Nick Drake - Way To Blue

nick drake – way to blue

from “five leaves left” ( 1969 )

[ the other chord chart posted here has some errors , which i think i’ve
corrected . i also tried to give a slightly more nuanced representation of the background
orchestration . the sus chords are cru1cial for capturing the feel of the original tune . ]

Em Am B Em
Em Am C Esus4 E

Em Am B7 Em
don’t you have a word to show what may be done?
Em Am C Esus4 E
have you never heard a way to find the sun?
E Bsus4 B
tell me all that you may know
E Bsus4 B
show me what you have to show
Em Am
won’t you come and say
C Bsus4 B7 Esus4 E
if you know the way to blue?

Em Am B7 Em
have you seen the land living by the breeze?
Em Am C Esus4 E
can you understand a light among the trees?
E Bsus4 B
tell me all that you may know
E Bsus4 B
show me what you have to show
Em Am
tell us all today
C Bsus4 B7 Esus4 E
if you know the way to blue?

E Bsus4 B
look through time and find your rhyme
A Esus4 E
tell us what you find
E Bsus4 B
we will wait at your gate
A Esus4 E
hoping like the blind

Em Am B7 Em
Em Adim7 B7 Em
Em Adim7 C Esus2 E

Em Am B7 Em
can you now recall all that you have known?
Em Am C Esus4 E
will you never fall when the light has flown?
E Bsus4 B
tell me all that you may know
E Bsus4 B
show me what you have to show
Em Am
won’t you come and say
C Bsus4 B7 Esus4 E
if you know the way to blue?