Bluer Than Blue Chords

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Bluer Than Blue by Michael Johnnson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords C, A, D, B7, Em, E, E7, Am, G, G7/F, Cmaj7, Bm7, Am7, Gmaj7, G7, B7/D#, A/C#, Dsus4, Em7 and C/D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
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Intro  
   C     A     D     B7    Em 
|--0--3--5--3--2--5--7----|-3--------3-5-7--5--3--2--| 
|--1-----2-----3-----4--7-|-5------------------------| 
|--0-----2-----2-----4----|-4--------4-5-7--5--4--2--| 
|--2-----2-----0-----4----|--------------------------| 
|--3-----0----------------|--------------------------| 
|-------------------------|-0---0-0------------------| 

   C     A     D     B7    E       
|--0--3--5--3--2--5--7--5-|-0--|   
|--1-----2-----3-----4----|-0--|   
|--0-----2-----2-----4----|-1--|   
|--2-----2-----0-----4----|-2--| 
|--3----------------------|-2--| 
|-------------------------|-0--| 


Verso 1: 

E         E7        A              Am  (Riff 1) 
After you go, I can catch up on my reading 
E         E7              A                 Am (Riff 2)   
After you go, I'll have a lot more time for sleeping 
G  (Riff#3)     G7/F            Cmaj7                      C 
And when you're gone looks like things are gonna be a lot easier 
Bm7                        Em (R#4)    Am7    Bm7        C      D 
Life will be a breeze, you know.     I really should be glad 

 
        G  (Riff refrão) Gmaj7 
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad 
G7                               C 
You're the only light this empty room has ever had 
G             B7/D#  Em            Am 
Life without you is  gonna be... 
G          Am7         Bm7     C  A/C#  D  B7/D# 
Bluer than blue 

Verso 2: 

E         E7        A              Am  (Riff1) 
After you go, I'll have a lot more room in my closet 
E         E7              A                 Am (Riff2)   
After you go, I'll stay out all night long if I feel like it 
G  (Riff#3)     G7/F       Cmaj7                   C 
And when you're gone I can run through the house screamin' 
Bm7                        Em       Am7   Bm7  C        D 
And no one will ever hear me. I really should be glad. 


        G  (Riff refrão) Gmaj7 
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad 
G7                               C 
You're the only light this empty room has ever had 
G             B7/D#   Em            Am 
Life without you is   gonna be... 
G           
Bluer than ... 

Ponte: 

        Am7             Bm7            C                   Bm7 
I don't have to miss no TV shows I can start my whole life over 
           Am7           Bm7               C           A/C#    D 
Change the numbers on my telephone But the nights will sure be colder. 


Dsus4     G  (Riff refrão) Gmaj7 
But I'm   bluer than blue. Sadder than sad 
G7                               C 
You're the only light this empty room has ever had 
G             B7/D#   Em            Am 
Life without you is   gonna be... 
G          Am7         Bm7     C  A/C#  D     B7/D#  Em 
Bluer than blue                         Bluer than   blue 

Em  Em7  Em  Am7   C/D        G 
                   Bluer than blue

Chord diagrams

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