Blue World The Moody Blues
Intro:
Drum / //
Bass, palm muted. 2x
Am(5thfr) G(3rdfr)
E------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------| A-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-----------------0-0----| E-------------------3-3--3-3---3---------0-|
[F] [Am]
E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------| A----------------0-0-----------------------0-0----| E-1-1--1-1---1------------0-0-0-0-0--0-0--------0-|
Lead guitar comes in on 2nd time. Bass continues.
Am(5thfr) G(3rdfr)
E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G---------------------------5vvv7vvvvv------------| D----------------------5-7------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------|
[F] [Am]
E------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------| A------3-5-----------------------3-5-------------| E-3-5-------1vvvvv----------3-5--------5vvvvv----|
[Am]Heart and soul, took con-trol, took con-trol of me-e-e.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------------5vvv-7-----|vvvv D----------------------------5-7------------------------5-7-------------| A---------------------------------7vvvv---------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[F]Paid my dues, spread the news, [Am]hands a-cross the sea.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------5----------| G-----------------------------------------------------5\7---7--------| D-------------------------------------------------------------5------|h7vvv A--------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Am]Put me down, turn me 'round, turn me 'round to see.
E--------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------5-----------------------------6p5-------| G-----------------------5-7----5h7vvv------------------5h7-----7-----| D---------------------7------------------------------------------7---| A--------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[F]Mar-bled halls, op-en doors, [Am]and some-one found the key.
E---------------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------------7--------| D-------------------------------------------------------5vvv---5-7----|vvv A---------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Am]And it's [F]on-ly what you do,
E-----------------------------1----1----| B-----------------------------2--2----2-| G-----------------------------3---------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------|
[F]That keeps it [Am]com-ing back on you.
E----------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------5h7-----------| D---------------------------------5h7-------5--------|h7vvvv A----------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------|
Am F Am(5thfr)F Am
And it's on-ly what you say,/ / that can give your-self a-way.
Am Am(5thfr)
Un-der-ground, sight and sound, hu-man sym-pho-ny-y-y.
F(5thfr) Am(7thfr)
Heard the voice, had no choice,
need-ed to be free.
E------------------5--5-----------| B------------------5--5-----------| G-----------------------7p5-------| D---------------------------7p5h7-| A---------------------------------| E---------------------------------|
[Am]Fly me high, touch the sky, left the earth be-low.
E---------------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------h5-7p5---| D--------------------------------------------------h5-7-------7-| A---------------------------------------------7-5-7-------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------|
[F]Heard the line, saw the sign, [Am]knew which way to go.
[Am]'Cause it's [F]ea-si-er to try, than to [Am]prove it can't be done.
[Am]And it's [F]ea-si-er to stay, than to [Am]turn a-round and run.
[Am]It's a [D]blue [F]world, it [D]takes some-body
(blue, blue,world,world,world)
to [C]help some-bo-dy, [D]ahh-ahah-[F]ahh. It's a [Am]blue [C]world,
it's a [D]new [F]world.
(new world,world,world)
E----------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------13---13-15-13---13-15-----|vvvv G----------------------------14----------14----------| D----------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------|
[D]You need some-body, to [C]love some-bo-dy, [D]ahh-ahah-[F]ahh.
It's a [Am]new world.
A bit of keyboard here with intro bass again.
[Am]Heart and soul, took con-trol, took con-trol of me-e-e.
[F]Paid my dues, spread the news, [Am]hands a-cross the sea.
E----------------------------------------------------8vvvv5-----| B-----------------------------------------------------------8-5-| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Am (Am5thfr)
Put me down, turn me 'round, turn me 'round to see.
F(5thfr) Am(7thfr)
Mar-bled halls, op-en doors,
and some-one found the key.
E--------------------------5--5-----------| B--------------------------5--5-----------| G-------------------------------7p5-------| D-----------------------------------7p5h7-| A-----------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------|
[Am]'Cause it's [F]ea-si-er to try, than to [Am]prove it can't be done.
[Am]And it's [F]ea-si-er to stay, than to [Am]turn a-round and run.
[Am]It's a [D]blue [F]world.
(blue blue world,world,world)
It [D]takes some-body, to [C]help some-bo-dy, [D]ahh-ahah-[F]ahh.
[F]It's a [Am]new [C]world, it's a [D]new [F]world, it [D]needs some-body
to [C]love some-bo-dy, [D]ahh-ahah-[F]ahh.
[F]It's a [Am]new [C]world,
it's a [D]blue [F]world.
(blue blue world,world,world)
E------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------13--13-----13-15-13-15-13-15-| G---------------------------------------14--14-14------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------------|
It [D]takes some-body to [C]help some-bo-dy, [D]ahh-ahah-[F]ahh.
[F]It's a [Am]blue [C]world,
E-------------------------------------------------------------| B-------15>(17)(17)(17)(17)-(17)(17)(17)(17)-(17)(17)(17)(17)-| G-------------------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------|
it's a [D]new [F]world.
E-------------------------------------|
B-(17)(17)(17)(17)>15-15vvvvv-13vvvvv-|
G-------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------|
It [D]needs some-body to [C]love some-bo-dy, [D]ahh-ahah-[F]ahh.
It's a [Am]blue world.
E---------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------| G----------------------12vvvv--12-14-14-14-14-| D---------12-14vvvv--14------14---------------| A-------12---------15-------------------------| E---------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------| B---------------------13-15-15-15-13-15>(17)>15-15-13----| G---14-17-17-17-17--14--------------------------------14-| D-17-----------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------|
[Am]
E--------------------------------------------------------| B-15>(17)>15-15-13----13h15-13---------------------------| G------------------14---------12h14-12-------------------| D-------------------------------------12h14-12-----------| A---------------------------------------------12h15-12-0-| E--------------------------------------------------------|
[Am]It's a [D]blue [F]world, it [D]needs some-body to [C]love
(blue, blue world)
[D] [F] [Am] [Am]
some-bo-dy, -aah-ahah-ahh. It's a blu-u-u-u-ue world.
Chord diagrams:
F F(5thfr) Am Am(5thfr) Am(7thfr)
133211 557565 002210 577655 x x o - - - 7th
x x - - - o
x x - o - -
x x - - o -
C D G(3rdfr)
032010 x00232 355433
E,B,G,D,A,E = guitar strings, h = hammer on, p = pull off,
\ = slide up, / = slide down, vv = vibrato.
Tabbed from: The Best of the Moody Blues. 1996
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