G5               Bb5     C5     G5 
Some folks were meant to live in clover, 
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But they are such a chosen few; 
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And clover, being green, is something I've never seen, 
       G5     C5         D5     D5 
'Cause I was born to be blue. 
 
 
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When there's a yellow moon above me, 
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They say that moon beams I should view; 
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But moon beams, being gold, are something I can't behold, 
       G5     A5     D5   G5 
'Cause I was born to be blue. 
 
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When I met you, the world was bright and sunny; 
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When you left, the curtain fell. 
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I want to laugh, but nothing strikes me funny; 
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Now my world's a faded pastel. 
         G5         Bb5     C5      G5 
Well, I guess I'm luck - i - er than some folks -- 
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I've known the thrill of loving you, 
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And that alone is more than I was created for 
       G5     A5     D5  G5 
'Cause I was born to be blue.