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Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis) chords by Cowboy Junkies (Official Version)

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G
A

Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I only want to say
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That if there is  a way
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I want my baby back to me
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'cause he's my true love
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My only one don't you see?

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Verse 2

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And on that fateful day

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Perhaps in the new sun of May

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My baby walks back into my arms

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I'll keep him beside me

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Forever from harm

Interlude 1

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Verse 3
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You see I was afraid
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To let my baby stray
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I kept him too tightly by my side
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And then one sad day
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He went away and he died

Interlude 2

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Chorus 1
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Blue Moon,
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you saw me standing alone
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Without a dream in my heart
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Without a love of my own
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Blue Moon,
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you knew just what I was there for
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You heard me saying a prayer for
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Someone I really could care for

Solo 1

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Verse 4
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I only want to say
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Am 
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That if there is  a way
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Am 
F 
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I want my baby back to me
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Am 
'cause he's my true love
F 
G 
My only one don't you see?

Outro 1

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: C majorBPM: 108

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis) by Cowboy Junkies, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It suits players who want to learn Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis) the way Cowboy Junkies intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

Blue Moon Revisited (Song For Elvis)

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