Tom: A
Am
F
D9
E7
Blue was just the color of the sea
Am
F
Bm7(b5)
E7
Til my lover left me
Am
F
D9
E7
Blue was just a bluebird in a tree
Gm7
Dm7
Am
E7
Til he said "Forget me."
C
G
F
G
Blue always made me think of summer
C
Am7
Bm7(b5)
E7
Cloudless summer skies so fresh and warm
Am
F
Am7
F
But now the blue I see is more like winter
Dm
A7
F
Bm7(b5)
E
Winter skies with clouds about to storm
Am
F
D9
E7
Blue was just the color of his eyes
Am
F
Bm7(b5)
E7
Til he said "Goodbye, love."
Am
F
D9
E7
Blue was just a ribbon for first prize
Gm7
Dm7
Am
E7
Til he said, "Don't cry, love."
F
Dm7
Bm7(b5)
G7
And blues were only torch songs
F
Dm7
Bbm9
Fashioned for impulsive ingénues
Am
F
D9
E7
But now I know, too well I know
F
Dm7
Bm7(b5)
E7
Am
Too well I know the meaning of the blues