Blue Sunny Day Chords
Blue Sunny Day by Jonathan Coulton is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, G, Am, E, Dm7, Dm, A, Bm, Amaj7, D, Cmaj7, Am7, D7 and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
C G Am E
Early light that burns my eyes, a minute more the sun will rise
Dm7 C G
And paint the bright blue sky with yellow gold
C G Am E
I'll be dead asleep by then, shut up in this box again
Dm E Dm E
Until it's gone, outside I can hear it
A Bm Amaj7 D
Birds are singing, bees are buzzing, sun shines overhead
A Bm Amaj7 D
I'd be there to see it but I can't get out of bed
C Dm C Dm7
Since the day you left the weather always feels this way
Amaj7 Cmaj7 D Dm
One more blue.........sunny day, sunny day
verse 2
C G Am E
Looking for an easy mark, I hit the Denny's after dark
Dm7 C G
And take a lonely waitress home to drink
C G Am E
She's sincere, but halfway through, I find I'm wishing she was you
Dm E Dm E
My blood goes cold, I guess this date is over
A Bm Amaj7 D
Several hours later I'm the only one awake
A Bm Amaj7 D
All these streets are empty, it's just me and my mistake
C Dm C Dm7
One by one the stars go out as black sky turns to gray
Amaj7 Cmaj7 D Dm
One more blue.........sunny day, sunny day
Bridge
Dm
Sometimes I see how long
Amaj7
I can wait
Am7 D7
Tempting disaster by my garden gate
Dm Amaj7
My trembling hand on the cellar door
Am7 D7 B7 E Dm7
Trying not to think of what it is I'm waiting for
verse 3
C G Am E
All at once I've had enough, as if I'm made of sterner stuff
Dm7 C G
I take a breath and open up the door
C G Am E
Dawn breaks hard and falls on me, for just one moment I can see
Dm E Dm E
The pale blue sky, I close my eyes because
A Bm Amaj7 D
The world's so bright and beautiful I have to look away
A Bm Amaj7 D
Braced against the beauty of another perfect day
C Dm C Dm7
As I go to pieces and the breeze blows me away
Amaj7 Cmaj7 D Dm
One more blue.........sunny day, sunny day