Am I Blue

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 Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 22:15:20 -0500 
 From: DON META  
  
   
 To: guitar@olga.net 
 Subject: Tab and chords to "AM I BLUE" -Bette Midler 
  
  	AM I BLUE-by Grant Clarke & Harry Akst-from Bette Midler"s 
 	       "THE DIVINE MISS M" 
  
  
 	Intro: 
 	Dmaj7                 G7               Dmaj7 
  hold chord and pedal top notes--------------------------------|slide into chord 
     -5---5--7--5--8--5-----3--------------4/5--7--5--8--5------| 
     -7---5--------------6--3--5--3--6--3--6/7------------------| 
     -6---5--------------5--4--------------5/6------------------| 
     -7---7--------------4--3--------------6/7------------------| 
     -5---5--------------x--5--------------4/5------------------| 
     -5---5--------------4--3--------------4/5------------------| 
  
           A7#9               Dmaj7 
                               I'm just a woman    a lonely woman 
     -7/8-----------------5-----------------5--5----------------| 
     -7/8-----------------7-----------------5--7----------------| 
     -5/6-----5-----5--7--6-----------------6--6----------------| 
     -x/x--7-----7--------7-----------------7--7----------------| 
     -6/7-----------------5-----------------5--5----------------| 
     -4/5-----------------5-----------------5--5----------------| 
  
            G7          G9     D7                       A7#9 
 	  waiting on a weary shore 
     6--3------------10---------------------------------------| 
     6--3------------10-----10----12--13--12--10----13--------| 
     5--4------------10-----10h11-12--14--12--10h11-12--------| 
     4--3------------9------10----12--12--12--10----11--------| 
     x--5------------10-----------------------------12--------| 
     4--3-----------------------------------------------------| 
  
          Dmaj7            E9                             Bm7 
 	I'm just a woman            a lonely woman       the kind 
     -5---------------5-------------------------------7----| 
     -7---------------7--7--7-------------------------7----| 
     -6---------------7-----7-------------------------7----| 
     -7---------------x-----6-------------------------7----| 
     -5---------------7-----7-------------------------x----| 
     -5-----------------------------------------------7----| 
  
                 Bm6           A7 
 	you should feel sorry for 
 	--------7--------------5-------------------5---------| 
 	--------7--------------5----------------5------------| 
 	--------7--------------6-------------6---------------| 
 	--------6--------------5----------5------------------| 
 	--------x--------------7-------5---------------------| 
 	--------7--------------5----5------------------------| 
  
             D7 
 	 Well I woke up this morning around about dawn 
     ----5---------------------------------------------| 
     ----7---------------------------------------------| 
     ----5---------------------------------------------| 
     ----7---------------------------------------------| 
     ----5---------------------------------------------| 
     ----5---------------------------------------------| 
  
           G7 
 	without a warning I found that he was gone 
     6--3---------------------------------------------------| 
     6--3---------------------------------------------------| 
           5--4---------------------------------------------| 
     4--3---------------------------------------------------| 
     x--5---------------------------------------------------| 
     4--3---------------------------------------------------| 
  
           Dmaj7                    G7 
 	why did he do it           how could he do it 
     4/5--------------------6----3-----------------------| 
     6/7--------------------6----3-----------------------| 
     5/6--------------------5----4-----------------------| 
     6/7--------------------4----3-----------------------| 
     4/5--------------------x----5-----------------------| 
     4/5--------------------4----3-----------------------| 
  
 	 Bm7       Bm6       A13       A7#5 
 	  he never done it before 
 	--7---------7--------7------------5------------------| 
 	--7---------7--------7---------6---------------------| 
 	--7---------7--------6------6------------------------| 
 	--7---------6--------5---5---------------------------| 
 	--x---------x--------x-------------------------------| 
 	--7---------7--------5-------------------------------| 
  
 	VERSE 1 
  
                 Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9  Em7/ Em6/ 
 	Am I blue                                am I blue 
  
 	Em7/ A13/           Dmaj7/ D9 Db9        Em7/ Bb9 A9 
 	         ain't these tears       in these eyes 
  
 	 Dmaj7/    F9/ Bbmaj7 A7#5b9 
    	 tellin' you 
  
 	VERSE 2 
  
         Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9   Em7/   Em6/   Em7/ A13/ 
 	Am I blue                        you would be too 
  
               Dmaj7/ D9 Db9        Em7/ Bb9 A9 Dmaj7/   G9/ Dmaj7//Db7 
 	if each plan        with your man     done fell through 
  
 	Break: 
         F#m7/ F#m6     F#m7/ F#m6/              D6b5/ Db7/D6b5/ Db7/ 
 	There was a time          when I was his own I was 
  
             D6b5/ Db7/ D6b5/ Db7/                F#m7/ F7b9 Em7/ A13 
 	but now                  I'm the sad and lonely one 
  
 	VERSE 3: 
 	Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9   Em7/       Em6/    Em7/A13 
 	Was I gay                       well that was yesterday 
  
 	                     Dmaj7/ D9 Db9           Em7/  Bb9 A9 
    	cause now that man is gone         and we are through 
  
 	Dmaj7  Fmaj7  Abmaj7  Dmaj6/9 
 	Am I blue 
  
  
        Chords used in verses: 
        Dmaj7   Em7  F#m7  B7#5b9  B7#5#9 Em6 A7#5b9  A13  D9 
     --5-----7----9------8-------10----7----6------7----------| 
     --7-----8---10------8--------8----8----6------7---10-----| 
     --6-----7----9------8--------8----6----6------6----9-----| 
     --7-----x----x------7--------7----x----5------5---10-----| 
     --5-----7----9------x--------x----7----x------x----9-----| 
     --5-----------------7--------7---------5------5----------| 
  
 	Db9  Bb9  A9  F9  G9  Bbmaj7  Db7 
     --------------8---10-----------9----------------------| 
     -9----6---5---8---10----6------9----------------------| 
     -8----5---4---8---10----7------10---------------------| 
     -9----6---5---7----9----7------9----------------------| 
     -8----5---4---8---10----x------11---------------------| 
     ------------------------6------9----------------------| 
  
 	Chords in Break and ending: 
 	F#m6  Dma.6b5  F7b9      Fmaj7  Abmaj7  Dma.6/9 
     --9--------------9----------8------11------5------------| 
     --10-----9-------10---------10-----13------5------------| 
     --8------11------8----------9------12------4------------| 
     --x------9-------x----------10-----13------4------------| 
     --9------x-------8----------8------11------5------------| 
     ---------10-----------------8------11------5------------|