When Jonathan Coulton debuted this song at a concert in Chicago, he told the audience he wanted to make a happy song, so he thought he'd make it about sunshine and blue skies and call it "Blue Sunny Day". But then he noticed that the word "blue" could have another meaning... He wondered who would be "blue" about a sunny day. Vampires, of course, but then he thought, no. What's more obvious than Jonathan Coulton writing another song about a sad and/or lonely monster? But then he was just like, "nah, it's totally a vampire". Capo II G13 Chord Figure ---0-------------------| ----3-0----------------| 0-2---2----------------| 3-3---3----------------| x-x---x----------------| 3-3---3----------------| A x02220 G/B x20000 C x32010 G 3x0033 Am x02210 E 022100 F/C x33211 Bm7b5 x23231 (thumb on A string) or x20231 or x2323x A x02220 Bm/A x04430 C#m/A x06650 D/A x07770 Dm7 xx0211 C(alt) x32013 Dm7(alt) xx0565 Amaj7 x02120 A7sus2 x05450 D xx0232 Am7 x02010 D9 xx0210 D7 xx0212 B7 x21202 Cadd9 x3203x Bm11b5 x23230 A G/B (Lead In) C G Early light that burns my eyes, Am E A minute more the sun will rise F/C C G13 (Figure) And paint the bright blue sky with yellow gold C G I'll be dead asleep by then, Am E Shut up in this box again Bm7b5 E Until it's gone Bm7b5 E Outside I can hear it A Bm/A C#m/A D/A Birds are singing, bees are buzzing, sun shines overhead A Bm/A C#m/A D/A A G/B I'd be there to see it but I can't get out of bed C Dm7 C(alt) Dm7(alt) Since the day you left the weather always feels this way Amaj7 A7sus2 D Bm7b5 One more blue sunny day Verse 2 A G/B (Lead In) C G Looking for an easy mark Am E I hit the Denny's after dark F/C C G13(Figure) To take a lonely waitress home to drink, C G She's sincere, but halfway through Am E I find I'm wishing she was you Bm7b5 E My blood goes cold Bm7b5 E I guess this date is over A Bm/A C#m/A D/A Several hours later I'm the only one awake A Bm/A C#m/A D/A A G/B (Lead In) All these streets are empty, it's just me and my mistake C Dm7 C(alt) Dm7(alt) One by one the stars go out as black sky turns to gray Amaj7 A7sus2 D Bm7b5 One more blue sunny day Bridge Bm7b5 Amaj7 Sometimes I see how long I can wait Am7 D9 Tempting disaster by my garden gate Bm7b5 Amaj7 My trembling hand on the cellar door Am7 D7 B7 E Trying not to think of what it is I'm waiting for Interlude |F/C |F/C |C |Cadd9 |Dm7 |E | |A Bm/A|C#m/A A G/B (Lead In) | Verse 3 C G All at once I've had enough Am E As if I'm made of sterner stuff F/C C G13 (figure) I take a breath and open up the door C G Dawn breaks hard and falls on me Am E For just one moment I can see Bm7b5 E The pale blue sky Bm7b5 E I close my eyes because A Bm/A C#m/A D/A The world's so bright and beautiful I have to look away A Bm/A C#m/A D/A A G/B (Lead In) Braced against the beauty of another perfect day C Dm7 C(alt) Dm7(alt) As I go to pieces and the breeze blows me away Amaj7 A7sus2 D Bm11b5 One more blue sunny day