Somethings Blue Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays473

Somethings Blue by Elvis Presley is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords G, F, Em7, C, Dm, E, Am7, D7, Am, B, Em, D, Ab, Db, Ebm, Fm, Gb, Bbm, Eb and Bb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro:  G  F  Em7  G  C 

C              Dm 
Something old, the time's gone by 
Em7            F             
Something new, these tears I cry 
G                             C 
Something borrowed were those lips 
E       Am7   D7               
My lips knew and that's why I'm 
G          
Something blue 

C                  Dm 
Something old, the vows we made 
Em7                F 
Something new, the price I paid 
G                            C 
Something borrowed, love was tried 
E       Am  D7 
But not true 
G                         C 
Now, my life is something blue 

Ponte 

F                         C 
I guess that I had better smile 
          G                 C 
Walking behind you down the aisle 
B                        Em 
I feel I'm walking to my doom 
    D 
I'm really not the best man in this 
G    C  Em7  D  C 
Room 

C                  Dm 
Something old, the dreams we planned 
Em7            F           Dm 
Something new, his wedding band 
G                          C       E 
Something borrowed was the heart I gave 
Am 
You 
D     G                  C   Ab 
You returned it torn in two 

Db                 Ebm 
Something old, the dreams we planned 
Fm             Gb          Ebm 
Something new, his wedding band 
Ab                         Db      F 
Something borrowed was the heart I gave 
Bbm  Eb    Ab                Db  F  Bb 
You..you returned it torn in two 

           Ebm             Ab 
And that's why, and that's why I'm 
          Db 
Something blue 
     Gb         Db 
I'm something blue 
    	

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