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Blue World

Moody Blues

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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                                Am
Paid my dues, spread the news,   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                             Am
Mar-bled halls, op-en doors,  and some-one found the key.
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
D-------------------------------------------------------5vvv---5-7----|vvv
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Am       F
And it's on-ly what you do,
E-----------------------------1----1----|
B-----------------------------2--2----2-|
G-----------------------------3---------|
D---------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|

F             Am
That keeps it 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                             Am
Heard the line, saw the sign, knew which way to go.
Am          F                        Am
'Cause it's ea-si-er to try, than to prove it can't be done.
Am       F                         Am
And it's ea-si-er to stay, than to turn a-round and run.
Am     D        F                              D
It's a blue     world,                      it takes some-body
           (blue,    blue,world,world,world)
   C                D        F            Am   C
to help some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.  It's a blue world,
       D      F
it's a new    world.
         (new      world,world,world)
E----------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------13---13-15-13---13-15-----|vvvv
G----------------------------14----------14----------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|

D                      C                D        F
You need some-body, to love some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.
       Am
It's a 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                              Am
Paid my dues, spread the news, 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          F                        Am
'Cause it's ea-si-er to try, than to prove it can't be done.
Am       F                         Am
And it's ea-si-er to stay, than to turn a-round and run.
Am     D       F
It's a blue    world.
          (blue    blue world,world,world)
   D                   C                D        F
It takes some-body, to help some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.
F      Am  C             D   F         D
It's a new world, it's a new world, it needs some-body
   C                D        F
to love some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.
F      Am  C
It's a new world,
       D       F
it's a blue    world.
          (blue    blue world,world,world)
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------13--13-----13-15-13-15-13-15-|
G---------------------------------------14--14-14------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

   D                  C                D        F
It takes some-body to help some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.
F      Am                                C
It's a blue                              world,
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------15>(17)(17)(17)(17)-(17)(17)(17)(17)-(17)(17)(17)(17)-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|

                      D       F
       it's   a       new     world.
E-------------------------------------|
B-(17)(17)(17)(17)>15-15vvvvv-13vvvvv-|
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

   D                  C                D        F
It needs some-body to love some-bo-dy, ahh-ahah-ahh.
       Am
It's a 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     D       F                   D                  C
It's a blue    world,           it needs some-body to 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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