The Allman Brothers Band - Blue Sky

      
 
 Subject: Music : Blue Sky
 Date: 1 Jul 92 13:25:02 GMT
 
 001
 
 Title: BLUE SKY (Dicky Betts)
 
 E A E A E D A E 
      
 E               B     A           E                    B      
 Walk along the river, sweet lullaby, it just keeps on flowing,
 A                                             E A 
 It don't worry 'bout where it's going, no, no.
 E                       B             A                E    
 Don't fly, mister blue bird, I'm just walking down the road,
                 B      A                         E A 
 Early morning sunshine tell me all I need to know
 
 CHORUS
 | B A E A
 | You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day.
 | B A E A
 | Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way,
 | F#m7 E
 - Turn your love my way, yeah.
 
 E A E A E B C# A5 
        
 
 E                B                    A           E   
 Good old sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere.
              B        A                             E A 
 Goin to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there
 
 CHORUS
 
 E A E A E D A A5 E 
      
 
 Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 15:57:49 -1000
 From: Harlan L Thompson
 
 BLUE SKY- The Allman Brothers
 
 TUNING FOR THIS VERSION: E B E G# B E (actual tuning: standard)
 
 E A E A E D A E (RIFF 1)
 
  E              B      A      E    
 Walk along the river, sweet lullaby
                    B    
 It just keeps on flowing
 A RIFF 2
 It don't worry bout where it's going, no no
 E                  B                  A               E  
 Don't fly Mister Bluebird, I'm just walking down the road
 B A RIFF 3
 Early morning sunshine, tells me all I need to know
 
 CHORUS:
 B          A          E              A 
 You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day
 B                 A                      E                A  
 Lord you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way
                   F#m      
 Turn your love my way, yeah
 
 SOLO:
 E A E A E A E A ... RIFF 4
 
 E                 B                  A          E    
 Good old Sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere
 B A RIFF 3
 Goin' to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there
 
 CHORUS, RIFF 1
 
 RIFF 1:
 E A E E A E 
       

 E ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G# -0-------0-5-------5-8-5---0---0--------0-------0-5-------5-8-5---0---0-------|
 E -0-0-0h2---5-5-5h7-------7-0-0---2p0----0-0-0h2---5-5-5h7-------7-0-0---2p0---|
 B -0---------5---------5-5-5-0---------2--0---------5---------5-5-5-0---------2-|
 E -0---------5---------------0------------0---------5---------------0-----------|
 

 E D A (F#m) E 
      

 ---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0--------|
 ---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0--------|
 ---0-0-----10----------10-5-------5-(1)----0--------|F#m 2nd time only
 ---0---2-0-10----10h12----5---5h7---(2)----0--------|
 ---0-------10-10----------5-5-------(x)----0--------|
 ---0-------10-------------5---------(2)----0--------|
 

 
 RIFF 2: RIFF 3:

 -------------------5--------- ---------------------5-7-7s9s7-5---|
 -------------------5--------- -----------------5-7---------------|
 -------------------5--------- ---------------3-----5-5-5-----5---|
 -2s4-2-0-----------5--------- -----0-2-0-2s4---5-5---------------|
 ---------2-0-------5-----5-5- -0-2-------------------------------|
 -------------4s2-4-5-5h7----- -----------------------------------|
 

 
 RIFF 4:

 -----------------------------|
 -----------------------------|
 -----------------------------|
 -0-4-5-5s7-5-4-2-0---------5-|
 -------------------2-0-----5-|
 -----------------------7s9s5-|
 

 
 CHORDS:
   E A B F#m D 
 E 0 5 7  2 10
 B 0 5 7 2 10
 G# 0 5 7 1 10
 E 0 5 7 2 10
 B 0 5 7 x 10
 E 0 5 7 2 10
 
 NOTE: This song is actually NOT in EBEG#BE tuning, but rather in
 standard tuning. However, I think it makes it much easier to play this
 way, esp. with just one guitar. If you want to play it in standard, the
 chord names are still valid.