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Meet Me Where They Play The Blues
Words & Music by Sammy Gallop & Steve AllenRecorded by Maria Muldaur, 1999
Intro: G B7 Em7 G7 C Cm
D D9 D G G6 F Dm7 G G7
I got a heart that's broken heart - ed, how do I mend it?
C9 G/B C7 D7
I got a crying jag you started, how do I end it?
G G6 G E7 C Am7 Cm
But if you're feeling gloomy, come a-running to me --
G B7 E7 Bm7-5 Am7 D7
Meet me where they play the blues.
D D9 D G G6 F Dm7 G G7
Peo- ple have said they've seen you dance in hideaway places;
G C9 G/B C7 D7
People have said you find romance in other's embraces.
G G6 G E7 C Am7 Cm
But if your feel - in' dreamy, and you care to see me,
G Bm7-5 Am7 Cdim G
Meet me where they play the blues.
Bridge:
G Cdim G7 G Cdim G7
Eyes that flirt with a tear are common round here,
C9 Am CM7 CM7/6
And misery loves company, they say;
A Em7 A7 Em7 A Em7 A7
So I'll linger 'til dawn while the trumpet wails on
Am7 Cdim D7
Hopin' you'll happen this way.
D D9 D G G6 F Dm7 G G7
I'm get - tin' tired of sippin' wine and watchin' it bubble;
G C9 G/B C7 D7
How did our dreams get out of line and wind up in trouble?
G G6 G E7 C Am7 Cm
But, honey, if you're yearnin' there's a flame still burnin' --
G B7 E7 Bm7-5 Am7 D7
Meet me where they play the blues.
(Instrumental interlude: verse chords)
Repeat Bridge:
D D9 D G G6 F Dm7 G G7
I'm get - tin' tired of sippin' wine and watchin' it bubble;
G C9 G/B C7 D7
How did our dreams get out of line and wind up in trouble?
G G6 G E7 C Am7 Cm
But, honey, if you're yearnin' there's a flame still burnin' --
G Bm7-5 Am7 Cdim G
Meet me where they play the blues.