Baby Blue lyrics

Song information

Artist: Aimee Mann
Album: Ultimate Collection

Lyrics

(Thanks to tony varnas for providing the chords!)

Baby blue (pete ham)

Transcriber's note: chord changes at beginning
Of each line precede lyric by a 2/4 measure
Unless indicated by an asterisk (*)

Chords: a9 = 002200
Bmmaj7 = 224332

*** introduction:
D (with riffs)

*** verse 1:
A a9 g
Guess I got what I deserved
C g d
Kept you waiting there too long my love
A a9 g
All that time without a word
C g d
Didn't know you'd think that I'd forget
A*
I'd regret

*** chorus:
Em em7 g
The special love I had for you
G d
My baby blue

*** verse 2:
All those days became so long a a9 g
Did you really think I'd do you wrong c g d
Dixie, when I let you go a a9 g
Thought you'd realize that I would know c g d
I would show a*

*** chorus:
The special love I had for you em em7 g
My baby blue g d

*** bridge:
F#m bm
What can I do?
Bmmaj7 em em7
What can I say?
C g d
Except I want you by my side
F#m bm
How can I show you?
Bmmaj7 em em7
Show me a way
C g f
Don't you know the times I've tried

*** instrumental verse:
(Starts on last measure of bridge) |: (f) c g d :| x2

*** verse 3:
Guess that's all I have to say a a9 g
Except the feeling just grows stronger every day c g d
Just one thing before I go a a9 g
Take good care baby, and let me know c g d
Let it grow a*

*** chorus:
The special love you had for me em em7 g
My dixie dear g d

*** coda: |: em c g d :|