Am I Blue?

(revised Bette Midler version)

Words & Music by

Harry Aksy & Grant Clarke

DM7  G7  DM7  A7#9

 

DM7                               G7           G9    D7    A7#9

I'm just a woman, a lonely woman, waiting on a weary shore.

Dm7            E9                Bm7             Bm6             A7

I'm just a woman, a lonely woman; the kind you should feel sorry for.

D7

Well, I woke up this morning, around about dawn.

G7

Without a warning, I found he was gone.

Dm7                G7                 Bm7        Bm6       A13  A7#5

Why did he do it?  How could he do it?  He never done it before.

 

     DM7 Em7  F#m7  B7#5b9  B7#5#9  Em7  Em6  Em7  A13

Am I blue------------------------?  Am I blue---------?

            DM7  D9  Db9        Em7  Bb9  A9  DM7     F9 BbM7 A7#5b9

Ain't these tears----, in these eyes--------- telling you?

     DM7 Em7  F#m7  B7#5b9  B7#5#9  Em7  Em6  Em7  A13

Am I blue------------------------?  Am I blue---------?

        DM7  D9   Db9  Em7  Bb9  A9  DM7       G9  DM7  Db7

If each plan with your man--------- done fell through.

 

BRIDGE:

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...

 

      DM7 Em7  F#m7  B7#5b9  B7#5#9  Em7            Em6   Em7  A13

Was I gay-------------------------?  Well, that was yesterday.

                        DM7  D9  Db9         Em7   Bb9  A9 DM7  FM7  AbM7  DM6/9

'Cause, now that man is gone------- and we are through.

 

This is the anonymously posted, but brilliantly done tab for this song from the GuitareTab site.  If you know the poster, please let me know so I can give credit where it is due!

 

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

 

 

       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-----------




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