Baby Blue Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays565

Baby Blue by Dave Matthews is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro 

e|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------| 
B|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------| 
G|------------0------|------------0------|------------0-------------0-----| 
D|--0h2-2h4-4--------|--0h2-2h4-4--------|--0h2-2h4-4---------------2-----| 
A|--------------3----|--------------2----|--------------------0--2--2-----| 
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------2--3--------0-----| 


verse 1 
Lead In 
{stanzas 1-4 prior to lyrics} 
e|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|------------0----| 
D|--0h2-2h4-4------| 
A|--------------3--| 
E|-----------------| 
                                                       {1-3} 
e|---------------|---------------|--------------------|-----| 
B|--3------------|-----3---------|--------------------|-----| 
G|--0------------|-----0---------|--------------------|--0--| 
D|--2------------|-----0---------|--------------------|--2--| 
A|--3------------|--2--2---------|------------0----2--|--2--| 
E|---------------|---------------|--2----3------------|--0--| 
   Confess    your kiss     still knocks me  off  my legs 
  First time I saw you was like a punch right thru my chest 
  And I will   forever,     cause you'll for  ev  er   be 
 My one true broken heart       pieces  in  side  of  

{4}                                      
e|--------------------|--------------|-------------| 
B|--------------------|--------------|--3-----3----| 
G|--------------------|--------------|--2-----0----| 
D|--------------------|--------------|--0-----0----| 
A|-------0----2----3--|--------------|--0-----2----| 
E|--3-----------------|--1----0------|--2-----3----| 
    me  and  you for    ev    er.   My ba     by.    

         
Chorus 
{step in on 1st stanza only}                {1-3} 
e|----------------|----------|------------|-------------| 
B|--------3-------|-----3----|------------|-----1-------| 
G|--------0-------|-----0----|-----4------|-----0-------| 
D|--------2-------|-----0----|-----4------|-----2-------| 
A|--0--2--2-------|-----2----|--2--2------|--3--3-------| 
E|--------0-------|--3--3----|------------|-------------| 
  You will, rest your head.   Your strength wants saving 
      And when you wake,  you will    fly away holding 
       tight to the legs   of all   your angels. 
      Good bye  my love      into your  

{4}   
e|-------2------------|----------------------|--------------|-----| 
B|-------3------------|-----3----------------|--------------|-----| 
G|-------2------------|-----0----------------|--------------|--0--| 
D|-------0------------|-----2----------------|--------------|--2--| 
A|--------------------|--3--3----------------|--------0--2--|--2--| 
E|--(2)-(2)-----------|----------------------|--2--3--------|--0--| 
  blue, blue eyes. In your blue, blue world.  Your my ba by  blue 

   
verse 2 
{Lead In not played before 3rd stanza} 
e|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|------------0----| 
D|--0h2-2h4-4------| 
A|--------------3--| 
E|-----------------| 
                                                 {1-3} 
e|---------------|---------------|--------------|-----| 
B|--3------------|-----3---------|--------------|-----| 
G|--0------------|-----0---------|--------------|--0--| 
D|--2------------|-----0---------|--------------|--2--| 
A|--3------------|--2--2---------|--------0--2--|--2--| 
E|---------------|---------------|--2--3--------|--0--| 
  Confess,     I'm not quite,      ready to  be  left    
  Still        I know  I         gave  my level best 
You give.        You give.     To this I can attest. 
You made me.     You made me.      You and me for 

{4}   
e|--------------|-------------| 
B|--------------|--3-----3----| 
G|--------------|--2-----0----| 
D|--------------|--0-----0----| 
A|--------------|--0-----2----| 
E|--1----0------|--2-----3----| 
    ev   er.   My ba     by.    

Chorus {same} 

End On 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------3--| 
G|----------------------------0--| 
D|----------------------------0--| 
A|------0---2---3-------------2--| 
E|--3---------------1---0-----3--| 
   You  and me  for  ev  er. 
   

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|  h    hammer-on 
|  x    mute note 
| {#)   optional note 

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