Bluer Than Blue Chords

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Bluer Than Blue by Michael Johnson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords C, A, D, B7, Em, E, E7, Am6, G, G7, C7+, Bm7, Em7, Am7, D4/7, G9, G7+, G7+/9, B7/D#, G/B, A/C#, Am and C/D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro:C A D B7 Em 
      C A D B7 E 

E         E7 
After you go 
       A             Am6 
I can catch up on my reading 
E         E7 
After you go 
             A                 Am6 
I'll have a lot more time for sleeping 
G                  G7 
  And when you're gone 
            C7+                      C 
looks like things are gonna be a lot easier 
Bm7             Em7 
Life will be a breeze you know 
  Am7     Bm7        C   D4/7 
I really should be glad 

          G             G9 
But I'm bluer than blue 
 G7+            G7+/9 
Sadder than sad 
G7 
   You're the only light 
            C            C7+ 
this empty room has ever had 
 G          B7/D#   Em7  Am7 
Life without you is gonna be 
  G          Am7 G/B 
Bluer than blue 

C A/C# D B7/D# 

E         E7 
After you go 
             A                   Am6 
I'll have a lot more room in my closet 
E         E7 
After you go 
              A                   Am6 
I'll stay out all night long if I feel like it 
G                 G7 
  And when you're gone 
      C7+                      C 
I can run through the house screamin' 
    Bm7              Em7 
And no one will ever hear me 
   Am     Bm7        C  D4/7 
I really should be glad 

          G            G9 
But I'm bluer than blue 
 G7+            G7+/9 
Sadder than sad 
G7 
  You're the only light 
            C            C7+ 
this empty room has ever had 
 G          B7/D#   Em7  Am7 
Life without you is gonna be 
G           Am7 
Bluer than blue 
        Am7            Bm7 
I don't have to miss no TV shows 
       C7+               Bm7 
I can start my whole life over 
           Am7           Bm7 
Change the numbers on my telephone 
        C7+         A/C#    D4/7 
But the nights will sure be colder 

          G            G9 
But I'm bluer than blue 
 G7+           G7+/9 
Sadder than sad 
G7 
  You're the only light 
            C            C7+ 
this empty room has ever had 
 G          B7/D#   Em7   Am7 
Life without you is gonna be 
  G         Am7 G/B C A/C# 
Bluer than blue 
 D4/7  B7/D#  Em  Em7  Am7 
Bluer  than  blue 
 C/D  D4/7   G 
Bluer than 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