Verse 1
[G] Mr. Blue
[G/B] I told you that I love you
[Cadd9]Please believe me[Dsus4]
[G] Mr. Blue
[G/B] I have to go now, darling
[Cadd9]Don’t be angry [Dsus4]
Chorus
I [G]know that you’re tired
[G/B]Know that you’re sore and
sick and [Cadd9]sad for some reason [Dsus4]
So I [G]leave you with a smile
[G/B]Kiss you on the cheek
And you will [Cadd9]call it treason [Dsus4]
Verse 2
Mr. [G]Blue
Don’t hold your [G/B]head so low
That you can’t see the [Cadd9]sky [Dsus4]
Mr. [G]Blue
It ain’t so [G/B]long since you were flying [Cadd9]high [Dsus4]
Chorus
[G]That’s the way it goes some days [G/B]
A fever comes at you wit[Cadd9]hout a warning [Dsus4]
And I can [G]see it in your face
You’ve been[G/B] waiting to break
since you wo[Cadd9]ke up this morning [Dsus4]
Verse 2
Mr. [G]Blue
Don’t hold your [G/B]head so low
That you can’t see the [Cadd9]sky [Dsus4]
Mr. [G]Blue
It ain’t so [G/B]long since you were flying [Cadd9]high [Dsus4]
Outro
[G]Mr. Blue [G/B] [Cadd9] [Dsus4]
[G] [G/B] [Cadd9] [Dsus4]
(x4 with solo on saxophone, last time the
melody is hummed instead of singing “Mr. Blue… “)
[G]Mr. Blue
I told you [G/B]that I love you
[G]Please believe me