Tender Blue chords by Everything But The Girl

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)


Please use the chords according to my instructions in the 2 charts below:

      E,A,D,G,B,e                 E,A,D,G,B,e
Am7-5.   x,x,7,8,8,8             A#m7A#m7   6,8,6,6,6,6
D7-13.   x,x,7,5,7,6 (more correct Am6-9)  Am7Am7   5,7,5,5,5,5
D7.    x,x,7,5,7,5 (more correct F#dim/A) F#m7*  x,9,11,9,10,9
Bbmaj7/F. x,x,3,3,3,5             B13B13   7,9,7,8,9,7
C13.    x,3,x,3,5,5             B9.   7,9,7,8,7,9
Em7-5.   0,7,8,7,8,x             Bm7Bm7   7,9,7,7,7,7
A7-13.   5,x,5,6,6,x             E7-9   x,7,6,7,6,x
Dm9.    x,5,3,5,5,x             D7-9   x,5,4,5,4,x
G#m7.   4,6,4,4,4,4             Fmaj7Fmaj7  x,8,10,9,10,8
Gm7.    3,5,3,3,3,3             F#dim7F#dim7  x,9,10,8,10,8
C9.    x,3,2,3,3,x             Gm7*   x,10,12,10,11,10
C7-9.   x,3,2,3,2,x             F#13F#13   2,x,2,3,4,x
F#m7.   2,4,2,2,2,2             FMaj9Fmaj9  x,8,7,9,8,x
C7C7+9.   x,3,2,3,4,x (optional)       Ebmaj9Ebmaj9  x,6,5,7,6,x
C#Maj9C#maj9   x,4,3,5,4,x             CMaj9Cmaj9  x,3,2,4,3,x
Cmaj9*.  x,3,2,4,3,0             Am9Am9   5,7,5,5,5,7

intro:
  Am7-5   D7-13 D7D7  Bbmaj7/F  C13C13
e|----8--10-8----6-----5----5---3----5---|
BB|---8----------7-----7----3-----6---5---|
G+G|--8----------5-----5----3----------3---|
D MajorD|-7----------7-----7----3----------(5)--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------3---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|

verse 1:

Em7-5      A7-13  Dm9Dm9
  And still he lies   awake at night
Em7-5   A7-13   Dm9Dm9
 Restless while every silence screams,
Dm9Dm9    Em7-5   A7-13       Dm9Dm9   G#m7G#m7 Gm7Gm7
and still she sleeps   turned to the wall
Gm7Gm7             C9C9   C7-9
He fears the onslaught of his dream


verse 2:

Em7-5      A7-13    Dm9Dm9
   Touches her back but she doesn't stir
Em7-5     A7-13    Dm9Dm9
   Then round her hand his finger close
Dm9Dm9     Em7-5   A7-13       Dm9Dm9   F#m7F#m7 Gm7Gm7
Feeling the ring that cost more than the car
Gm7Gm7             C9C9   C7-9   A#m7A#m7 Am7Am7
All of those questions that never arose

interlude:

Am7Am7        F#m7*  B13B13 B9B9 Bm7Bm7
And still she lies awake at night
Bm7Bm7       E7-9        A#m7A#m7 Am7Am7
Silently stares at the bedroom wall
Am7Am7         D7-9         G#m7G#m7 Gm7Gm7
Feeling his hand dare to touch her back
Gm7Gm7                C9C9   C7-9
It's been a month since he started to paint the hall

verse 3:

Em7-5      A7-13   Dm9Dm9
  And brightly burns the landing light
Em7-5     A7-13   Dm9Dm9
  The baby's screaming down the hall
Dm9Dm9      Em7-5  A7-13  Dm9Dm9     G#m7G#m7 Gm7Gm7
She shuts her eyes and she shuts her ears
Gm7Gm7               C9C9       C7-9
She's had it up to here ’cause it's not his baby after all

interlude instrumental:

| Am7Am7 Am7 Am7Am7 Am7 | F#m7F#m7 F#m7 B13B13 B9B9 |
| Bm7Bm7 Bm7 Bm7Bm7 Bm7 | E7-9 E7-9 E7-9 E7-9 |
| Am7Am7 Am7 Am7Am7 Am7 | D7-9 D7-9 D7-9 D7-9 |
| Gm7Gm7 Gm7 Gm7Gm7 Gm7 | C9C9 C9 C7-9 C7-9 |

outro:

| Fmaj7Fmaj7 Fmaj7 F#dim7F#dim7 F#dim7 |
| Gm7* Gm7* F#13F#13 F#13 |
| FMaj9Fmaj9 Ebmaj9Ebmaj9 DbMaj9Dbmaj9 CMaj9Cmaj9 |
| Cmaj9* |