Blue Skies
Lyrics and Music by Irving Berlin
Key: C
Copyright 1926

File Created 4/01/2019
File Updated 09/03/2021

Chords and Lyrics Provided by Judy Muldawer and Nick Voutsinas
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Verse 1:

C    Am
I wasblue, just as
Dm7     G7      C DbdimDm7G7
blue as I could be
C    Am
Everyday was a
Dm7   G7     C C7
cloudyday forme

Em7
Then good luck came
B7            Em7  Dm7G7
knocking at my door
C         Am        Dm7
Skies were gray but they're
   G7       C   Bm7-5E7
not gray anymore

Chorus:

Am        C+        Am7D7
Blue skiessmiling atme
           C     DbdimDm7
Nothing but blue skies
G7  C  Bm7-5E7
Do Isee

Am         C+       Am7  D7
Blue birds singing a song
           C    Dbdim Dm7
Nothing but blue birds
G7     C
All daylong

C                Fm6         C
Never saw the sun shining  so bright
Fm6       C      G7        C
Never saw things  going  so right
C                Fm6       C
Noticing the days hurrying by
Fm6           C     G7          C  E7
When you're in love,my how they fly

Am        C+          Am7  D7
Blue days,all of  them gone
            C   Dbdim Dm7
Nothing but blue skies
G7      C
From now on

Verse 2:

C        Am
I should care if the
Dm7        G7      C   DbdimDm7G7
wind blows east or west
C        Am
I should fret if the
Dm7         G7       C   C7
worst looks like the best

Em7                   B7
I should mind if they say
            Em7 Dm7G7
it can't be true
C        Am
I should smile that's
   Dm7    G7     C Bm7-5E7
ex-act-ly what I do

Chorus Repeat:

End Chords:
B6C6


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