Blue Sky Tab

Title:                          BLUE SKY                        (Dicky Betts)
 
 
[Intro]
                E   A   E   A   E   D  A   E
 
 
[Verse]
                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
 
***************************************************
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
BLUE SKY- The Allman Brothers
 
TUNING FOR THIS VERSION: E B E G# B E  (actual tuning: standard)
 
[Intro]
E  A  E  A  E  D  A  E  (RIFF 1)
 
 
[Verse]
 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.
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