Blue Songs On A Red Guitar Chords

KeyD Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays402

Blue Songs On A Red Guitar by Julie Matthews is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords G, D, C, Am7, Am, A, A7 and Em7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
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Being a bloke I sing this in A using  
Capo on 2  
If you want to practise along with the recording you will need the  
Capo on 7 

Intro: G   D   C   G D  

G         D            C     G  
Me and my shadow we're never apart  
C           G               Am7   D  
We know the blues by heart  
G                   D                C          G  
We sing them in the morning with the sun on the rise  
C            G        Am7          D  
Sing them at night to star studded skies  
    C        G              Am         G  
And I'm not crazy though it looks that way  
      C           G             Am7     D  
It's just that me and my shadow like to play  

G      D          C   G  
  Blue songs on a red guitar  
C         G           Am7  D  
Me and my shadow do a fine routine  
   G          D           C         A  A7 
And it's taking the aching right out of my heart  
 C          D      G  
Playing blues on a red guitar  


       G           D              C           G  
Well I talk to the walls, but the walls never hear 
   C            G      Am7        D  
My pillow won't dry up none of my tears  
             G           D           C            G  
But when the night comes down and my shadow comes out  
C             G           Am7         D  
She knows what all of this heartaches about 
    C        G            Am           G  
And I'm not afraid of the darkness you see 
     C       G             Am7       D  
It's only my shadow that's following me  - singing 


G      D          C   G  
  Blue songs on a red guitar  
C         G           Am7  D  
Me and my shadow do a fine routine  
   G          D           C         A  A7 
And it's taking the aching right out of my heart  
 C          D      G  
Playing blues on a red guitar  


Am7                              Em7 
And I will not be denied my sorrow  
       Am7                                           G 
I've earned the right to feel his way  
Am7                                         Em7 
Maybe I will change my tune tomorrow  
       A                    A7        Am7          D 
But just tonight I think I'll play  

 G      D          C   G  
  Blue songs on a red guitar  
C         G           Am7  D  
Me and my shadow do a fine routine  
   G          D           C         A  A7 
And it's taking the aching right out of my heart  
 C          D      G  
Playing blues on a red guitar  

   G          D           C         A  A7 
And it's taking the aching right out of my heart  
 C               D      G  
Playing blues -   on a red  -   guitar  

G   D   C   G D  G 


Enjoy ~ John Kerry 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante