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Blue Guitar

The Moody Blues

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: C
E---------10-8-----------------------------|
B----10---------10-------------------------|
G-------------------10--7-7----------------|
D-7-------------------------10-7-----7-10--|
A--------------------------------h10-------|
E------------------------------------------|

E-10-12>(13)====>12-12>(13)===>12-10----------------|
B------------------------------------10-------------|
G---------------------------------------10----------|
D------------------------------------------10-7-----|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------8-8>(10)====(10)>8-8------------------------|
G-------7-10-10-----------------------10---7-7--------------|
D-7-10-----------------------------------------10-7-----10--|
A---------------------------------------------------h10-----|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

E-10-12>(13)====>12-12>(13)===>12-12>(13)>12-10-------------|
B-----------------------------------------------10----------|
G--------------------------------------------------10-7-----|
D-------------------------------------------------------10--|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G-7-10-7---------------------------------|
D--------10--7-10-7----------------------|
A-------------------10---8-10-8----------|
E-------------------------------10-8-1---|

F    Gm      Bb            F     Gm          Bb    C
Blue guitar, fortune of my ways, making of my da-ays

F   Gm     Bb              F     Gm           B      C
New chord, counting up the ways, happiness is la-azy

F                                                Bb       F   Gm
If you don't know the song, if you can't put the words to the tune

C        Bb             F          Bb             Gm
Tell the rhyme from the reason, or what should it matter

       Bb           C#
To the fool, or the dream-er

F   Gm    Bb           F      Gm              Bb   C
New hope, travels in a storm, finding love is wa-arm

F   Gm       Bb             F          Gm                 Bb  C
New day, the world has just begun, our eyes have seen the su-un

F                                               Bb        F   Gm
If you don't know the way, if you can't see the wood from the tre-es

C         Bb            F         Bb             Gm
taste the wine from the water, or what should it matter

       Bb           C#
To the fool, or the dream-er

E---------------------------------------------------|
B-1---1--0-------0-1------0--1---1--0--3-------1-3--|
G----------3---3------3-3------------------3--------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|

E---------------------------------------|
B-8-8-8-10-10p8-10-8h10p8-----8--8--10--|
G-------------------------10---10-10----|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------------------------|
B-8>(10)>8-----------------------8>(10)>8-8>(10)==== --|
G----------10-7-10-7-----7--10-------------------------|
D--------------------10--------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|


>( )> = bend to note in ( ) and release
>=====    = hold bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
E,B,G,D,A,E, = guitar strings

This song was originally recorded by Justin Hayward and John Lodge
on the Blue Jays album. It was tabbed off of the Best of the Moody
Blues CD from 1996
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