Chords for Elton John - I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues (Miami Arena 1998)
Tempo:
87.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [G]
[F] [Am] [C]
[G] [F] [G]
Don't get you to wait, [Em] don't look at it like [F] [C] it's forever.
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] And she knew what [G] made, I [Bm] could honestly say, [F] things [C] kinda way [F] better.
[C] [C] [Dm] [C]
While [G] I'm away, [B]
just got the demon [Em] inside.
[Dm]
And it [C] won't be long before you [G] and me run from the place [C] that I was, where [G] we're at.
[Am] [G] [C] Just like [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Now I'm [C] back and [G] [F] I'm missing you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder.
Under [D] the cover, [F]
[G] that's what they call it, [C] the [Em] blues.
[F] [G]
Staring at space, [Em] oh, [F] picture my face [C] in your [F] hand.
[C] [F] [C]
Live [G] for a second, you got [Bm] everything.
[F] Never [C] forget I'm your [F] man.
[Cm] [F] [C]
Wait on [G] me girl, [B] for I will not [Em] give it up.
[G]
But [C] more than ever, I still will [G] love you, more than [Am] I love [F]
life [G] itself.
[Am] [G] [C] I guess that's [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Time on [C] my hands, [G] could be time [F] spent with you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder.
[D] Under the cover, [F] I guess [G] that's what they call it, [C] the blues.
[Em]
[F] [G]
[C] [Gm] [G] [Em] [F]
[C]
[G]
[Bm] [F] [Cm]
[F] [C] Wait on [G] me girl, [B] for I will not give [Em] it up.
[G]
But more [C] than ever, I still will [G] love you, more than [C] I love [F]
life [G] itself.
[Am] [G] [C] I guess that's [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Time on [C] my hands, [G] could be time [F] spent with you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder.
[D] Under the cover, [F]
[G] that's what they call [C] it, the blues.
[G] Having the children, [A] [Em] living like lovers.
[F]
I guess [G] that's what they call [C] it, the blues.
[G] Having the children, [Am] [Em] living like [F] lovers.
I guess that's what [G] they [C] call it, the blues.
[G] [Em] [Am] [Em]
[F] I guess that's [C] what they call it, the blues.
[F] [Fm] [C]
[B]
[F] [Am] [C]
[G] [F] [G]
Don't get you to wait, [Em] don't look at it like [F] [C] it's forever.
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] And she knew what [G] made, I [Bm] could honestly say, [F] things [C] kinda way [F] better.
[C] [C] [Dm] [C]
While [G] I'm away, [B]
just got the demon [Em] inside.
[Dm]
And it [C] won't be long before you [G] and me run from the place [C] that I was, where [G] we're at.
[Am] [G] [C] Just like [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Now I'm [C] back and [G] [F] I'm missing you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder.
Under [D] the cover, [F]
[G] that's what they call it, [C] the [Em] blues.
[F] [G]
Staring at space, [Em] oh, [F] picture my face [C] in your [F] hand.
[C] [F] [C]
Live [G] for a second, you got [Bm] everything.
[F] Never [C] forget I'm your [F] man.
[Cm] [F] [C]
Wait on [G] me girl, [B] for I will not [Em] give it up.
[G]
But [C] more than ever, I still will [G] love you, more than [Am] I love [F]
life [G] itself.
[Am] [G] [C] I guess that's [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Time on [C] my hands, [G] could be time [F] spent with you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder.
[D] Under the cover, [F] I guess [G] that's what they call it, [C] the blues.
[Em]
[F] [G]
[C] [Gm] [G] [Em] [F]
[C]
[G]
[Bm] [F] [Cm]
[F] [C] Wait on [G] me girl, [B] for I will not give [Em] it up.
[G]
But more [C] than ever, I still will [G] love you, more than [C] I love [F]
life [G] itself.
[Am] [G] [C] I guess that's [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Time on [C] my hands, [G] could be time [F] spent with you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder.
[D] Under the cover, [F]
[G] that's what they call [C] it, the blues.
[G] Having the children, [A] [Em] living like lovers.
[F]
I guess [G] that's what they call [C] it, the blues.
[G] Having the children, [Am] [Em] living like [F] lovers.
I guess that's what [G] they [C] call it, the blues.
[G] [Em] [Am] [Em]
[F] I guess that's [C] what they call it, the blues.
[F] [Fm] [C]
[B]
Key:
C
G
F
Em
Am
C
G
F
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
Don't get you to wait, [Em] don't look at it like [F] [C] it's forever.
[F] _ [C] _ [F] _
[C] _ [F] [C] And she knew what [G] made, I [Bm] could honestly say, [F] things [C] kinda way [F] better.
[C] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C]
While [G] I'm away, _ _ [B]
just got the demon [Em] inside.
_ [Dm]
And it [C] won't be long before you [G] and me run from the place [C] that I was, where [G] we're at. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] [C] Just like [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Now I'm [C] back and [G] _ [F] I'm missing you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder.
Under [D] the cover, _ _ [F] _
[G] that's what they call it, [C] the [Em] blues.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Staring at space, [Em] oh, [F] picture my face [C] in your [F] hand.
[C] _ [F] _ [C] _
_ Live [G] for a second, you got [Bm] everything.
_ [F] Never [C] forget I'm your [F] man.
[Cm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
Wait on [G] me girl, _ [B] for I will not [Em] give it up.
[G]
But [C] more than ever, I still will [G] love you, more than [Am] I love [F]
life [G] itself. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] [C] I guess that's [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Time on [C] my hands, [G] could be time [F] spent with you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder. _
[D] Under the cover, _ [F] I guess [G] that's what they call it, [C] the blues.
[Em] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Gm] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ Wait on [G] me girl, _ _ [B] for I will not give [Em] it up.
[G]
But more [C] than ever, I still will [G] love you, more than [C] I love [F]
life [G] itself. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] [C] I guess that's [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Time on [C] my hands, [G] could be time [F] spent with you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder. _
[D] Under the cover, _ _ [F] _
[G] that's what they call [C] it, the blues.
[G] Having the children, [A] _ [Em] living like lovers.
[F]
I guess [G] that's what they call [C] it, the blues.
[G] Having the children, [Am] [Em] living like [F] lovers.
I guess that's what [G] they [C] call it, the blues.
[G] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[F] I guess that's [C] what they call it, the _ _ blues.
[F] _ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _
Don't get you to wait, [Em] don't look at it like [F] [C] it's forever.
[F] _ [C] _ [F] _
[C] _ [F] [C] And she knew what [G] made, I [Bm] could honestly say, [F] things [C] kinda way [F] better.
[C] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ [C]
While [G] I'm away, _ _ [B]
just got the demon [Em] inside.
_ [Dm]
And it [C] won't be long before you [G] and me run from the place [C] that I was, where [G] we're at. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] [C] Just like [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Now I'm [C] back and [G] _ [F] I'm missing you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder.
Under [D] the cover, _ _ [F] _
[G] that's what they call it, [C] the [Em] blues.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
Staring at space, [Em] oh, [F] picture my face [C] in your [F] hand.
[C] _ [F] _ [C] _
_ Live [G] for a second, you got [Bm] everything.
_ [F] Never [C] forget I'm your [F] man.
[Cm] _ [F] _ [C] _ _
Wait on [G] me girl, _ [B] for I will not [Em] give it up.
[G]
But [C] more than ever, I still will [G] love you, more than [Am] I love [F]
life [G] itself. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] [C] I guess that's [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Time on [C] my hands, [G] could be time [F] spent with you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder. _
[D] Under the cover, _ [F] I guess [G] that's what they call it, [C] the blues.
[Em] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ [Gm] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ Wait on [G] me girl, _ _ [B] for I will not give [Em] it up.
[G]
But more [C] than ever, I still will [G] love you, more than [C] I love [F]
life [G] itself. _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [G] [C] I guess that's [G] what they call it, [F] the blues.
Time on [C] my hands, [G] could be time [F] spent with you.
[C]
Walking [G] like a child, living [Am] like a lover, [C] rolling [F] like thunder. _
[D] Under the cover, _ _ [F] _
[G] that's what they call [C] it, the blues.
[G] Having the children, [A] _ [Em] living like lovers.
[F]
I guess [G] that's what they call [C] it, the blues.
[G] Having the children, [Am] [Em] living like [F] lovers.
I guess that's what [G] they [C] call it, the blues.
[G] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
[F] I guess that's [C] what they call it, the _ _ blues.
[F] _ _ [Fm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _