Biography:
Michael Johnson (August 8, 1944 – July 25, 2017), was an American pop, country and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1978 hit song "Bluer Than Blue". He charted four hits on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and nine more on the Hot Country Songs charts, including two Number One country hits in 1986's "Give Me Wings" and "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder". He also co-wrote "Cain's Blood", the debut single of 1990s country group 4 Runner.
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Bluer Than Blue
Performed by Michael Johnson
Tabbed by Baddguitar
Riff#1 Riff#2 Riff#3 R#4
e|--0---3-2-0-2---|--0----0-2---|--3----------3---|--0-----------|
B|--1-------------|--1--3-------|--0----------0---|--0-----------|
G|--2-------------|--2----------|--0----------0---|--0-------0---|
D|--2-------------|--2----------|--0------0-2-3---|--2---2h4-----|
A|--0-------------|--0----------|--2--------------|--2-----------|
E|----------------|-------------|--3-----3--------|--0-----------|
[Chorus Riff]
e|--3---------------2---------------| [Some Chords] G7/F: xx3003
B|--0---------------0---------------| B7/D#: xx1202
G|--0---------------0---------------| A/C#: x4222x
D|--0------0h2--0---0------0h2--0---| C/D: xx0010
A|--2---------------2---------------|
E|--3---------------3---------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
C A D B7 Em
e|--0--3--5--3--2--5--7----|-3--------3-5-7--5--3--2--|
B|--1-----2-----3-----4--7-|-5------------------------|
G|--0-----2-----2-----4----|-4--------4-5-7--5--4--2--|
D|--2-----2-----0-----4----|--------------------------|
A|--3-----0----------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0---0-0------------------|
C A D B7 E
e|--0--3--5--3--2--5--7--5-|-0--|
B|--1-----2-----3-----4----|-0--|
G|--0-----2-----2-----4----|-1--|
D|--2-----2-----0-----4----|-2--|
A|--3----------------------|-2--|
E|-------------------------|-0--|
[Verse 1]
E E7 A Am (Riff1)
After you go, I can catch up on my reading
E E7 A Am (Riff2)
After you go, I'll have a lot more time for sleeping
G (Riff#3) G7/F Cmaj7 C
And when you're gone looks like things are gonna be a lot easier
Bm7 Em (R#4) Am7 Bm7 C D
Life will be a breeze, you know. I really should be glad
[Chorus]
G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
G7 C
You're the only light this empty room has ever had
G B7/D# Em Am
Life without you is gonna be...
G Am7 Bm7 C A/C# D B7/D#
Bluer than blue
[Verse 2]
E E7 A Am (Riff1)
After you go, I'll have a lot more room in my closet
E E7 A Am (Riff2)
After you go, I'll stay out all night long if I feel like it
G (Riff#3) G7/F Cmaj7 C
And when you're gone I can run through the house screamin'
Bm7 Em Am7 Bm7 C D
And no one will ever hear me. I really should be glad.
[Chorus]
G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
G7 C
You're the only light this empty room has ever had
G B7/D# Em Am
Life without you is gonna be...
G
Bluer than ...
[Bridge]
Am7 Bm7 C Bm7
I don't have to miss no TV shows I can start my whole life over
Am7 Bm7 C A/C# D
Change the numbers on my telephone But the nights will sure be colder.
[Chorus]
Dsus4 G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
G7 C
You're the only light this empty room has ever had
G B7/D# Em Am
Life without you is gonna be...
G Am7 Bm7 C A/C# D B7/D# Em
Bluer than blue Bluer than blue
Em Em7 Em Am7 C/D G
Bluer than blue
Performed by Michael Johnson
Tabbed by Baddguitar
Riff#1 Riff#2 Riff#3 R#4
e|--0---3-2-0-2---|--0----0-2---|--3----------3---|--0-----------|
B|--1-------------|--1--3-------|--0----------0---|--0-----------|
G|--2-------------|--2----------|--0----------0---|--0-------0---|
D|--2-------------|--2----------|--0------0-2-3---|--2---2h4-----|
A|--0-------------|--0----------|--2--------------|--2-----------|
E|----------------|-------------|--3-----3--------|--0-----------|
[Chorus Riff]
e|--3---------------2---------------| [Some Chords] G7/F: xx3003
B|--0---------------0---------------| B7/D#: xx1202
G|--0---------------0---------------| A/C#: x4222x
D|--0------0h2--0---0------0h2--0---| C/D: xx0010
A|--2---------------2---------------|
E|--3---------------3---------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
C A D B7 Em
e|--0--3--5--3--2--5--7----|-3--------3-5-7--5--3--2--|
B|--1-----2-----3-----4--7-|-5------------------------|
G|--0-----2-----2-----4----|-4--------4-5-7--5--4--2--|
D|--2-----2-----0-----4----|--------------------------|
A|--3-----0----------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0---0-0------------------|
C A D B7 E
e|--0--3--5--3--2--5--7--5-|-0--|
B|--1-----2-----3-----4----|-0--|
G|--0-----2-----2-----4----|-1--|
D|--2-----2-----0-----4----|-2--|
A|--3----------------------|-2--|
E|-------------------------|-0--|
[Verse 1]
E E7 A Am (Riff1)
After you go, I can catch up on my reading
E E7 A Am (Riff2)
After you go, I'll have a lot more time for sleeping
G (Riff#3) G7/F Cmaj7 C
And when you're gone looks like things are gonna be a lot easier
Bm7 Em (R#4) Am7 Bm7 C D
Life will be a breeze, you know. I really should be glad
[Chorus]
G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
G7 C
You're the only light this empty room has ever had
G B7/D# Em Am
Life without you is gonna be...
G Am7 Bm7 C A/C# D B7/D#
Bluer than blue
[Verse 2]
E E7 A Am (Riff1)
After you go, I'll have a lot more room in my closet
E E7 A Am (Riff2)
After you go, I'll stay out all night long if I feel like it
G (Riff#3) G7/F Cmaj7 C
And when you're gone I can run through the house screamin'
Bm7 Em Am7 Bm7 C D
And no one will ever hear me. I really should be glad.
[Chorus]
G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
G7 C
You're the only light this empty room has ever had
G B7/D# Em Am
Life without you is gonna be...
G
Bluer than ...
[Bridge]
Am7 Bm7 C Bm7
I don't have to miss no TV shows I can start my whole life over
Am7 Bm7 C A/C# D
Change the numbers on my telephone But the nights will sure be colder.
[Chorus]
Dsus4 G (Chorus Riff) Gmaj7
But I'm bluer than blue. Sadder than sad
G7 C
You're the only light this empty room has ever had
G B7/D# Em Am
Life without you is gonna be...
G Am7 Bm7 C A/C# D B7/D# Em
Bluer than blue Bluer than blue
Em Em7 Em Am7 C/D G
Bluer than blue
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