Blue Eyes Blue - Eric Clapton

Blue Eyes Blue

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C9 G A7sus F9
I thought that you'd been loving me
C9 G A7sus F9
I thought you were the one who would stay forever
C9 G A7sus F9
But now forever's come and gone
C9 G A7sus F9
And I'm still here alone
 
Pre Chorus:
F9
'Cause you were only playing
Em7 Am
You were only playing with my heart
G F9
I was never waiting
Em7 F/G F7add9
I was never waiting for the tears to start
 
Chorus:
Bb2 F Gm Ebm7
It was you, who put the clouds around me
Bb2 F Gm Ebm7
It was you, who made the tears fall down
Gm Gm/F Em7/5-
It was you, who broke my heart in pieces
Cm7 D#9 D#/F Bb2
It was you, It was you, who made my blue eyes blue
F Gm Ebm7
Oh oh, I never should have trusted you
 
Verse 2:
I thought that I'd be all you need
In your eyes I thought I saw my heaven
And now my heaven's gone away
And I'm out in the cold
 
pre Chorus:(same chords from the 1st 1)
You had me believing
You had me believing in a lie
Guess I could'nt see it
Guess I could'nt see it, 'till I saw
Goodbye
 
#Repeat Chorus#
 
Guitar Solo Chords:
C, G, Am, Fm7
 
Pre Chorus:
F9
You had me believing
Em7 Am
You had me believing in a lie
G F9
Guess I could'nt see it
Em7
Guess I could'nt see it
F/G F7add9
'Till I saw goodbye
 
Chorus:
Bb2 F Gm/F Eb6/9
It was you, who put the clouds around me
Bb2 F
It was you,
C9 G Am Fm7
It was you, who put those clouds around me
C G Am Fm7
It was you, who made the tears fall down
Am Am/G F/F#
Only you, who broke my heart in pieces
Dm7 F9 F C
It was you, It was you, who made my blue eyes blue
G Am F9
Oh oh, never should have trusted you
 
Coda:
C, G, Am, F9
 
*end on F9

How to play Blue Eyes Blue

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is C9. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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