I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Elton John  

Midi 1(C245)   Midi 2(C120)   Midi 3(C245)


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Lead in:  4 measures
 R  -4    6  -6 -7 -7 R -7
| Don't wish it away, don't |
   -7  -6 -6 r  6   -6 r 6 -5
| look at it  like it's  f or |
  6 -4 5 r RR  RR 6  -7   7  -8 7
| e ve r.     |  Between you an d |
  -8 Rr 6   6   -7  7 -8   8 -8 R  6  -7b -6   6 -6 6  5  
| me    I could honestly | s ay, that things can only get |
  6 -4 5 RR  RR  4    -7   7  -8 7    -8 RRR   -7   -6  6  -6 6   -6
| better.   |   And while I'm  a a | way,   | dust out the demons in |
    6  Rr 6 -6 -7   6   -6     6 r  6  6   -7  7  -8 7   -8 -7 -4  -4   -7   7  -7
| side.   A nd it won't be | long  before you and me e | ru un to the place in our |
  -7 -6 R  -6 -7 -6 6 6     6  RR
| hearts | wh er ee w e | hide.   |
 
 RRRr 6  6     8    -8     -8   7   -8   7  -8     6  R  -6   7 -9
|    And I | guess that's why they call it the | blues. Time on my |
    8  r  -8   7  -8    7    -8     -6 R  8   7    6      -8 -7 R  -8 -7   6
| hands could be time spent with | you, laughing like | children, living like |
   7 -6    7   6    5      -6 -5 -6 -7  7    8 -8 -8 RR  6  6
| lovers, rolling like | thunder under the | covers.    And I |
   -9    -9     -9  8 8 -8 7 -7  7      7   RRR   RRRR
| guess that's why they call it the | blues.    |      |

 R -4    6   -6-7   -7  R   -7 -6 r 6  -6 R 6  -5     6 5 RRR  RR  -7   7   -8
| Just stare into space, | picture my face in your | hands.   |   Live for each |
   -8 -8 R 6 -7   7 -8    8 -8    5  -7 -6  6  -6  6    5    6 5 RRR  RR -7   7 -8  -8----->
| second without he si | tation. And never forget I'm your | man.    |  Wait on me girl - |
->RRR   8  -7  -6 -7 -6  6 -6     6  RR 6   -7    6  -6    6 R 6  -7 7  -8 7
|    | cry in the night if it | helps. But more than ev | er   I simply love |
  -8 -7 R  -7    7  -7 -7   -6 R -6 -7 -6 6  6     6  RRR
| yo ou   more than I  lo | ve   li ii if e it | self.    |

 RRRr 6  6     8    -8     -8   7   -8   7  -8     6  R  -6   7 -9
|    And I | guess that's why they call it the | blues. Time on my |
    8  r  -8   7  -8    7    -8     -6 R  8   7    6      -8 -7 r  -8 -7   6
| hands could be time spent with | you, laughing like | children, living like |
   7 -6  R  7   6    5    -6 -5 R -6 -7  7  -8    8 -8 RR   6  6
| lovers, rolling like | thunder  under the co | covers.   And I |
   -9    -9     -9  8 8 -8 7 -7  7      7   rRR  
| guess that's why they call it the | blues.    |

8 measure rest here OR try this chromatic instrumental  (use a chromatic 12 or 16 hole)
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 RR -7   7 -8    -8  RRR    -8 -7  -6 -7 -6  6 -6   6-----> RR 6   -7    6  -6
|  Wait on me | girl,    | cry in the night if it helps. |    But more than ev |
   6 R 6  -7 7  -8 7   -8 -7 R -7    7 -7 -7 -6--> rR -6 -7 -6 6  6     6 RRR
| er   I simply love | yo ou  more than I lo ve |     li if fe e it | self.   |

 RRRr  6  6     8    -8     -8   7   -8   7  -8    -6  R  -6   7 -6
|     And I | guess that's why they call it the | blues. Time on my |
    8 r   -8   7  -8    7    -8     -6 R   8   7    6     -8 -7  R -8 -7    6
| hands could be time spent with | you.  Laughing like | children, living like |
   7 -6  R 7   6    5     -6 -5 r-6 -7  7     8 -8 RR  6 6
| lovers, rolling like | thunder under the | covers,  and I |
    -9    -9    -9  8 8 -8 7 -6  7      7 rRR   8   7    6    -8 -7
| guess that's why they call it the | blues.  Laughing like children, |
 R 7  -6   5  -7 6     6  6     -9    -9    -9  8 8  -8   7r 7 -7
| living like lovers, and I | guess that's why they call it  t he |
    7       8   7    6    -8 -7    R 7 -6    5  -7 6  r  6  6
| blues.  Laughing like children, | living like lovers, and I |
    -9    -9    -9  8 8 -8 7 -7  7      7 RRR
| guess that's why they call it the | blues.  |

 RRRr  6  6     -9    -9    -9 8 -8 8   7 r 7  -7     7 RRR   RRRR
|     And I | guess that's why t he y call it the | blues.  |      |

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