ryan adams
“blue sky blues”
29
standard tuning
guitar version

tabbed by michael G . drexler

riff 1
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |
B | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |
G | | – – – 8 – 6 – – – – – – – – – – – | |
D | | – – – – – – – 8 – 6 – 8 – – – – – | |
A | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |
E | | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | |

C , C/B , Am , C , F , G , Am , x 2

C C/B Am
blue sky when you gonna learn to rain
C F
and let yourself go blue for once
( G ) Am
and let go of the weight
( Asus ) ( G )
you’ve been carrying

C C/B Am
in this house , no one goes to sleep for days
C F
its like were working on a mountainside
Am
trying not to slide
( Asus )
into the ocean

Dm G G/A
i can take care of you
Dm G G/A
but only if you want
Dm G G/A
strong enough to carry you
A# D# riff 1
across the icy lake
A# D# riff 1
across the icy lake
A# A
but i cant fight your blues
Dm
cause i know ill lose
Cm G
what’s left of my mind
( A ) Dm
i cant win
Cm G
but for you i will try
G/A G/D C
oh my baby blue

C , C/B , Am , C , F , G , Am , x 1

C C/B Am
my mountain is hidden in a pile of trees
C F
and its the one ill have to climb
Am
if i ever wanna see

C
blue sky
C/B Am
when you gonna learn to rain
C F
and let yourself go blue for once
Am
and let go of the pain

Dm G G/A
i can take care of you
Dm G G/A
the way id like to feel
Dm G G/A
underneath the riverbed

A# D# riff 1
across the icy lake
A# D# riff 1
across the icy lake
A# A
but i cant fight your blues
Dm
cause i know ill lose
Cm G
what’s left of my mind
( A ) Dm
i cant win
Cm G
but for you i will try
Dm Cm G
for you
Dm Cm G
for you

G/A G/D C
my baby blue

C Dm C F x 4

C