Chords for John Smith // I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Tempo:
90.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G]
Don't wish it away, [C]
don't look at it [G] like it's forever.
Between [D] you and me, I [F#m] could honestly say things could only get better.
[G]
[D] While I'm away,
[F#] dust off the [Bm] demons [Am] inside.
[G] Cause it won't be long before you [D] and me run to the [G] place in our hearts where
[D] I
[Em] guess that's why they call [G] it the [C] blues.
Cause time [G] on my [D] hands could be time [C] spent with you.
[G] [D] Laughing like children, living [E] like lovers, [D] rolling like thunder [C] [Am] under the cover.
[A] [D] I guess that's why they [G] call it the [D] blues.
[G]
[D] Just staring at the [C] space in the picture of my face [G] in your eyes.
I could look [D] for each second without [F#m] hesitation.
[F#] Never forget [G] I'm your man.
Wait [D] for me girl.
[F#] Die in the night [Bm] if it helps you.
[Am] More than ever, [G] I simply [D] love you [A] more [Em] than I love [G] her.
[A]
[G] I guess that's why they call it the blues.
[C] Cause [G] time on my hands [D] could be [C] time spent with [G] you.
[D] Laughing like children, living [Em] like lovers, [A] rolling [D]
like thunder [B] under the cover.
[A]
I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
[G]
[C] [A] [E] [C]
[G] [D#] [G] [D]
Wait for [G] me girl.
[D] [F#] Cry in the night if it helps.
[D] More than ever, I simply love you more than [E] I love life [D] itself.
[Am]
[D] [G] I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
[G] Cause time on my [D] hands could be time [C] spent with you.
[G] [D] Laughing like children, living [Em] like [A] lovers, rolling [C] like thunder under [B] the [D]
cover.
[A] [G] I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
[Em]
[D] I [C] guess that's [D] why they call it the blues.
[Em] [D] I [A] guess that's why they call it the [D] blues.
[Em] I [D]
[A] guess that's why they call it [D] the blues.
[A] [G]
Don't wish it away, [C]
don't look at it [G] like it's forever.
Between [D] you and me, I [F#m] could honestly say things could only get better.
[G]
[D] While I'm away,
[F#] dust off the [Bm] demons [Am] inside.
[G] Cause it won't be long before you [D] and me run to the [G] place in our hearts where
[D] I
[Em] guess that's why they call [G] it the [C] blues.
Cause time [G] on my [D] hands could be time [C] spent with you.
[G] [D] Laughing like children, living [E] like lovers, [D] rolling like thunder [C] [Am] under the cover.
[A] [D] I guess that's why they [G] call it the [D] blues.
[G]
[D] Just staring at the [C] space in the picture of my face [G] in your eyes.
I could look [D] for each second without [F#m] hesitation.
[F#] Never forget [G] I'm your man.
Wait [D] for me girl.
[F#] Die in the night [Bm] if it helps you.
[Am] More than ever, [G] I simply [D] love you [A] more [Em] than I love [G] her.
[A]
[G] I guess that's why they call it the blues.
[C] Cause [G] time on my hands [D] could be [C] time spent with [G] you.
[D] Laughing like children, living [Em] like lovers, [A] rolling [D]
like thunder [B] under the cover.
[A]
I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
[G]
[C] [A] [E] [C]
[G] [D#] [G] [D]
Wait for [G] me girl.
[D] [F#] Cry in the night if it helps.
[D] More than ever, I simply love you more than [E] I love life [D] itself.
[Am]
[D] [G] I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
[G] Cause time on my [D] hands could be time [C] spent with you.
[G] [D] Laughing like children, living [Em] like [A] lovers, rolling [C] like thunder under [B] the [D]
cover.
[A] [G] I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
[Em]
[D] I [C] guess that's [D] why they call it the blues.
[Em] [D] I [A] guess that's why they call it the [D] blues.
[Em] I [D]
[A] guess that's why they call it [D] the blues.
[A] [G]
Key:
D
G
C
A
Em
D
G
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't wish it away, [C]
don't look at it [G] like it's forever. _ _ _
_ _ Between [D] you and me, I [F#m] could honestly say things could only get better.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] While I'm away, _ _
_ [F#] dust off the [Bm] demons [Am] inside.
[G] Cause it won't be long before you [D] and me run to the [G] place in our hearts where
[D] I _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ guess that's why they call [G] it the [C] blues.
Cause time [G] on my [D] hands could be time [C] spent with you.
[G] [D] Laughing like children, living [E] like lovers, [D] rolling like thunder [C] [Am] under the cover.
[A] _ [D] I guess that's why they [G] call it the [D] blues.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Just staring at the [C] space in the picture of my face [G] in your eyes.
_ _ _ I could look [D] for each second without [F#m] hesitation.
[F#] Never forget [G] I'm your man.
_ _ Wait [D] for me girl.
_ [F#] Die in the night [Bm] if it helps you.
[Am] _ More than ever, [G] I simply [D] love you [A] more [Em] than I love [G] her. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I guess that's why they call it the blues.
[C] Cause [G] time on my hands [D] could be [C] time spent with [G] you.
[D] Laughing like children, living [Em] like lovers, [A] rolling [D]
like thunder [B] under the cover.
[A] _
I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D#] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
Wait for [G] me girl.
[D] _ [F#] Cry in the night if it helps.
[D] More than ever, I simply love you _ more than [E] I love life [D] itself.
_ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
[G] Cause time on my [D] hands could be time [C] spent with you.
[G] _ [D] Laughing like children, living [Em] like [A] lovers, rolling [C] like thunder under [B] the [D]
cover.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[D] I [C] guess that's [D] why they call it the blues.
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ I [A] guess that's why they call it the [D] blues.
_ [Em] I _ [D] _
_ [A] guess that's why they call it [D] the blues. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Don't wish it away, [C]
don't look at it [G] like it's forever. _ _ _
_ _ Between [D] you and me, I [F#m] could honestly say things could only get better.
[G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] While I'm away, _ _
_ [F#] dust off the [Bm] demons [Am] inside.
[G] Cause it won't be long before you [D] and me run to the [G] place in our hearts where
[D] I _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ guess that's why they call [G] it the [C] blues.
Cause time [G] on my [D] hands could be time [C] spent with you.
[G] [D] Laughing like children, living [E] like lovers, [D] rolling like thunder [C] [Am] under the cover.
[A] _ [D] I guess that's why they [G] call it the [D] blues.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Just staring at the [C] space in the picture of my face [G] in your eyes.
_ _ _ I could look [D] for each second without [F#m] hesitation.
[F#] Never forget [G] I'm your man.
_ _ Wait [D] for me girl.
_ [F#] Die in the night [Bm] if it helps you.
[Am] _ More than ever, [G] I simply [D] love you [A] more [Em] than I love [G] her. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] I guess that's why they call it the blues.
[C] Cause [G] time on my hands [D] could be [C] time spent with [G] you.
[D] Laughing like children, living [Em] like lovers, [A] rolling [D]
like thunder [B] under the cover.
[A] _
I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D#] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
Wait for [G] me girl.
[D] _ [F#] Cry in the night if it helps.
[D] More than ever, I simply love you _ more than [E] I love life [D] itself.
_ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
[G] Cause time on my [D] hands could be time [C] spent with you.
[G] _ [D] Laughing like children, living [Em] like [A] lovers, rolling [C] like thunder under [B] the [D]
cover.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] I guess [D] that's why they call it the blues.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[D] I [C] guess that's [D] why they call it the blues.
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ I [A] guess that's why they call it the [D] blues.
_ [Em] I _ [D] _
_ [A] guess that's why they call it [D] the blues. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _