G
Up above me are the skies
C G
Like the twinkle in your eyes
C G D7
These things are the color of the blues
G
In the mail your letter came
C G
The ink and paper looked the same
C D7 G
Blue must be the color of the blues
C
Blue bird sitting in the tree
G
Seems to sympathize with me
D7
He's not singing like he used to do
G
Pretty waters in the sea
C G
Feel as cold as you left me
C D7 G
Blue must be the color of the blues
C
Blue days come and blue days go
G
How I feel nobody knows
D7
Life is oh so empty without you
G
There's a blue note in each song
C G
That I sing since you are gone
C D7 G
Blue must be the color of the blues