I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues

I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues Elton John

[Intro]

G

Don't wish it away

Bm F C F C F C F C

Don't look at it's like it's forever

C G

Between you and me

Bm

I could honestly say

F C F C F C F C

That things can only get better

C G

And while I'm away,

B7 Em

dust out the demons inside

C

And it won't be long

Em G

Before you and me run

Am

To the place in our hearts

F G C G Am G

Where we hide

[Chorus]

C

And I guess that's why

G F

they call it the blues

C

Time on my hands,

G F

could be time spent with you

C G

Laughing like children,

Am

living like lovers,

C F D

rolling like thunder, under the covers

F

And I guess that's why

G C Em F

they call it the blues

[Verse]

G

Just stare into space

Em F C F C F C F C

Picture my face in your hands

C G

Live for each second

Bm

Without hesitation

F C F C F C F C

And never forget I'm your man

C G

Wait on me girl

B7 Em G

Cry in the night if it helps

G7 C G

But more than ever I simply love you

Am F G C G Am G

More than I love life itself

[Chorus]

C

And I guess that's why

G F

they call it the blues

C

Time on my hands,

G F

could be time spent with you

C G

Laughing like children,

Am

living like lovers,

C F D

rolling like thunder, under the covers

F

And I guess that's why

G C C G F

they call it the blues

[Verse]

C G

Wait on me girl

B7 Em G

Cry in the night if it helps

G7 C G

But more than ever I simply love you

Am F G C G Am G

More than I love life itself

[Chorus]

C

And I guess that's why

G F

they call it the blues

C

Time on my hands,

G F

could be time spent with you

C G F 2x

[Verse]

C G

Laughing like children,

Am

living like lovers,

C F D

rolling like thunder, under the covers

F

And I guess that's why

G C Em F

they call it the blues

[Outro]

F

And I guess that's why

G C

they call it the blues 2x