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: DGDmaj7 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------------------| ADmaj7 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---------------------------------------------------| ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bette_midler/am_i_blue_tab.html ) 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 DmEFBBEm7/9Em6/ Am I blue am I blue EA13/ Dmaj7/ DDb9 Em7/ A99 ain't these tears in these eyes Dmaj7/ FA7#5b9 tellin' you VERSE 2 Dmaj7/ Em7FBB7Em7/ Em6/ EA13/ Am I blue you would be too Dmaj7/ DDb9 Em7/ BbA9Dmaj7/ G9/ Dmaj7//Db7 if each plan with your man done fell through Break: F#m7/ F#m6 F#F#m6/ D6b5/ Db7/Db7// There was a time when I was his own I was D6b5DDDb7/ F#m7/ F7b9A13/ but now I'm the sad and lonely one VERSE 3: Dmaj7/ Em7FBB7#Em7/ Em6/ Em7/A13 Was I gay well that was yesterday Dmaj7/DDb9 Em7/ BbA9 cause now that man is gone and we are through Dmaj7 FmDmaj6/9 Am I blue Chords used in verses: DEFBBEAAD9b9 --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----------| DBAFGBDb7j7 --------------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------------|