Elton John - I guess thats why they call it the blues
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Tuning: G C E A
"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"
Written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin & Davey Johnstone (1983)
[Intro]
C Em F
C Em F
[Verse 1]
G Don't wish it away
Don't Emlook at it, like Fit's, forCever F C F C F C
Between you and Gme, I could honestly Bmsay
That Fthings can only get Cbetter F C F C F C
.
And while I'm aGway
B7Dust out the demons inEmside,G7 and it won't be Clong
Before you-and-me Grun
To the place in our Amhearts, Fwhere we Ghide Am7 G7
[Chorus]
And I Cguess that's why they Gcall it the Fblues
FTime-Fon-Fmy-Chands could be Gtime spent with Fyou
CLaughing like Gchildren, living like Amlovers
CRolling like Fthunder, under the D7covers
And I Fguess that's why they Gcall it the Cblues Em F
[Verse 2]
G Just stare into space
EmPicture, my Fface, in your Chands F C F C F C
Live for each Gsecond, without hesiBmtation
And Fnever forget I'm your Cman F C F C F C
.
Wait on me Ggirl
B7Cry in the night if it Emhelps,G7 but more than eCver
I sim-ply-love Gyou
More than I Amlove, Flife itGself Am7 G7
[Chorus]
And I Cguess that's why they Gcall it the Fblues
FTime-Fon-Fmy-Chands could be Gtime spent with Fyou
CLaughing like Gchildren, living like Amlovers
CRolling like Fthunder, under the D7covers
And I Fguess that's why they Gcall it the Cblues Em F
[Harmonica solo (played like verse chords)]
G Em F C F C F C F C
G Bm F C F C F C F C
Wait on me Ggirl
B7Cry in the night if it Emhelps,G7 but more than eCver
I sim-ply-love Gyou
More than I Amlove, Flife itGself Am7 G7
[Chorus]
And I Cguess that's why they Gcall it the Fblues
FTime-Fon-Fmy-Chands could be Gtime spent with Fyou
CLaughing like Gchildren, living like Amlovers
CRolling like Fthunder, under the D7covers
And I Fguess that's why they Gcall it the Cblues...
[Outro]
(Laughing like Gchildren,Am living like Emlovers)
And I Fguess that's why they Gcall it the Cblues
(Laughing like Gchildren,Am living like Emlovers)
And I Fguess that's why they Gcall it the Cblues
C(sGloAmwinEmg)
And I Fguess that's why they Gcall it the Cblues