Killing The Blues Cifras

Submitted by Lori Krout (lorimaur@aol.com)
As recorded by Shawn Colvin
 
KILLING THE BLUES - Roly Salley
 
(Capo 1)
 
[Intro]
E   Esus4   E   Esus4
 
[Verse 1]
            E        Esus4            E       Esus4
Leaves were falling,        just like embers,
   E                E7                  A
In colors- red and gold, they set us on fire
Asus2             E         Esus4         E
Burning just like moonbeams        in our eyes
 
[Chorus]
B7                          E                         A
Somebody said they saw me, swinging the world by the tail
A        Asus2  E           B7                  E      Esus4   E   Esus4
Bouncing over a white cloud,        killing the blues.
 
[Verse 2]
         E      Esus4   E          Esus4
Now I am guilty      of something
  E              E7
I hope you never do
                 A
Because there is nothing
    Asus2       E          Esus4   E
Any sadder than losing yourself in love
 
[Chorus]
B7                          E                         A
Somebody said they saw me, swinging the world by the tail
A        Asus2  E           B7                  E      Esus4   E   Esus4
Bouncing over a white cloud,        killing the blues.
 
[Instrumental]
 
[Verse 3]
             E        Esus4         E          Esus4
And then you asked me       just to leave you
   E             E7
To set out on my own
               A
And get what I needed.
    Asus2      E              Esus4   E
You want me to find what I've already had.
 
[Chorus]
B7                          E                         A
Somebody said they saw me, swinging the world by the tail
A        Asus2  E           B7                  E      Esus4   E   Esus4
Bouncing over a white cloud,        killing the blues.
B7                          E                         A
Somebody said they saw me, swinging the world by the tail
A        Asus2  E           B7                  E      Esus4   E   Esus4
Bouncing over a white cloud,        killing the blues.
 
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CHORDS: Esus4 - |022200|
        Asus2 - |x02200|
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