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Blue Sunny Day by Jonathan Coulton
Just a note about the '/' chords as the chord name seems to be misunderstood
or misused quite frequently. These are chords which are standard chords played
with an alternate note in the bass. So the chord goes before the / and the
note after the / is the bass note added. So as you notice Bm/A contains a
Bm triad in a different order, also known as an inversion, so you have F#
which is the 5th (the 4th fret on the D string), then B which is the
root (the 4th fret on the G string), then D which is the minor third (the 3rd
fret on the B string). This then allows the added bass note to be at the
bottom, which in this case is the open A string.
Hopefully that made sense and was a little helpful but anyway, on to the song:
Capo on 2nd fret
Chord list, in order of appearance:
Am Em7 C G E F Bm7b5 A Bm/A C#m/A
E--0---------0---3---0---1-------------------------|
B--1----0----1---0---0---1----3-----2----3-----5---|
G--2----0----0---0---1---2----2-----2----4-----6---|
D--2----0----2---0---2---3----3-----2----4-----6---|
A--0----2----3---x---2---3----2-----0----0-----0---|
E-------0--------3---0---1-------------------------|
D/A Dm7 F/D Amaj7 Cmaj7/A D Am7 D9 D7 B7
E-------1----5-----0------0-----2----0----5---2----2--|
B--7----1----6-----2------5-----3----1----5---1----0--|
G--7----2----5-----1------4-----2----0----5---2----2--|
D--7----0----0-----2------5-----0----2----4---0----1--|
A--0---------------0------0----------0----5--------2--|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
(Fig. 1)
E------------------------0----------------------|
B--------------0-----------------3-----0--------|
G--------2--------------------------------2--0--|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E--3--------3-----3----------3------3-----------|
Am Em7
|C |C |
CEarly light that Gburns my eyes, AAm minute more the Esun will rise
F C G (Fig. 1)
And paint the bright blue sky with yellow gold
CI'll be dead aGsleep by then, AmShut up in this Ebox again
UnBm7b5til it'sE gone, Bm7b5Outside EI can hear it
ABirds are singing, Bm/Abees are buzzing,C#m/A sun shines oveD/Arhead
AI'd be there to Bm/Asee it but IC#m/A can't get out of D/Abed A Em7
CSince the day you Dm7left the weather aClways feels this wF/Day
One more Amaj7blue Cmaj7/A sunny Dday Bm7b5
Am Em7
CLooking for an Geasy mark, I Amhit the Denny's Eafter dark
F C G (Fig 1)
And take a lonely waitress home to drink
CShe's sincere, but Ghalfway through, I Amfind I'm wishing Eshe was you
My Bm7b5blood goes Ecold, I Bm7b5guess this Edate is over
ASeveral hours Bm/Alater I'm the C#m/Aonly one D/Aawake
AAll these streets are Bm/Aempty, it's just C#m/Ame and my D/Amistake A Em7
COne by one the Dm7stars go out as Cblack sky turns to F/Dgray
One more Amaj7blue Cmaj7/A sunny Dday Bm7b5 Sometimes I see how long
IAmaj7 can wait
Am7 Tempting disaster by my D9garden gate
Bm7b5My trembling hand's on the cAmaj7ellar door
Am7 Trying not to D7think of B7what it is I'mE waiting
Ffor C Dm7 E A Bm/A C#m/A
Am Em7
CAll at once I've hGad enough, As Amif I'm made of Esterner stuff
F C G (Fig 1)
I take a breath and open up the door
CDawn breaks hard and Gfalls on me, For Amjust one moment EI can see
The Bm7b5pale blue Esky, I Bm7b5close my Eeyes because
The Aworld's so bright and Bm/Abeautiful I C#m/Ahave to look D/Aaway
ABraced against the Bm/Abeauty of aC#m/Another perfect D/Aday A Em7
CAs I go to Dm7pieces and the Cbreeze blows me F/Daway
One more Amaj7blue Cmaj7/A sunny Dday Bm7b5
What a song right? enjoy,
Dave
Any questions or feedback, my email is Davidtlangley@hotmail.co.uk