The Allman Brothers - Blue Sky

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From: [email protected] (Glen Macon)

Subject: Music : Blue Sky

Date: 1 Jul 92 13:25:02 GMT





001



Title: BLUE SKY (Dicky Betts)



E A E A E D A E



E B A E B

Walk along the river, sweet lullaby, it just keeps on flowing,

A E A

It don't worry 'bout where it's going, no, no.

E B A E

Don't fly, mister blue bird, I'm just walking down the road,

B A E A

Early morning sunshine tell me all I need to know





CHORUS

| B A E A

| You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day.

| B A E A

| Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way,

| F#m7 E

- Turn your love my way, yeah.





E A E A E B C# A5





E B A E

Good old sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere.

B A E A

Goin to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there





CHORUS





E A E A E D A A5 E





Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 15:57:49 -1000

From: Harlan L Thompson



BLUE SKY- The Allman Brothers



TUNING FOR THIS VERSION: E B E G# B E (actual tuning: standard)



E A E A E D A E (RIFF 1)



E B A E

Walk along the river, sweet lullaby

B

It just keeps on flowing

A RIFF 2

It don't worry bout where it's going, no no

E B A E

Don't fly Mister Bluebird, I'm just walking down the road

B A RIFF 3

Early morning sunshine, tells me all I need to know



CHORUS:

B A E A

You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day

B A E A

Lord you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way

F#m

Turn your love my way, yeah



SOLO:

E A E A E A E A ... RIFF 4



E B A E

Good old Sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere

B A RIFF 3

Goin' to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there



CHORUS, RIFF 1





RIFF 1:

E A E E A E

E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G# -0-------0-5-------5-8-5---0---0--------0-------0-5-------5-8-5---0---0-------|

E -0-0-0h2---5-5-5h7-------7-0-0---2p0----0-0-0h2---5-5-5h7-------7-0-0---2p0---|

B -0---------5---------5-5-5-0---------2--0---------5---------5-5-5-0---------2-|

E -0---------5---------------0------------0---------5---------------0-----------|

E D A (F#m) E

---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0--------|

---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0--------|

---0-0-----10----------10-5-------5-(1)----0--------|F#m 2nd time only

---0---2-0-10----10h12----5---5h7---(2)----0--------|

---0-------10-10----------5-5-------(x)----0--------|

---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0--------|



RIFF 2: RIFF 3:

-------------------5--------- ---------------------5-7-7s9s7-5---|

-------------------5--------- -----------------5-7---------------|

-------------------5--------- ---------------3-----5-5-5-----5---|

-2s4-2-0-----------5--------- -----0-2-0-2s4---5-5---------------|

---------2-0-------5-----5-5- -0-2-------------------------------|

-------------4s2-4-5-5h7----- -----------------------------------|



RIFF 4:

-----------------------------|

-----------------------------|

-----------------------------|

-0-4-5-5s7-5-4-2-0---------5-|

-------------------2-0-----5-|

-----------------------7s9s5-|



CHORDS:

E A B F#m D

E 0 5 7 2 10

B 0 5 7 2 10

G# 0 5 7 1 10

E 0 5 7 2 10

B 0 5 7 x 10

E 0 5 7 2 10





NOTE: This song is actually NOT in EBEG#BE tuning, but rather in

standard tuning. However, I think it makes it much easier to play this

way, esp. with just one guitar. If you want to play it in standard, the

chord names are still valid.