Blue Sunny Day by Jonathan Coulton
Just a note about the / chords as the chord name seems to be misunderstood
or misused quite frequently. These are chords which are standard chords played
with an alternate note in the bass. So the chord goes before the / and the
note after the / is the bass note added. So as you notice Bm/A contains a
Bm triad in a different order, also known as an inversion, so you have F#
which is the 5th (the 4th fret on the D string), then B which is the
root (the 4th fret on the G string), then D which is the minor third (the 3rd
fret on the B string). This then allows the added bass note to be at the
bottom, which in this case is the open A string.
Hopefully that made sense and was a little helpful but anyway, on to the song:
Capo on 2nd fret
Chord list, in order of appearance:
Bm7b5
E--0---------0---3---0---1-------------------------|
B--1----0----1---0---0---1----3-----2----3-----5---|
G--2----0----0---0---1---2----2-----2----4-----6---|
D--2----0----2---0---2---3----3-----2----4-----6---|
A--0----2----3---x---2---3----2-----0----0-----0---|
E-------0--------3---0---1-------------------------|
E-------1----5-----0------0-----2----0----5---2----2--|
B--7----1----6-----2------5-----3----1----5---1----0--|
G--7----2----5-----1------4-----2----0----5---2----2--|
D--7----0----0-----2------5-----0----2----4---0----1--|
A--0---------------0------0----------0----5--------2--|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
(Fig. 1)
E------------------------0----------------------|
B--------------0-----------------3-----0--------|
G--------2--------------------------------2--0--|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E--3--------3-----3----------3------3-----------|
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Early light that burns my eyes, A minute more the sun will rise
(Fig. 1)
And paint the bright blue sky with yellow gold
I ll be dead asleep by then, Shut up in this box again
Bm7b5 Bm7b5
Until it s gone, Outside I can hear it
Birds are singing, bees are buzzing, sun shines overhead
I d be there to see it but I can t get out of bed
Since the day you left the weather always feels this way
Bm7b5
One more blue sunny day
Looking for an easy mark, I hit the Denny s after dark
(Fig 1)
And take a lonely waitress home to drink
She s sincere, but halfway through, I find I m wishing she was you
Bm7b5 Bm7b5
My blood goes cold, I guess this date is over
Several hours later I m the only one awake
All these streets are empty, it s just me and my mistake
One by one the stars go out as black sky turns to gray
Bm7b5
One more blue sunny day Sometimes I see how long
I can wait
Tempting disaster by my garden gate
Bm7b5
My trembling hand s on the cellar door
Trying not to think of what it is I m waiting
for
All at once I ve had enough, As if I m made of sterner stuff
(Fig 1)
I take a breath and open up the door
Dawn breaks hard and falls on me, For just one moment I can see
Bm7b5 Bm7b5
The pale blue sky, I close my eyes because
The world s so bright and beautiful I have to look away
Braced against the beauty of another perfect day
As I go to pieces and the breeze blows me away
Bm7b5
One more blue sunny day
What a song right? enjoy,
Dave
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