I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues chords *
Elton John 1983 (Elton John, Davey Johnstone, Bernie Taupin)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Guess_That%27s_Why_They_Call_It_the_Blues
Intro
[C] [G] [F] 2x
Verse
[G]
Don't wish it away
[Em7] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
Don't look at it's like it's forever
[C] [G]
Between you and me
[Bm]
I could honestly say
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
That things can only get better
[C] [G]
And while I'm away,
[B7] [Em]
dust out the demons inside
[C]
And it won't be long
[Em] [G]
Before you and me run
[Am]
To the place in our hearts
[F] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [G]
Where we hide
Chorus
[C]
And I guess that's why
[G] [F]
they call it the blues
[C]
Time on my hands,
[G] [F]
could be time spent with you
[C] [G]
Laughing like children,
[Am]
living like lovers,
[C] [F] [D]
rolling like thunder, under the covers
[F]
And I guess that's why
[G] [C] [Em] [F]
they call it the blues
Verse
[G]
Just stare into space
[Em7] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
Picture my face in your hands
[C] [G]
Live for each second
[Bm]
Without hesitation
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C]
And never forget I'm your man
[C] [G]
Wait on me girl
[B7] [Em] [G]
Cry in the night if it helps
[G7] [C] [G]
But more than ever I simply love you
[Am] [F] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [G]
More than I love life itself
Chorus
[C]
And I guess that's why
[G] [F]
they call it the blues
[C]
Time on my hands,
[G] [F]
could be time spent with you
[C] [G]
Laughing like children,
[Am]
living like lovers,
[C] [F] [D]
rolling like thunder, under the covers
[F]
And I guess that's why
[G] [C] [C] [G] [F]
they call it the blues
Verse
[C] [G]
Wait on me girl
[B7] [Em] [G]
Cry in the night if it helps
[G7] [C] [G]
But more than ever I simply love you
[Am] [F] [G] [C] [G] [Am] [G]
More than I love life itself
Chorus
[C]
And I guess that's why
[G] [F]
they call it the blues
[C]
Time on my hands,
[G] [F]
could be time spent with you
[C] [G]
Laughing like children,
[Am]
living like lovers,
[C] [F] [D]
rolling like thunder, under the covers
[F]
And I guess that's why
[G] [C] [Em] [F]
they call it the blues
Outro
[F]
And I guess that's why
[G] [C]
they call it the blues 2x
* Alternates:
Capo III
[C] = [A]
[G] = [E]
[F] = [D]
[Em7] = [C#m7]
[Bm] = [Abm]
[Em] = [C#m]
[Am] = [F#m]
[D] = [B]
[B7] = [Ab7]
[G7] = [E7]
Capo V
[C] = [G]
[G] = [D]
[F] = [C]
[Em7] = [Bm7]
[Bm] = [F#m]
[Em] = [Bm]
[Am] = [Em]
[D] = [A]
[B7] = [F#7]
[G7] = [D7]
Set8
