In Blue Chords

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In Blue by Declan McKenna is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, Am, E, F, G, D, Dm and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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C 

verse 1 
  Em               Am   E 
I made a wrong turn, in blue 
F                         G   C 
How the rain kept me inside? 
  Em                 Am           E 
I built a house from sticks and twine 
    F                              G   C 
And you said it would serve me fine 
    Em                  Am           E 
But then the rain could soak me through 

F 

 
                                      G  Am 
And when she lies, she says you're lying too 
G  C 
In blue 

F 

Verse: 2 
C  G                    Am           E 
   Like how you told me then to go ahead and try it 
F                    G   C 
Anything to keep me quiet 
  G                 Am            E 
I caught the mirror head on as I grew 

F 

 
                                      G  Am 
And when she smiles, she knows I'm happy too 
G  C 
In blue 
    F                              G  Am 
And when she smiles, I know I'm happy too 
G  Am    G  C 
In blue, in blue 

Post-Chorus: 
  G                     Am     D 
I caught a glimpse of it, your brilliance 
F                          G    C 
All too much and all too clever 
  Em            Am             D 
I caught a fever like I always do 
    F                                G  C 
And still you let me stand with you, in blue 

Verse: 3 
  G              Am     E 
I wash the dishes, no sweat 
F                      G 
All for show and no purpose 
  C        Em               Am        E 
I bet next year I'll see you all the time 
F 
The fault is all deserved as mine 
F                                 G 
The fault is all deserved as mine 

Bridge 
    C      Em    Am                E 
And I wake up inside a matchstick house 
Dm                 C 
   Was it all on purpose? 
            G 
Was this true? 
         C          G 
Oh, and I've been waiting 
Am           E 
Quiet as a mouse 
F                  C            G 
Tell me and be honest, was this you? 
       F 
'Cause when I talk I'm not so boring 
F 
Will I catch you sleepy, snoring? 
F                               G  Am 
When you're out of luck, will I be too? 

 
G  C 
In blue 
    F                               G  Am 
And when you're out of luck, I will be too 
G  Am    G  C 
In blue, in blue 

G Am E F Fm 
C Em Am E F Fm   C 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante