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Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 22:15:20 -0500
From: DON META 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Tab and chords to "AM I BLUE" -Bette Midler

 	AM I BLUE-by Grant Clarke & Harry Akst-from Bette Midler"s
	       "THE DIVINE MISS M"


	Intro:
	Dmaj7                 G7               Dmaj7
 hold chord and pedal top notes--------------------------------|slide into chord
    -5---5--7--5--8--5-----3--------------4/5--7--5--8--5------|
    -7---5--------------6--3--5--3--6--3--6/7------------------|
    -6---5--------------5--4--------------5/6------------------|
    -7---7--------------4--3--------------6/7------------------|
    -5---5--------------x--5--------------4/5------------------|
    -5---5--------------4--3--------------4/5------------------|

          A7#9               Dmaj7
                              I'm just a woman    a lonely woman
    -7/8-----------------5-----------------5--5----------------|
    -7/8-----------------7-----------------5--7----------------|
    -5/6-----5-----5--7--6-----------------6--6----------------|
    -x/x--7-----7--------7-----------------7--7----------------|
    -6/7-----------------5-----------------5--5----------------|
    -4/5-----------------5-----------------5--5----------------|

           G7          G9     D7                       A7#9
	  waiting on a weary shore
    6--3------------10---------------------------------------|
    6--3------------10-----10----12--13--12--10----13--------|
    5--4------------10-----10h11-12--14--12--10h11-12--------|
    4--3------------9------10----12--12--12--10----11--------|
    x--5------------10-----------------------------12--------|
    4--3-----------------------------------------------------|

         Dmaj7            E9                             Bm7
	I'm just a woman            a lonely woman       the kind
    -5---------------5-------------------------------7----|
    -7---------------7--7--7-------------------------7----|
    -6---------------7-----7-------------------------7----|
    -7---------------x-----6-------------------------7----|
    -5---------------7-----7-------------------------x----|
    -5-----------------------------------------------7----|

                Bm6           A7
	you should feel sorry for
	--------7--------------5-------------------5---------|
	--------7--------------5----------------5------------|
	--------7--------------6-------------6---------------|
	--------6--------------5----------5------------------|
	--------x--------------7-------5---------------------|
	--------7--------------5----5------------------------|

            D7
	 Well I woke up this morning around about dawn
    ----5---------------------------------------------|
    ----7---------------------------------------------|
    ----5---------------------------------------------|
    ----7---------------------------------------------|
    ----5---------------------------------------------|
    ----5---------------------------------------------|

          G7
	without a warning I found that he was gone
    6--3---------------------------------------------------|
    6--3---------------------------------------------------|
          5--4---------------------------------------------|
    4--3---------------------------------------------------|
    x--5---------------------------------------------------|
    4--3---------------------------------------------------|

          Dmaj7                    G7
	why did he do it           how could he do it
    4/5--------------------6----3-----------------------|
    6/7--------------------6----3-----------------------|
    5/6--------------------5----4-----------------------|
    6/7--------------------4----3-----------------------|
    4/5--------------------x----5-----------------------|
    4/5--------------------4----3-----------------------|

	 Bm7       Bm6       A13       A7#5
	  he never done it before
	--7---------7--------7------------5------------------|
	--7---------7--------7---------6---------------------|
	--7---------7--------6------6------------------------|
	--7---------6--------5---5---------------------------|
	--x---------x--------x-------------------------------|
	--7---------7--------5-------------------------------|

	VERSE 1

                Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9  Em7/ Em6/
	Am I blue                                am I blue

	Em7/ A13/           Dmaj7/ D9 Db9        Em7/ Bb9 A9
	         ain't these tears       in these eyes

	 Dmaj7/    F9/ Bbmaj7 A7#5b9
   	 tellin' you

	VERSE 2

        Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9   Em7/   Em6/   Em7/ A13/
	Am I blue                        you would be too

              Dmaj7/ D9 Db9        Em7/ Bb9 A9 Dmaj7/   G9/ Dmaj7//Db7
	if each plan        with your man     done fell through

	Break:
        F#m7/ F#m6     F#m7/ F#m6/              D6b5/ Db7/D6b5/ Db7/
	There was a time          when I was his own I was

            D6b5/ Db7/ D6b5/ Db7/                F#m7/ F7b9 Em7/ A13
	but now                  I'm the sad and lonely one

	VERSE 3:
	Dmaj7/ Em7/ F#m7/ B7#5b9 B7#5#9   Em7/       Em6/    Em7/A13
	Was I gay                       well that was yesterday

	                     Dmaj7/ D9 Db9           Em7/  Bb9 A9
   	cause now that man is gone         and we are through

	Dmaj7  Fmaj7  Abmaj7  Dmaj6/9
	Am I blue


       Chords used in verses:
       Dmaj7   Em7  F#m7  B7#5b9  B7#5#9 Em6 A7#5b9  A13  D9
    --5-----7----9------8-------10----7----6------7----------|
    --7-----8---10------8--------8----8----6------7---10-----|
    --6-----7----9------8--------8----6----6------6----9-----|
    --7-----x----x------7--------7----x----5------5---10-----|
    --5-----7----9------x--------x----7----x------x----9-----|
    --5-----------------7--------7---------5------5----------|

	Db9  Bb9  A9  F9  G9  Bbmaj7  Db7
    --------------8---10-----------9----------------------|
    -9----6---5---8---10----6------9----------------------|
    -8----5---4---8---10----7------10---------------------|
    -9----6---5---7----9----7------9----------------------|
    -8----5---4---8---10----x------11---------------------|
    ------------------------6------9----------------------|

	Chords in Break and ending:
	F#m6  Dma.6b5  F7b9      Fmaj7  Abmaj7  Dma.6/9
    --9--------------9----------8------11------5------------|
    --10-----9-------10---------10-----13------5------------|
    --8------11------8----------9------12------4------------|
    --x------9-------x----------10-----13------4------------|
    --9------x-------8----------8------11------5------------|
    ---------10-----------------8------11------5------------|