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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