Blue Jay Way
(Music and Words
by George Harrison)
Copyright 1967 Northern Songs
Slowly C C' (actually it's C with a small o
next
to it, but I'll mark it like
this.
Scroll to the bottom to see how
it's played)
|---------------------|-7-------------|-7---------------------------------|
4|---------------------|-5--5--5--5----|-5-----5-------5--------5----------|
4|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------|
There's a fog up on L. A. And my friends have lost their
C C'
|-7-------------|-7-------------------------|-7------------------|
|-5--5--5--5----|-5-----5-----5-----5-------|-5-----5----5----5--|
|---------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
way. We'll be over soon they said,
C
|--7--------------------------------|---6-7-6-7-6----------| |--3------|
|--5------5-------5-------5---------|---5------------------|3|--5------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------|4|---------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------| |---------|
Now they've lost themselves in - stead
(Faster)
|-0------0---------|-0--------0-------|---0-----------0--------|
4|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
4|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------------|
Please don't be long please don't you
|--0---------0-----|-8-----7----6----3-----|--6-7-6--3-------|
|------------------|-5-----5----5----5-----|--5---5--5---5---|
|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
be very long Please don't be long or
|--5-----------------|-12--10---8---7-------|
|--5----5----5--5----|-5--------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
I may be a - sleep
(verse 2, continue with the same bass rhythm as in the first verse, except
for the first bar)
C' C C'
|-0-------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
well it only goes to show, And I told them where to
C C'
|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------|-----------------------|----------------|
go. Ask a policeman on the street,
C
|-------------------------------|-----------------| |--------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------|3|--------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------|4|--------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------| |--------|
There's so many there to meet
(Faster)
|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
4|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
4|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
Please don't be long please don't you
|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------------------|----------------|
be very long Please don't be long or
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
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I may be a-sleep
(verse 3)
C' C C' (cont. with same bass rhythm)
|--0-------------------|--7-------------------|--s----------------------|
|----------------------|--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5|--a----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--m----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|--e----------------------|
Now it's past my bed I know And I'd really like to
C C'
|--s---------|--s-----------------------|-s---------------|
|--a---------|--a-----------------------|-a---------------|
|--m---------|--m-----------------------|-m---------------|
|--e---------|--e-----------------------|-e---------------|
go. Soon will be the break of day
C
|-7-----------------------------|--7-------------------|-7-------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5|-5-------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|---------|
Sitting here in Blue Jay Way
(Faster)
|-7--------------|-7--------------|-7--------------------|
|-5---5---5---5--|-5---5---5---5--|-5---5-----5----5-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
Please don't be long please don't you
|-7--------------| |-7-----------------------|
|-5---5----5---5-|6|-5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|----------------|4|-------------------------|
|----------------| |-------------------------|
be very long Please don't be long or
|---8--7--6--3----|--6--3--2--0--------|
4|---5--5--5--5----|--5--5--5-----------|
4|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
I may be a - sleep
|--0-----0-----|---0----0-----|-7--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-5--------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|
Please don't be long Please don't you
|------------| |--7------------------|-12--12--10--10--8--8--7--7--|
|------------|6|--5--------5--5-5--5-|-5---------------------------|
|------------|4|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|
be very long Please don't be long
|-6--6--3--3--2--2--0--0--|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--0-----0-----|---0----0-----|-7---------------|
|--------------|--------------|-5---------------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
Please don't be long Please don't you
|------------| |--7------------------|-12--12--10--10--8--8--7--7--|
|------------|6|--5--------5--5-5--5-|-5---------------------------|
|------------|4|---------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|
be very long Please don't be long
|-6--6--3--3--2--2--0--0--|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--0-----0-----|---0----0-----|-7--------------|
|--------------|--------------|-5--------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|
Please don't be long Please don't you
|------------|-7------------------|-7-----------|
|------------|-5------------------|-5-----------|
|------------|--------------------|-------------|
|------------|--------------------|-------------|
be very long.Please don't be long
|-7---7-----7---|-7---7-----7---|-7----------|
|-5-------------|-5-------------|-5----------|
|---------------|---------------|------------|
|---------------|---------------|------------|
Don't be long, don't be long
|-7---------------------------|-7-6-7-6-7--7-5-6-5-6--6-5-6--|
5|-5---------------------------|-5----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Don't be long, don't be long
|-0-----------| |-7-------------| |-7-----------|
4|-------------|6|-5-------------|5|-5-----------|
4|-------------|4|---------------|4|-------------|
|-------------| |---------------| |-------------|
Don't be long, don't be long
|-7-6-7-6-7--7-5-6-5-6--6-5-6--| |------------||
|-5----------------------------|4|------------||
|------------------------------|4|------------||
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Chords used:
C C'
E|-0-| |---|
B|-1-| |-4-|
G|-0-| |-2-|
D|-2-| |-4-|
A|-3-| |-3-|
E|---| |---|
