
ELO-Mr Blue Sky
[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] [Solo] [F] [F] [F] (
[Em7] [A])
[Dm] [G] [Em] [A] [Bb] [Bb/C] [F] [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
[Ending]
[F]