Key: A major•
Verse 1
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Up above me are the skies
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Like the twinkle in your eyes
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These things are the color of the blues
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The ink and paper look the same
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Yes, blue must be the color of the blues
Verse 2
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For he's not singing like he used to do
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Feel as cold as you left me
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Yes, blue must be the color of the
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blues
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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With more blue than gold and red
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Blue must be the color angels choose
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When you left to return no more
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Yes, blue must be the color of the blues
Verse 4
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Life is mighty empty without you
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That I sing since you are gone
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Yes, blue must be the color of the blues
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Yes, blue must be the color of the blues
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