• Song:

    Song Sung Blue

  • Artist:

    Neil Diamond

  • Album:

    The Greatest Hits 1966-...

Standard tuning
listen to song to get rhythm with words
Verse 1
     C                 C                  G           G     
e--0------3--3--|--0-------3--3--|-3-----3---3--|-3-----3---3--|
A-------1---1-1-|-------1----1-1-|-----0----0-0-|-----0----0-0-|
D---------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
G-----2---------|-----2----------|--------------|--------------|
B--3------------|--3-------------|---2----------|---2----------|
E---------------|----------------|-3------------|-3------------|
    "song   sung    blue   everybody knows  one..............."  

     G7 (X2)           C  (X2)
e--3------3--3--|--0------3--3---|
A-------1---1-1-|-------1---1-1--|
D---------------|----------------|
G-----0---------|-----2----------|
B---------------|--3-------------|
E--3------------|----------------|
 "song sung blue, every garden grows one...."

Chorus
     C7 (X2)           F  (X2)        G (X2)         C (X2)          
e--0------0--0--|--1------1--1--|--3------3--3--|--0------3---3--|
A-------1---1-1-|-------1---1-1-|-------0---0-0-|-------1----1-1-|
D---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|   G7
G-----2---------|-----3---------|---------------|-----2----------| 
B--0------------|--3------------|-----2---------|--3-------------|
E---------------|---------------|--3------------|----------------|

"Funny thing  but you can sing it with a cry in your voice.....
and before you know it start to feeling good, you simply got no choice"


Instrumental for 8 measures (just play verse 1 again, or strum chords
with same rhythm) C,C,  G,G,   G7,G7,    C,C
    
Chorus

Verse 2 (like verse 1 but switch 2nd C with G--->  C(X2),G(X2),G(X2),C(X2)
and with these words
  "song  sung  blue,       weepin like a willow....
  song  sung  blue,      sleepin on  my pillow"

Chorus (and fade)
"Funny thing  but you can sing it with a cry in your voice....
and before you know it start to feeling good, you simply got no choice"

(tabbed by jpcatch112)
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