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Meaning Of The Blues
Words & Music by Leah Worth & Bobby Troup
Recorded by Julie London, 1957
Am F D9 E7-9
Blue was just the color of the sea,
Am F Bm7-5 E7
Til my lover left me;
Am F D9 E7-9
Blue was just a bluebird in a tree,
Gm7 Dm7 Am E7
Til he said "Forget me."
C G F G
Blue always made me think of summer,
C Am7 Bm7-5 E7
Cloudless summer skies so fresh and warm;
Am F Am7 F
But now the blue I see is more like winter
Dm A7 F Bm7-5 E
Winter skies with clouds about to storm.
Am F D9 E7-9
Blue was just the color of his eyes
Am F Bm7-5 E7
Til he said "Goodbye, love."
Am F D9 E7-9
Blue was just a ribbon for first prize
Gm7 Dm7 Am E7
Til he said, "Don't cry, love."
F Dm7 Bm7-5 G7
And blues were only torch songs
F Dm7 Bbm9
Fashioned for impulsive ingénues;
Am F D9 E7-9
But now I know, too well I know,
F Dm7 Bm7-5 E7 Am
Too well I know the meaning of the blues.
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