Blues Before And After Chords by The Smithereens
Tempo:
126.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
F#
F#m
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#] [A] [B]
[A] [F#] [F#m] [B]
[A] [F#] [A] [B]
[A] [F#m] I really want to see you when you know I might not.
[A] And you make me want [B] you more than [F#] you've ever made a lot.
I say [A] I really love you and you say [F#] that you [A] don't.
And it really turns [B] me on when [F#] you say that you [A] won't.
The blues [B] before and [F#m]
after.
[A] I get the blues [B] before and [F#] after I'm with [C#m] you.
[A] The blues [Bm] before and [F#m]
after.
[A] I get [B] the blues before and after [F#]
loving you.
Sometimes I need [E] to hear your voice, sometimes [A] I don't want to know.
I get so tired of trying [B] to win you, I [F#] just don't want to know.
You're taking just [F#m] what you need and you're well on your way.
I hear [A] the same [B] old story [F#] almost every day.
[A] The blues [Bm] before [F#m] and after.
[A] I get the blues [B] before and [A] after I'm with you.
The blues [Bm] before [A] and after.
I get the blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[C#] It's a shame that you won't see me [A] when I [B] need you tonight.
Cause I [C#] know that if you did then [A] everything [B] would be right.
And [C#] I've tried my very best to give [A] the things [B] that you need.
But the [A] blues, they say you're following [B] me.
I never see [F#] you.
[E] [F#]
[B]
[A] [C#m] [F#] [E] [A]
[F#] [F#m]
[C#m] I [F#] want to take you [E] in my arms and [A] you just [F#m] don't want to know.
[A] When I finally [B] get to touch you it [F#] feels like 40 below.
Cause there's always you have gotten your way.
[A] Just a normal [F#] complication in a typical day.
[A] The blues [F#m] before and after.
I get the [B] blues before and [F#] after I'm with you.
[E] The blues [B] before [F#m] and after.
The blues before and after.
[A] I get the [B] blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[A] The blues [E] before [A] and after.
I get the [B] blues before and [C#m] after I'm with you.
[A] The blues [E] before [F#m] and after.
The blues before and after loving you.
[A] Blues [B] before [A] and after.
I'm going to be a good boy and that's what I will do.
When [E] we're old [F#m]
enough and tender,
[A] I'll be a [F#m] good boy and that's what I'll do.
When we're old enough and tender,
[C#] [F#m]
[C#m] I'll be a [A] good [B] [F#m]
[A] [D#] boy [F#m] and that's what [A] [B] [A]
[B] [A]
I'll do.
[A] [F#] [F#m] [B]
[A] [F#] [A] [B]
[A] [F#m] I really want to see you when you know I might not.
[A] And you make me want [B] you more than [F#] you've ever made a lot.
I say [A] I really love you and you say [F#] that you [A] don't.
And it really turns [B] me on when [F#] you say that you [A] won't.
The blues [B] before and [F#m]
after.
[A] I get the blues [B] before and [F#] after I'm with [C#m] you.
[A] The blues [Bm] before and [F#m]
after.
[A] I get [B] the blues before and after [F#]
loving you.
Sometimes I need [E] to hear your voice, sometimes [A] I don't want to know.
I get so tired of trying [B] to win you, I [F#] just don't want to know.
You're taking just [F#m] what you need and you're well on your way.
I hear [A] the same [B] old story [F#] almost every day.
[A] The blues [Bm] before [F#m] and after.
[A] I get the blues [B] before and [A] after I'm with you.
The blues [Bm] before [A] and after.
I get the blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[C#] It's a shame that you won't see me [A] when I [B] need you tonight.
Cause I [C#] know that if you did then [A] everything [B] would be right.
And [C#] I've tried my very best to give [A] the things [B] that you need.
But the [A] blues, they say you're following [B] me.
I never see [F#] you.
[E] [F#]
[B]
[A] [C#m] [F#] [E] [A]
[F#] [F#m]
[C#m] I [F#] want to take you [E] in my arms and [A] you just [F#m] don't want to know.
[A] When I finally [B] get to touch you it [F#] feels like 40 below.
Cause there's always you have gotten your way.
[A] Just a normal [F#] complication in a typical day.
[A] The blues [F#m] before and after.
I get the [B] blues before and [F#] after I'm with you.
[E] The blues [B] before [F#m] and after.
The blues before and after.
[A] I get the [B] blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[A] The blues [E] before [A] and after.
I get the [B] blues before and [C#m] after I'm with you.
[A] The blues [E] before [F#m] and after.
The blues before and after loving you.
[A] Blues [B] before [A] and after.
I'm going to be a good boy and that's what I will do.
When [E] we're old [F#m]
enough and tender,
[A] I'll be a [F#m] good boy and that's what I'll do.
When we're old enough and tender,
[C#] [F#m]
[C#m] I'll be a [A] good [B] [F#m]
[A] [D#] boy [F#m] and that's what [A] [B] [A]
[B] [A]
I'll do.
Key:
A
B
F#
F#m
E
A
B
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
[A] _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[A] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
[A] _ _ [F#m] I really want to see you when you know I might not.
[A] And you make me want [B] you more than [F#] you've ever made a lot.
I say [A] I really love you and you say [F#] that you [A] don't.
And it really turns [B] me on when [F#] you say that you [A] won't.
The blues [B] before and [F#m]
after.
_ [A] I get the blues [B] before and [F#] after I'm with [C#m] you.
[A] The blues [Bm] before and [F#m]
after.
_ [A] I get [B] the blues before and after [F#]
loving you.
Sometimes I need [E] to hear your voice, sometimes [A] I don't want to know.
I get so tired of trying [B] to win you, I [F#] just don't want to know.
You're taking just [F#m] what you need and you're well on your way.
I hear [A] the same [B] old story [F#] almost every day.
[A] The blues [Bm] before [F#m] and after.
_ [A] I get the blues [B] before and [A] after I'm with you.
The blues [Bm] before [A] and after.
I get the blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[C#] It's a shame that you won't see me [A] when I [B] need you tonight.
Cause I [C#] know that if you did then [A] everything [B] would be right.
And [C#] I've tried my very best to give [A] the things [B] that you need.
But the [A] blues, they say you're following [B] me.
I never see [F#] you.
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [C#m] I [F#] want to take you [E] in my arms and [A] you just [F#m] don't want to know.
[A] When I finally [B] get to touch you it [F#] feels like 40 below.
_ Cause there's always you have gotten your way.
[A] Just a normal [F#] complication in a typical day.
[A] The blues [F#m] before and after.
_ I get the [B] blues before and [F#] after I'm with you.
_ [E] The blues [B] before [F#m] and after.
The blues before and after.
[A] I get the [B] blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[A] The blues [E] before [A] and after.
I get the [B] blues before and [C#m] after I'm with you.
_ [A] The blues [E] before [F#m] and after.
_ The blues before and after loving you.
[A] Blues [B] before [A] and after.
I'm going to be a good _ _ _ boy and that's what I will do.
When [E] we're old [F#m]
enough and tender,
[A] I'll be a [F#m] good boy and that's what I'll do.
_ When we're old enough and tender,
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m]
[C#m] I'll be a [A] good [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D#] boy [F#m] and that's what _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'll do. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
[A] _ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[A] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
[A] _ _ [F#m] I really want to see you when you know I might not.
[A] And you make me want [B] you more than [F#] you've ever made a lot.
I say [A] I really love you and you say [F#] that you [A] don't.
And it really turns [B] me on when [F#] you say that you [A] won't.
The blues [B] before and [F#m]
after.
_ [A] I get the blues [B] before and [F#] after I'm with [C#m] you.
[A] The blues [Bm] before and [F#m]
after.
_ [A] I get [B] the blues before and after [F#]
loving you.
Sometimes I need [E] to hear your voice, sometimes [A] I don't want to know.
I get so tired of trying [B] to win you, I [F#] just don't want to know.
You're taking just [F#m] what you need and you're well on your way.
I hear [A] the same [B] old story [F#] almost every day.
[A] The blues [Bm] before [F#m] and after.
_ [A] I get the blues [B] before and [A] after I'm with you.
The blues [Bm] before [A] and after.
I get the blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[C#] It's a shame that you won't see me [A] when I [B] need you tonight.
Cause I [C#] know that if you did then [A] everything [B] would be right.
And [C#] I've tried my very best to give [A] the things [B] that you need.
But the [A] blues, they say you're following [B] me.
I never see [F#] you.
[E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ [C#m] _ [F#] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [C#m] I [F#] want to take you [E] in my arms and [A] you just [F#m] don't want to know.
[A] When I finally [B] get to touch you it [F#] feels like 40 below.
_ Cause there's always you have gotten your way.
[A] Just a normal [F#] complication in a typical day.
[A] The blues [F#m] before and after.
_ I get the [B] blues before and [F#] after I'm with you.
_ [E] The blues [B] before [F#m] and after.
The blues before and after.
[A] I get the [B] blues before and after [F#] loving you.
[A] The blues [E] before [A] and after.
I get the [B] blues before and [C#m] after I'm with you.
_ [A] The blues [E] before [F#m] and after.
_ The blues before and after loving you.
[A] Blues [B] before [A] and after.
I'm going to be a good _ _ _ boy and that's what I will do.
When [E] we're old [F#m]
enough and tender,
[A] I'll be a [F#m] good boy and that's what I'll do.
_ When we're old enough and tender,
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#m]
[C#m] I'll be a [A] good [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D#] boy [F#m] and that's what _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'll do. _ _