“Baby Blue” lyrics to song in new music collection (with melody in parentheses)
V1:
Tonight (B) I met my (C#) daddy (D#) after (D# E) 25 (F#) long (E) years (D#).
He (B) left when I was (C#) young (D#) and sweet and (E) wet (F#) behind the (E) ears (D#).
We (G#) held each other (G# F#) tight and cried,
we (E) talked (F#) about the (E) beach (D#).
And (G#) bicycles and (F#) chocolate bars,
and (E) stars (F#) we’d like to (E) reach (D#).
And (D#) then (C#) I asked him (D#) why (E) he (D#) left (F#)
and (D#) how (F#) he carried (F# E) on (D# B).
And (D#) once (C#) we talked, I (D#) fell (E) asleep
and (D#) dreamed (E) him sing this (D#) song (B).
Refrain:
Sometimes (E) a song comes (F#) to you in a (E) dream (D#).
Sometimes (E) a baby’s born (F#) without a (E) scream (D#).
Be (G#) here now, love (F#) who you’re with.
Share (D#) luck down to (C#) your (B) last spliff
and (C#) see (D#)
you’re (D#) just like me (C#)—
my (E) baby (D# C#) blue (B).
V2:
Blue (B)—your brother’s face when he was (C#) born (D#).
Blue (B)—I drank myself after the (C#) storm (D#).
Blue (D#)—my (B) baby’s eyes when you were (C#) born (D#).
Blue (E D# C# B)—your (l G#) mama’s (G# F#) dress (B) as she kept (A natch) score.
Blue (F# D#)—both (B) sides imagining the (C#) scorn (D#).
Blue (E D# C# F#)—you’re (D#) not alone (C# D#), you have a (C#) home (D#).
Blue (C#)—the artists like (D#) you (E) who came before (D# B).
Ask (F#) me what I (C#) know and I’ll (D#) say (E) not (D#) much (B).
Except (C#) I loved you (D#) madly (E) and I (D#) used (E) the wrong (D#) crutch (B).
Refrain 2:
Some (E) of my strength, you thought (F#) it was part of my (E) weakness (D# B).
Some (E) of what I thought (F#) was blessing (#F E), was (E) curse (D#).
Be (G#) here now, love (F#) who you’re with.
Share (D#) luck down to (C#) your (B) last spliff
and (C#) see (D#)
you’re (D#) just like me (C#)—
my (E) baby (D# C#) blue (B).
V3:
Blue (B)—my eyes aren’t so light anymore (B C# D#).
Blue (B)—but my heart feels lighter than before (C# D@).
Blue (E D# C# B)—the (l G#) waves we (F#) still (B) jump in my (A natch) dreams.
Blue (F# D#)—that (B) Mama won’t see me now it (C#) seems (D#).
Blue (E D# C# F#)—the (D#) moon’s softly (C# D#) caressing (D# D# C#) beams (D#).
Blue (C#)—my ink pours (D#) on (E) for reams and (D#) reams (B).
Ask (F#) me how I (C#) feel, and I’ll (D#) say (E) too (D#) much (B).
Cos (C#) I love my daddy (C# D#) madly (E), and I (D#) missed (E) him so (D#) much (B).
Refrain 3:
Some (E) of my (l A) sadness, I thought it was (B) new.
But (l A) it was the old (G#) emptiness (lA G# F#), wishing (lA) for (B) you.
Be (l B) here (C#) now (D#), love (C#) who (E) you’re (D#) with (B).
Share (C#) luck down to (C#) your (B) last spliff
and (C#) see (D#)
you’re (D#) just like me (C#)—
my (C#) baby blue (B).
Be (G#) here now, love (F#) who you’re with.
Share (D#) luck down to (C#) your (B) last spliff
and (C#) see (D#)
you’re (D#) just like me (C#)—
my (E) baby (D# C#) blue (B).
