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[Intro ]
Fm Eb Eb Bb
Fm Eb Eb Bb
 
verse 1
Fm Eb Eb Bb
Fingers trace your skin
Fm Eb Eb Bb
All your cliffs and peaks
Fm Eb Eb Bb
And your hair it flows like waterfalls
Fm Eb Eb Bb
Wanna give some color back to your cheeks
 
verse 2
Fm Eb Eb Bb
Fingers intertwine
Fm Eb Eb Bb
As you tell me you can’t take it any more
Fm Eb Eb Bb
Let our hearts and souls combine
Fm Eb Eb Bb
While hell is knocking at our door
 
[Refrão] Fm Eb
Mermaid, sing to me
Eb Bb
He don’t love you like I do
Fm Eb
He won’t take your pain away
Eb Bb
You know it’s true
Fm Eb Eb
I wanna see you smile, wanna see you cry
Bb
Oh, you’re such a fool
Fm Eb
We should get some bruises falling in love
Eb Bb Fm Eb Eb Bb
'Cause I love it when you’re blue
 
Fm Eb Eb Bb
 
verse 3
Fm Eb Eb Bb
Yeah, it’s making me mad
Fm Eb Eb Bb
Knowing I can treat you better than he could
Fm Eb Eb Bb
And your tears they flow like waterfalls
Fm Eb Eb Bb
And I don’t think they should
 
verse 4
Fm Eb Eb Bb
Yeah, it’s okay to smile
Fm Eb Eb Bb
Even if inside it’s tearing you apart
N.C.
No he’ll never love you in the way that I do
Fm Eb Eb Bb
Why’d you go and give someone like that your heart?
 
[Refrão] Fm Eb
Mermaid, sing to me
Eb Bb
He don’t love you like I do
Fm Eb
He won’t take your pain away
Eb Bb
You know it’s true
Fm Eb Eb
I wanna see you smile, wanna see you cry
Bb
Oh, you’re such a fool
Fm Eb
We should get some bruises falling in love
Eb Bb Fm Eb Eb Bb
'Cause I love it when you’re blue
 
Fm Eb Eb Bb
 
Outro
Ab Eb Eb Bb
 
Ab Eb Eb
(Underneath our skin our blood runs blue)
Bb Ab
Our blood runs blue
Ab Eb
(No he’ll never love you like I do)
Eb Bb
I still love you
Ab Eb Eb Bb
And what am I to say?
Ab Eb Eb Bb
What was I supposed to say?
Ab Eb
What am I to say?
Eb Bb
Just tell me what to say
Ab Eb Eb Bb
What am I supposed to say?
 
Ab
What am I to say?
Ab
We threw it all away
Ab
And we’re still blue

How to play Blue

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Fm. 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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