes? me high? when you turn your love? my way,?

2/4               4/4
|A                 |F#m7            |
 turn your love? my way,?   yeah?

GUITAR SOLO #1: [36 M]
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|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |


|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |


|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |


|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |


|E       |A       |E       |A       |

GUITAR SOLO #2: [38 M]
--------------

|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |


|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |


|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |


|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |A       |


|E       |A       |E       |A       |E       |B  A    |

VERSE #3: [7 M]
--------

|E                    B               |A                      E   |
 Good old Sun-day morn-in',? bells are ring-in' ev-? 'ry-where?

|E                  B        |A                 D/A A           |A   D/A A   |
 Go-in' to Car-o-li-? na,? it won't be long and I'll?   be there?

|E       |A       |

CHORUS #2: [6 M]
---------

|B           A          |E                   D/A A   |
 You're? my? blue? sky,? you're my sun-ny day?

|B                    D/A A                 |E                  A       |
 Lord,? you know it makes? me high? when you turn your love? my way,?
              
|A                  F#m7    |?                |
 turn your love? my way,?    yeah,?   yeah?

CODA: [8 M]
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 1 2 3 4  1  +   2 +3 4  1 2 3 4  1  +   2 +3 4 ?
|E   A   |A* D/A A E    |E   A   |A* D/A A E    |


|E   D   |A   As2  |E       |E       |