During instrumental play Bass line the same way you play superstition Initial climb up just hammer on to B from A whilst playing G - strum the rest Back to G - D string - 5 2 Back to A - A string 7 5 E string 7 Back to Em (in A section) E string 5h7 A string 5 Final riff before hand on G - E string 5 7 5
G e|-------------3-3-------| B|-------------3-3-------| G|-------------0-0-------| D|-------------0-0-------| A|--0-2-0------2-2-------| E|---------3---3-3-------|
[Verse 1] [C] So, so you think you can t [D/F#] ell, Heaven from H [Am/E] ell, blue skies from pa [G] in. Can you tell a green [D/F#] field from a cold steel ra [C] il, a smile from a ve [Am] il Do you think you can t [G] ell?
[Verse 2] Did they get you to tr [C] ade your heroes for [D/F#] ghosts, Hot ashes for tr [Am/E] ees, hot air for a coo [G] l breeze, cold comfort for cha [D/F#] nge, And did you exchan [C] ge a walk on part in the [Am] war for a lead role in a ca [G] ge?
[Instrumental] Em7 G Em7 G Em7 A7sus4 Em7 A7sus4 G
[Verse 3] [C] How I wish, how I wish you were [D/F#] here We're just [Am/E] two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, [G] year after year, [D/F#] Running over the same old ground. [C] What have we found? The same old [Am] fears. Wish you were here! [G]
[Intro - bpm 87 - Just bass drum] [F] (with drums - triplet fill on snare is same technique as higher ground - end with strum upstroke as come into the one of the bass drum)
[Verse 1, 2] [F] Sun is shining in the sky, there aint a [Em7]cloud [A]in [Dm]sight, its stopped [G] raining every [Em]bodys in a [A]play, and dont you [Bb] know, its a [Bb/C] beautiful new [F] day, he he hey [Bb/C]
[F] Running down the avenue, see how the [Em7]sun [A]shines [Dm]brightly, in the [G] city on the [Em] streets where once was [A] pity Mr [Bb] Blue Sky is [C] living here to [F] day he he hey, [Bb/C]
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb] [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Verse 3] [F] Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the [Em7]hu [A]man [Dm]race, a cela [G] bration Mr [Em] Blue Skys up there [A] waiting and to [Bb]day, is the [Bb/C] day we've waited [F]for, aa aa ahh[Bb/C]
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Hey there [Dm/C]Mr Blue, [Bbmaj7]were so pleased to [Bbmaj7/A]be with you, [Gm]look around see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you, [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Metal Mickey bit with verse chords] [F] Mr Blue Sky [Em7]Mis [A]ter [Dm]blue sky [G] sky [Em] [A] Mister [Bb]blue [Bb/C] sky [F]why [Bb/C]
[Verse 4 - ODD Db COMING UP SIMON :-)] [F] Mr Blue you did it right, but soon comes [Em7] Mist [A] er [Dm] Night, creeping [G]over now his [Em]hand is on your [A]shoulder never [Bb]mind, I'll re [Bb/C] member you this, [Db] I'll re [Eb] member you this [(Dm)] (way
[Chorus] [Dm] Mr Blue [Dm/C]Sky please tell us [Bbmaj7] why, you had to [Bbmaj7/A]hide away for [Gm]so long, [F] where did [Eb]we go wrong, [Bb]
[Dm] Hey there [Dm/C]Mr Blue, [Bbmaj7]were so pleased to [Bbmaj7/A]be with you, [Gm]look around see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you, [Extra bit] - [Bb/C]
[Operatic bit - still same chords as Chorus) [Dm][Dm/C][Bbmaj7][Bbmaj7/A] - [Gm][F][Eb][Bb] x 2 - slow second time from Eb to Bb to finish
