Born To Be Blue

by The Steve Miller Band · posted by WaltP

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BORN TO BE BLUE
By: Mel Torme and R. Wells
The Steve Miller Band
Key: C

 8    -7    7     7*  8*  -7* 7*  -7  8
Some folks were meant to live in clov-er 
 7   -6  -5*  7   8  7   -6 -5*
But they are such a chos-en few, 
-5  -5* -5* -5 -5* 7 -6
And clov-er be-ing green 
5   -5*  -6    -5* -5 -5* 7 -6
Is some-thing I`ve nev-er seen 
  5  -5  5   -5  -4 5   7
Cause I was born to be blue 

 8     -7    7  7*  8*  -7* 7* -7  8
When there`s a yel-low moon a-bove me 
 7   -6    -5*    7     8   7   -6    -5*
They say there`s moon-beams I should view, 
-5   -5*  -5*  -5 -5* 7 -6
But moon-beams be-ing gold 
 5   -5*  -6  -5* -5  -5* 7 -6
Are some-thing I can`t be-hold 
  5  -5  5  -5*  5 -5*  5
Cause I was born to be blue 

-7* -7* 7* -7*
When I met you 
 7*  -7*   8*  -7*    7* -7* 8*
The world was bright and sun-ny 
 -7*  8*  -7*  7* -7*  7*   -6
When you left the cur-tain fell 
 5*  5   -5   7*
I`d like to laugh 
-6*  6   -5*   -6*   7* -7* -8
But noth-ing strikes me fun-ny 
-7* -6    7    7*-7*-7* -7*  7    7
Now my world`s a fad-ed pas-tel, well 

8  -7    7   7*  8*-7* 7*   -7    8
I guess I`m luck-i-er than some folks 
 7     -6  -5*    7   8   7  -6  -5*
I`ve known the thrill of lov-in` you, 
-5  -5* -5* -5 -5* 7 -6 
And that a-lone is more 
 5  -5* 5  -5* -5 -5* 7-6
than I was cre-at-ed  for 
  5  -5  5  -5*  5 -5*  5
Cause I was born to be blue 

-7* -7* 7* -7*
When I met you 
 7*  -7*   8*  -7*    7* -7* 8*
The world was bright and sun-ny 
 -7*  8*  -7*  7* -7*  7*   -6
When you left the cur-tain fell 
 5*  5   -5   7*
I`d like to laugh 
-6*  6   -5*   -6*   7* -7* -8
But noth-ing strikes me fun-ny 
-7* -6    7    7*-7*-7* -7*  7    7
Now my world`s a fad-ed pas-tel, well 

8  -7    7   7*  8*-7* 7*   -7    8
I guess I`m luck-i-er than some folks 
 7     -6  -5*    7   8   7  -6  -5*
I`ve known the thrill of lov-in` you, 
-5  -5* -5* -5 -5* 7 -6 
And that a-lone is more 
 5  -5* 5  -5* -5 -5* 7-6
than I was cre-at-ed  for 
  5  -5  5  -5*  5 -5*  5
Cause I was born to be blue

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