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*[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Blood And Chocolate] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/bac.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/bac.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_a01.htm B&C Info page] | *[http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac.htm Elvis Costello Home Page: Blood And Chocolate] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/lyrics/bac.html lyrics] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/guitar/bac.html chords] {{-}} [http://www.elviscostello.info/disc/official/bac/bac_info_a01.htm B&C Info page] | ||
*[[Template: Blue Chair|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[ | *[[Template: Blue Chair|Lyrics]] {{-}} [[Blue Chair covers|Covers]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== |
Latest revision as of 04:05, 15 February 2023
Now it's just you and me, my blue friend |
First known performance: Alternate versions
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Covers
Ross Bellenoit & The Deceptions | performed live, 2016-05-19, Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore, Pennsylvania | 2016 | YouTube |
Matt Brown and Bill Shaouy | Theme Music Group on Facebook | 2013 | YouTube |
Chielie | Songs For Cybersex online album | 2001 | Chielie.nl • mp3 |
Robbie Fulks and Steve Dawson | performed live, 2015-02-02 The Hideout, Chicago | 2015 | AllMusic • YouTube |
Mason Hoffman | performed live, Costello Tribute, 2017-03-16 Harlow's, Sacramento, CA | 2017 | YouTube |
Oliver's Army (Dallas) | performed live, Dallas-area Costello tribute band | 2003- | OliversArmyBand |
Mychael LeMonde | The Loser's Lounge Tribute to Elvis Costello Various artists | 2002 | LosersLounge |
Li'l Cap'n Travis | Almost You: The Songs Of Elvis Costello Various artists | 2003 | Allmusic • Amazon • Amazon.uk |
Steve Nieve & AJUQ | performed live, 2020-04-04, The Daily Improvisation, France (instrumental) | 2020 | Facebook - 20:23 |
Erich Sellheim | home studio production, sung in German | 2019 | YouTube |
Victor Stranges | home recording, 2019-01-03 Melbourne, Australia | 2019 | YouTube • info |
TypeCast | performed live, 1998, Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands | 1998 | website |
Chords
From: Gary O'Neill drop d tuning intro: D a_b.... D| Now it's just you and me, G| my blue D| friend D| And you say that it's you that she's thinking of G| And our F#7| affair must end D| But if it's you that she's thinking of G|I think my broken heart might F#7| mend Now it's G| my turn to F#m| talk and C| your turn to D| think G| Your turn to A| buy and Bbm| my turn to Bm| drink G| Your turn to F#m| cry and G| my turn to D| sink G| Down in the Blue Em| Chair G| Down A| in the Blue D| Chair D Now I've made up my mind G I've made my D mistake D And I know that she cries for you G When she's barely F#7 awake D Well she's going to bend your mind G Well I hope it don't F#7 break Now it's my turn .... Down in the Blue Em| Chair We can F#m| watch our G| troubles rise like F#m| smoke into the Em| air And Em drift Ebm| up to the D| ceiling Down in the Blue Em| Chair You can Em| feel just F#m like a G| boy or a F#m| man And next Em| minute you can Ebm| find yourself D| kneeling Down in the Blue F#m| Chair They're F#m| boasting G#m of A| loving the G#m| daylights right F#m| out of her G#m| in the small Bm| hours Down in the Blue Em| Chair You Em| say F#m that your G| love lasts F#m| forever when Em| you know the G| night just A| hours A/G A/F#| uh ho ho A/E| ho ho ho D And still I want her right now G Not any minute, hour or D day D And wherever she is tonight G I want her F#7 anyway D I suppose she never said to you, G You were just in the F#7 way Now it's my turn.... Em| Down in the Blue D| Chair Bb| Down A| in the Blue D| Chair G| Down A| in the Blue D| Chair G| Down A| in the Blue D| Chair G| Down A| in the Blue B7| Chair Em| Down F#m| in the blue G| Blue Bm| becomes you G| Down A| in the Blue D| Chair