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Tender Blue by Everything But The Girl

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)



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#m7     6,8,6,6,6,6
D7-13.     x,x,7,5,7,6 (more correct Am6-9)    Am7      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                         B13      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                         Bm7      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                         Fmaj7    x,8,10,9,10,8
Gm7.       3,5,3,3,3,3                         F#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#13     2,x,2,3,4,x
F#m7.      2,4,2,2,2,2                         Fmaj9    x,8,7,9,8,x
C7+9.      x,3,2,3,4,x (optional)              Ebmaj9   x,6,5,7,6,x
C#maj9     x,4,3,5,4,x                         Cmaj9    x,3,2,4,3,x
Cmaj9*.    x,3,2,4,3,0                         Am9      5,7,5,5,5,7

intro:
   Am7-5      D7-13 D7   Bbmaj7/F   C13
e|----8--10-8----6-----5----5---3----5---|
B|---8----------7-----7----3-----6---5---|
G|--8----------5-----5----3----------3---|
D|-7----------7-----7----3----------(5)--|
A|-----------------------------------3---|
E|---------------------------------------|

verse 1:

Em7-5            A7-13    Dm9
   And still he lies     awake at night
Em7-5      A7-13      Dm9
  Restless while every silence screams,
Dm9       Em7-5      A7-13             Dm9     G#m7 Gm7
and still she sleeps     turned to the  wall
Gm7                          C9      C7-9
He fears the onslaught of his dream


verse 2:

Em7-5           A7-13       Dm9
     Touches her back but she doesn't stir
Em7-5         A7-13        Dm9
     Then round her hand his finger close
Dm9         Em7-5     A7-13             Dm9     F#m7 Gm7
Feeling the ring that cost more than the car
Gm7                         C9     C7-9      A#m7 Am7
All of those questions that never arose

interlude:

Am7                F#m7*    B13 B9  Bm7
And still she lies awake at night
Bm7              E7-9                A#m7 Am7
Silently stares at the bedroom wall
Am7                 D7-9                 G#m7 Gm7
Feeling his hand dare to touch her back
Gm7                               C9     C7-9
It's been a month since he started to paint the hall

verse 3:

Em7-5            A7-13     Dm9
    And brightly burns the landing light
Em7-5          A7-13     Dm9
    The baby's screaming down the hall
Dm9           Em7-5    A7-13   Dm9          G#m7 Gm7
She shuts her eyes and she shuts her ears
Gm7                              C9              C7-9
She's had it up to here ’cause it's not his baby after all

interlude instrumental:

| Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 | F#m7 F#m7 B13 B9 |
| Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 | E7-9 E7-9 E7-9 E7-9 |
| Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7 | D7-9 D7-9 D7-9 D7-9 |
| Gm7 Gm7 Gm7 Gm7 | C9 C9 C7-9 C7-9 |

outro:

| Fmaj7 Fmaj7 F#dim7 F#dim7 |
| Gm7* Gm7* F#13 F#13 |
| Fmaj9 Ebmaj9 Dbmaj9 Cmaj9 |
| Cmaj9* |