Blues For My Baby And Me Chords
by Elton John
Blues For My Baby And Me by Elton John is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D/C, C, G/B, F, Em, Am7, D7, G, Bm, D, Em7 and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C
G/B
D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C
G/B
verse 1
D/C C D/C C D/C C G/B
Your old man got mad when I told him we were leaving
D/C C D/C C D/C G/B
He cursed and he raged and he swore at the ceiling
F Em
He called you his child, said honey get wise to his game
F Em
He'll get you in trouble I know it, those bums are all the same
D/C C D/C C D/C C G/B
There's a greyhound outside in the lane, it's waiting for us
D/C C D/C C Am7 D7 D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C
So tell him goodbye, we got to go west on that bus
G
And it's all over now
Bm
Don't you worry no more
C G
Going to go west to the sea
G
The greyhound is swaying
Bm
And the radio is playing
C D
Some blues for baby and me
Bm Em Em7
And the highway looks like it never did
Am C
Lord it looks so sweet and so free
G Bm
And I can't forget that trip to the west
C D C
Singing blues for baby and me
Break
D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C
G
D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C
G
verse 2
D/C C D/C C D/C C G/B
Saw your hands trembling, your eyes opened in surprise
D/C C D/C C D/C C G/B
It's ninety in the shade babe, and there ain't a cloud in the sky
F Em
I called you my child, said honey now this is our game
F Em
There's two of us to play it and I'm happy to be home again
D/C C D/C C D/C C Bm G/B
There's a greyhound outside in the lane, it's waiting for us
D/C C D/C C Am7 D7 D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C
So tell him goodbye, we got to go west on that bus
G
And it's all over now
Bm
Don't you worry no more
C G
Going to go west to the sea
G
The greyhound is swaying
Bm
And the radio is playing
C D
Some blues for baby and me
Bm Em Em7
And the highway looks like it never did
Am C
Lord it looks so sweet and so free
G Bm
And I can't forget that trip to the west
C D C
Singing blues for baby and me
Break
D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C
G
G
And it's all over now
Bm
Don't you worry no more
C G
Going to go west to the sea
G
The greyhound is swaying
Bm
And the radio is playing
C D
Some blues for baby and me
Bm Em Em7
And the highway looks like it never did
Am C
Lord it looks so sweet and so free
G Bm
And I can't forget that trip to the west
C D C D/C C D/C C D/C C D/C C G
Singing blues for baby and me