Lenka - Blue Skies
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Arranged key: A minor (A B C D E F G A)
Original key: B minor (B C# D E F# G A B), either put a capo on the second fret or transpose to +2
Tempo: 110 bpm
Transcribed by Robert from Astlessons
[Intro]: Am
Am G Em
We've been waiting, anticipating, change coming our way
Am G Em
You're my baby, through the bad lights to the greater days
F
I know that something good is waiting just around the corner
Am Em
There's a new day dawning, there's a new life for us
F G
Gotta keep on holding on for just a little longer I know
Am C Am G
That it's gonna be blue skies for you and I
F Am G
We'll step out of the shadows and walk into the light
Am C Am G
Yeah it's gonna be blue skies for you and I
F Am G
But my heart beats slow as the storm carries on up high
Am
And the clouds roll by
Am G
I can feel it, it's a comet, fast and fierce and wild
Am Em G Em
I can see it everytime I look into those eyes
F Dm
Tell me is it really gonna storm again
Am Em G Am Em
Will the sky turn dark, will the rain begin
F Dm G
I wanna be with you whenever lightening strikes cause I know
Am C Am G
That it's gonna be blue skies for you and I
F Am G
We'll step out of the shadows and walk into the light
Am C Am G
Yeah it's gonna be blue skies for you and I
F Am G
But my heart beats slow as the storm carries on up high
F Am
And the clouds roll by, let the clouds roll by
G
I can't stand the rain for one more day
F G
I know we can make it go away
Am G
Can you feel it, like a fever, burning till it breaks
Am C Am G/B
Blue skies for you and I
F Am G
We'll step out of the shadows and walk into the light
Am C Am G
Yeah it's gonna be blue skies for you and I
F Am G
But my heart beats slow as the storm carries on up high
Am
And the clouds roll by
G Am
Blue skies, blue skies (let the clouds roll by)
G F
Blue skies, blue skies (let the clouds roll by)
Am G
Blue skies, blue skies (let the clouds roll by)
Am
Blue skies, blue skies (the clouds roll by)
Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue
Chords:
Am (X 0 2 2 1 0) or (5 7 7 5 5 5)
G (3 2 0 0 0 3) or (3 2 0 0 3 3) or (3 5 5 4 3 3)
Em (0 2 2 0 0 0) or (X 7 9 9 8 7)
F (1 3 3 2 1 1) or (X X 3 2 1 1) or simplify with Fmaj7 (X X 3 2 1 0)
C (X 3 2 0 1 0) or (8 10 10 9 8 8) or (X 3 5 5 5 3)
Dm (X X 0 2 3 1) or (X 5 7 7 6 5)
G/B (X 2 0 0 0 3) or (X 2 0 0 3 3)
Chords in B minor (transposed to +2):
Bm (X 2 4 4 3 2) or (7 9 9 7 7 7)
A (X 0 2 2 2 0) or (5 7 7 6 5 5)
F#m (2 4 4 2 2 2) or (X 9 11 11 10 9)
G (3 2 0 0 0 3) or (3 2 0 0 3 3) or (3 5 5 4 3 3)
D (X X 0 2 3 2) or (X 5 7 7 7 5)
Em (0 2 2 0 0 0) or (X 7 9 9 8 7)
A/C# (X 4 2 2 2 0)
Clarification:
Chordname (E A D G B E)
X = Don't play / Muffle
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//Robert