Chords for Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Tempo:
89.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
F
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[F] [C] [G]
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[Em] [F] [C]
[G]
[Bm] [C]
[G]
[B] [Em] [G]
[C] [G] the place down [Am] our heart, [F] where [G] we hide.
[G]
And [C] I guess that's [G] why they call it the [F] blues.
Down on the [C] black hills, [G] we'll be dancing [F] with you.
[C] Living [G] like a children, living [C] like lovers,
rolling [F] like a mother under [D] the cockles.
And [F] I guess [D] that's why they call it [C] the blues.
[Em] [F]
[G] Sitting in a space, [Em] I [F] picture my face in your hands.
[C]
Living for [G] a reason, you don't [Bm] ever tell me.
I'll [C] never forget I'm your man, you're sweet like [G] a girl.
[B] Dying for my [Em] heaven and hell, [G] oh yeah, before [C] I never
I'll still be loving [G] you, oh man [C] I love [F]
life [G] itself.
[C] And I guess [G] that's why they call it [F] the blues.
Down [C] on the black hills, [G] we'll be dancing [F] with you.
[C]
Living [G] like a children, living [Am] like lovers,
[C]
rolling [F] like a mother under [D] the cockles.
[F] And I guess that's why they call it [C] the [Em] blues.
[F] [D] [G]
[Em] [C] [Am]
[G]
[Bm] [C] [Am]
Waiting on [G] your girl,
[B] dying for my [Em] heaven and hell,
[G] oh yeah, [C] before I never, I'll still be [G] loving you.
But [Am] that's not love, [G] life itself.
[C] And I guess [G] that's why they call it [F] the blues.
Down [C] on the black [G] hills, we'll be dancing [F] with you.
[C] Living [G] like a children, living [Am] like lovers,
[F] rolling like a mother under [D] the cockles.
[F] And I guess that's why they [C] call it the blues.
Down on the black hills, we'll be dancing with you.
[Am] [Em] Living like a children, [G] [C]
[Em] living [Em] like lovers,
[G] rolling like a mother [C] under [Em] [Am]
[C] the [F] cockles.
And I guess that's [G] why they call it [E] the blues. Blues, [F] yeah.
[F] That's why they call it the blues, yeah.
[Bb]
[Dm] That's why they [C] call it, [E] that's why they call it the blues,
[D]
[F] yeah.
[Cm] Oh, [D] yeah.
[G]
That's why they call it the blues, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
[Cm] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[F]
[Em] [F] [C]
[G]
[Bm] [C]
[G]
[B] [Em] [G]
[C] [G] the place down [Am] our heart, [F] where [G] we hide.
[G]
And [C] I guess that's [G] why they call it the [F] blues.
Down on the [C] black hills, [G] we'll be dancing [F] with you.
[C] Living [G] like a children, living [C] like lovers,
rolling [F] like a mother under [D] the cockles.
And [F] I guess [D] that's why they call it [C] the blues.
[Em] [F]
[G] Sitting in a space, [Em] I [F] picture my face in your hands.
[C]
Living for [G] a reason, you don't [Bm] ever tell me.
I'll [C] never forget I'm your man, you're sweet like [G] a girl.
[B] Dying for my [Em] heaven and hell, [G] oh yeah, before [C] I never
I'll still be loving [G] you, oh man [C] I love [F]
life [G] itself.
[C] And I guess [G] that's why they call it [F] the blues.
Down [C] on the black hills, [G] we'll be dancing [F] with you.
[C]
Living [G] like a children, living [Am] like lovers,
[C]
rolling [F] like a mother under [D] the cockles.
[F] And I guess that's why they call it [C] the [Em] blues.
[F] [D] [G]
[Em] [C] [Am]
[G]
[Bm] [C] [Am]
Waiting on [G] your girl,
[B] dying for my [Em] heaven and hell,
[G] oh yeah, [C] before I never, I'll still be [G] loving you.
But [Am] that's not love, [G] life itself.
[C] And I guess [G] that's why they call it [F] the blues.
Down [C] on the black [G] hills, we'll be dancing [F] with you.
[C] Living [G] like a children, living [Am] like lovers,
[F] rolling like a mother under [D] the cockles.
[F] And I guess that's why they [C] call it the blues.
Down on the black hills, we'll be dancing with you.
[Am] [Em] Living like a children, [G] [C]
[Em] living [Em] like lovers,
[G] rolling like a mother [C] under [Em] [Am]
[C] the [F] cockles.
And I guess that's [G] why they call it [E] the blues. Blues, [F] yeah.
[F] That's why they call it the blues, yeah.
[Bb]
[Dm] That's why they [C] call it, [E] that's why they call it the blues,
[D]
[F] yeah.
[Cm] Oh, [D] yeah.
[G]
That's why they call it the blues, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
[Cm] [C]
Key:
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C
F
Em
Am
G
C
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_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
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_ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ the place down [Am] our heart, [F] where [G] we hide.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ And [C] I guess that's [G] why they call it the [F] blues.
Down on the [C] black hills, [G] we'll be dancing [F] with you.
_ [C] Living [G] like a children, living [C] like lovers,
rolling [F] like a mother under [D] the cockles.
And [F] I guess [D] that's why they call it [C] the blues.
[Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] Sitting in a space, [Em] I [F] picture my face in your hands.
_ _ [C] _ _
Living for [G] a reason, you don't [Bm] ever tell me.
I'll [C] never forget I'm your man, _ _ _ you're sweet like [G] a girl.
_ _ [B] _ Dying for my [Em] heaven and hell, [G] oh yeah, before [C] I never
I'll still be loving [G] you, oh man [C] I love [F]
life [G] itself. _ _ _ _ _
[C] And I guess [G] that's why they call it [F] the blues.
Down [C] on the black hills, [G] we'll be dancing [F] with you.
[C]
Living [G] like a children, living [Am] like lovers,
[C]
rolling [F] like a mother under [D] the _ cockles.
[F] And I guess that's why they call it [C] the [Em] blues.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Waiting on [G] your girl, _
_ [B] _ dying for my [Em] heaven and hell,
[G] oh yeah, [C] before I never, I'll still be [G] loving you.
But [Am] that's not love, _ [G] life itself. _
_ _ _ _ [C] And I guess [G] that's why they call it [F] the blues.
Down [C] on the black [G] hills, we'll be dancing [F] with you.
[C] Living [G] like a children, living [Am] like lovers,
_ [F] rolling like a mother _ under [D] the cockles.
_ [F] And I guess that's why they [C] call it the blues.
Down on the black hills, we'll be dancing with you.
[Am] _ [Em] Living like a children, _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ living [Em] like lovers,
[G] rolling like a mother _ [C] _ under [Em] _ [Am] _ _
[C] the [F] cockles.
And I guess that's [G] why they call it _ _ _ [E] the blues. Blues, [F] yeah. _ _
[F] _ That's why they call it the blues, yeah.
[Bb] _
_ _ [Dm] That's why they [C] call it, [E] _ that's why they call it the blues,
[D] _
[F] yeah.
_ [Cm] Oh, [D] yeah.
[G]
That's why they call it the blues, yeah.
Oh, yeah. _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ the place down [Am] our heart, [F] where [G] we hide.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ And [C] I guess that's [G] why they call it the [F] blues.
Down on the [C] black hills, [G] we'll be dancing [F] with you.
_ [C] Living [G] like a children, living [C] like lovers,
rolling [F] like a mother under [D] the cockles.
And [F] I guess [D] that's why they call it [C] the blues.
[Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] Sitting in a space, [Em] I [F] picture my face in your hands.
_ _ [C] _ _
Living for [G] a reason, you don't [Bm] ever tell me.
I'll [C] never forget I'm your man, _ _ _ you're sweet like [G] a girl.
_ _ [B] _ Dying for my [Em] heaven and hell, [G] oh yeah, before [C] I never
I'll still be loving [G] you, oh man [C] I love [F]
life [G] itself. _ _ _ _ _
[C] And I guess [G] that's why they call it [F] the blues.
Down [C] on the black hills, [G] we'll be dancing [F] with you.
[C]
Living [G] like a children, living [Am] like lovers,
[C]
rolling [F] like a mother under [D] the _ cockles.
[F] And I guess that's why they call it [C] the [Em] blues.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ Waiting on [G] your girl, _
_ [B] _ dying for my [Em] heaven and hell,
[G] oh yeah, [C] before I never, I'll still be [G] loving you.
But [Am] that's not love, _ [G] life itself. _
_ _ _ _ [C] And I guess [G] that's why they call it [F] the blues.
Down [C] on the black [G] hills, we'll be dancing [F] with you.
[C] Living [G] like a children, living [Am] like lovers,
_ [F] rolling like a mother _ under [D] the cockles.
_ [F] And I guess that's why they [C] call it the blues.
Down on the black hills, we'll be dancing with you.
[Am] _ [Em] Living like a children, _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ living [Em] like lovers,
[G] rolling like a mother _ [C] _ under [Em] _ [Am] _ _
[C] the [F] cockles.
And I guess that's [G] why they call it _ _ _ [E] the blues. Blues, [F] yeah. _ _
[F] _ That's why they call it the blues, yeah.
[Bb] _
_ _ [Dm] That's why they [C] call it, [E] _ that's why they call it the blues,
[D] _
[F] yeah.
_ [Cm] Oh, [D] yeah.
[G]
That's why they call it the blues, yeah.
Oh, yeah. _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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