Blue Live chords by The Jayhawks

Chords with lyrics

Blue
by The Jayhawks
as seen on their 2012 performance on Sound Opinions via YouTube

This is an improvement on the chords and tab generously provided by Jason Simon ([email protected])
and Jeff Blackwell ([email protected]). I referenced The Jayhawks performance on "Sound Opinions" to
make these tweaks. This version also includes the turnaround chord before the bridge (based on what I think
I hear the piano doing), the counter-melody lyrics (in parentheses), the missing lyrics that got chopped off
at the beginning of their submission and some minor tweaks to chord voicings.
It's my first actual contribution here (though I've been using this site for years now so I hope you find it
helpful.


Intro:
(slide into chords)
A augmentedA BB A augmentedA   E MajorE (4x)

Verse:
A augmentedA BB A augmentedA   E MajorE
Where have all my friends gone?
A augmentedA BB A augmentedA   E MajorE
They?ve all disappeared.
 A augmentedA BB A augmentedA   E MajorE
Turned around maybe one day
A augmentedA BB A augmentedA   E MajorE
You're all that was there

 Amaj7Amaj7     A augmentedA
Stood by on believing
 Amaj7Amaj7     A augmentedA
Stood by on my own
 A augmentedA  BB   A augmentedA     E MajorE
Always thought I was someone
 A augmentedA  BB   A augmentedA     E MajorE
Turned out I was wrong

Pre-Chorus:
 C# minorC#m       F#F#
'Cause you brought me through
 C# minorC#m       F#F#
And you made me feel

Chorus:
 E MajorE   G#G#
So Blue
   A augmentedA      BB
Why don't you stay behind
 E MajorE   G#G#
So Blue
   A augmentedA        F#F#         F# minorF#m
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down

Lick:
----------4------------2-------|
-------------------------------|
--------4-----------2-----2----|
----4s6--------6s4-------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
** End the lick w/ an open E MajorE **

Verse 2:
 A augmentedA  BB   A augmentedA     E MajorE
If I had an old woman
 A augmentedA  BB   A augmentedA     E MajorE
She'd never sell me a lie
 A augmentedA  BB   A augmentedA     E MajorE
It's hard to sing with someone
 A augmentedA  BB   A augmentedA     E MajorE
Who won't sing with you

 Amaj7Amaj7     A augmentedA
Give all of my mercy
 Amaj7Amaj7     A augmentedA
Give all of my Heart
 A augmentedA  BB   A augmentedA     E MajorE
Never thought that I'd miss you
 A augmentedA  BB   A augmentedA     E MajorE
That I'd miss you so much

Pre-Chorus:
 C# minorC#m       F#F#
But you brought me through
 C# minorC#m       F#F#
And you made me feel

Chorus:
 E MajorE   G#G#
So Blue
   A augmentedA       BB
Why don't you stay behind
 E MajorE   G#G#
So Blue
   A augmentedA        F#F#         F# minorF#m
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down

Lick:
----------4------------2-------|
-------------------------------|
--------4----------2-----2-----|
----4s6------6s4---------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
** End the lick w/ an open E MajorE **

Bridge:

a brief Dsus2Dsus2 turnaround, then

  A augmentedA
All my life
(stand by)
  BB
I stayed in line
(stand by)
  Aii
For someone I could
(wait around)
  BB
Show the door
  A augmentedA       BB
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 MajorE   G#G#            -|
So Blue             |repeat (4x)
 A augmentedA       BB      |
Why don't you stay behind    -|

 E MajorE   G#G#
So Blue
 A augmentedA           F#F#       F# minorF#m
Why don't you stop and look at what's going down

Lick:
----------4-----------2--------|
-------------------------------|
--------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:  x7765x
Bii:  x9987x
F#m:  244222
Dsus2Dsus2  000230

feel free to make any suggestions or corrections or questions or
comments.