AM I BLUE-by Grant Clarke & Harry Akst-from Bette Midler"s
"THE DIVINE MISS M"
Intro:
Dmaj7 G7 Dmaj7
hold chord and pedal top notes--------------------------------|slide into chord
| 5 5 7 5 8 5 3 4/5 7 5 8 5 |
| 7 5 6 3 5 3 6 3 6/7 |
| 6 5 5 4 5/6 |
| 7 7 4 3 6/7 |
| 5 5 x 5 4/5 |
| 5 5 4 3 4/5 |
A7#9 Dmaj7
I'm just a woman a lonely woman
| 7/8 5 5 5 |
| 7/8 7 5 7 |
| 5/6 5 5 7 6 6 6 |
| x/x 7 7 7 7 7 |
| 6/7 5 5 5 |
| 4/5 5 5 5 |
G7 G9 D7 A7#9
waiting on a weary shore
| 6 3 10 |
| 6 3 10 10 12 13 12 10 13 |
| 5 4 10 10h11 12 14 12 10h11 12 |
| 4 3 9 10 12 12 12 10 11 |
| x 5 10 12 |
| 4 3 |
Dmaj7 E9 Bm7
I'm just a woman a lonely woman the kind
| 5 5 7 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 |
| 6 7 7 7 |
| 7 x 6 7 |
| 5 7 7 x |
| 5 7 |
Bm6 A7
you should feel sorry for
| 7 5 5 |
| 7 5 5 |
| 7 6 6 |
| 6 5 5 |
| x 7 5 |
| 7 5 5 |
D7
Well I woke up this morning around about dawn
G7
without a warning I found that he was gone
5--4---------------------------------------------|
Dmaj7 G7
why did he do it how could he do it
| 4/5 6 3 |
| 6/7 6 3 |
| 5/6 5 4 |
| 6/7 4 3 |
| 4/5 x 5 |
| 4/5 4 3 |
Bm7 Bm6 A13 A7#5
he never done it before
| 7 7 7 5 |
| 7 7 7 6 |
| 7 7 6 6 |
| 7 6 5 5 |
| x x x |
| 7 7 5 |
VERSE 1
Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9 Em7/ Em6/
Am I blue am I blue
Em7/ A13/ Dmaj7/ D9 Db9 Em7/ Bb9 A9
ain't these tears in these eyes
Dmaj7/ F9/ Bbmaj7 A7#5b9
tellin' you
VERSE 2
Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9 Em7/ Em6/ Em7/ A13/
Am I blue you would be too
Dmaj7/ D9 Db9 Em7/ Bb9 A9 Dmaj7/ G9/ Dmaj7//Db7
if each plan with your man done fell through
Break:
F#m7/ F#m6 F#m7/ F#m6/ D6b5/ Db7/D6b5/ Db7/
There was a time when I was his own I was
D6b5/ Db7/ D6b5/ Db7/ F#m7/ F7b9 Em7/ A13
but now I'm the sad and lonely one
VERSE 3:
Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9 Em7/ Em6/ Em7/A13
Was I gay well that was yesterday
Dmaj7/ D9 Db9 Em7/ Bb9 A9
cause now that man is gone and we are through
Dmaj7 Fmaj7 Abmaj7 Dmaj6/9
Am I blue
Chords used in verses:
Dmaj7 Em7 F#m7 B7#5b9 B7#5#9 Em6 A7#5b9 A13 D9
| 5 7 9 8 10 7 6 7 |
| 7 8 10 8 8 8 6 7 10 |
| 6 7 9 8 8 6 6 6 9 |
| 7 x x 7 7 x 5 5 10 |
| 5 7 9 x x 7 x x 9 |
| 5 7 7 5 5 |
Db9 Bb9 A9 F9 G9 Bbmaj7 Db7
| 8 10 9 |
| 9 6 5 8 10 6 9 |
| 8 5 4 8 10 7 10 |
| 9 6 5 7 9 7 9 |
| 8 5 4 8 10 x 11 |
| 6 9 |