G               Bb9     Cm7/5-     G 
Some folks were meant to live in clover, 
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But they are such a chosen few; 
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And clover, being green, is something I've never seen, 
       G     Cm7         D9     D7 
'Cause I was born to be blue. 
 
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When there's a yellow moon above me, 
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They say that moon beams I should view; 
     G                Cm         G       G6        Cm7/5- 
But moon beams, being gold, are something I can't behold, 
       G     Am7     D7   G 
'Cause I was born to be blue. 
 
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When I met you, the world was bright and sunny; 
Am7       D9       D7       G 
When you left, the curtain fell. 
E7          A7               E7         A7 
I want to laugh, but nothing strikes me funny; 
A7               Am7       D9 Am7 D7 
Now my world's a faded pastel. 
 
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Well, I guess I'm luck - i - er than some folks -- 
 G              Bb9             Am7   D7 
I've known the thrill of loving you, 
    G              Cm       G       G6    Cm7/5- 
And that alone is more than I was created for 
       G     Am7     D7  G 
'Cause I was born to be blue.