Am I Blue Bette Midler
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 22:15:20 -0500
From: DON META
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Tab and chords to "AM I BLUE" -Bette Midler
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----------------|
w[G7]aiting on a [G9]weary s[D7]hore[A7#9]
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-----------------------------------------------------|
I[Dmaj7]'m just a woman [E9] a lonely woman [Bm7]the kind
-5---------------5-------------------------------7----| -7---------------7--7--7-------------------------7----| -6---------------7-----7-------------------------7----| -7---------------x-----6-------------------------7----| -5---------------7-----7-------------------------x----| -5-----------------------------------------------7----|
you shou[Bm6]ld feel sorry [A7]for
--------7--------------5-------------------5---------| --------7--------------5----------------5------------| --------7--------------6-------------6---------------| --------6--------------5----------5------------------| --------x--------------7-------5---------------------| --------7--------------5----5------------------------|
Wel[D7]l I woke up this morning around about dawn
----5---------------------------------------------| ----7---------------------------------------------| ----5---------------------------------------------| ----7---------------------------------------------| ----5---------------------------------------------| ----5---------------------------------------------|
wi[G7]thout a warning I found that he was gone
6--3---------------------------------------------------| 6--3---------------------------------------------------| 5--4---------------------------------------------| 4--3---------------------------------------------------| x--5---------------------------------------------------| 4--3---------------------------------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bette_midler/am_i_blue_tab.html )
wh[Dmaj7]y did he do it [G7]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] he never [Bm6]done it be[A13]fore[A7#5]
--7---------7--------7------------5------------------| --7---------7--------7---------6---------------------| --7---------7--------6------6------------------------| --7---------6--------5---5---------------------------| --x---------x--------x-------------------------------| --7---------7--------5-------------------------------|
VERSE 1
Am I blu[Dmaj7/]e [Em7/] [F#m7/] [B7#5b9] [B7#5#9] [Em7/]am I [Em6/]blue
[Em7/] [A13/] ain't these[Dmaj7/] tears [D9] [Db9] in these[Em7/] eyes[Bb9] [A9]
[Dmaj7/]tellin' yo[F9/]u[Bbmaj7] [A7#5b9]
VERSE 2
[Dmaj7/]Am I bl[Em7/]ue [F#m7/] [B7#5b9] [B7#5#9] y[Em7/]ou woul[Em6/]d be to[Em7/]o[A13/]
if eac[Dmaj7/]h plan [D9] [Db9] with yo[Em7/]ur ma[Bb9]n [A9] d[Dmaj7/]one fell [G9/]thro[Dmaj7//Db7]ugh
Break:
[F#m7/]There [F#m6]was a tim[F#m7/]e [F#m6/] when I was his[D6b5/] own I[Db7/D6b5/] was[Db7/]
but [D6b5/]now [Db7/] [D6b5/] [Db7/] I'm the sad and [F#m7/]lonely[F7b9] one[Em7/] [A13]
VERSE 3:
[Dmaj7/]Was I g[Em7/]ay [F#m7/] [B7#5b9] [B7#5#9] we[Em7/]ll that was[Em6/] yesterd[Em7/A13]ay
cause now that man is[Dmaj7/] gone [D9] [Db9] and we are[Em7/] throu[Bb9]gh[A9]
[Dmaj7]Am I bl[Fmaj7]ue[Abmaj7] [Dmaj6/9]
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----------------------|
Chords in Break and ending:
F#m6 Dma.6b5 F7b9 Fmaj7 Abmaj7 Dma.6/9
--9--------------9----------8------11------5------------| --10-----9-------10---------10-----13------5------------| --8------11------8----------9------12------4------------| --x------9-------x----------10-----13------4------------| --9------x-------8----------8------11------5------------| ---------10-----------------8------11------5------------|
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