[Notes: 1) OK, so this wasn't such a big hit but it's always been one of my
(and Tommy James' own) favorites. 2) You could substitute D13 for D7 to
cover the B in the high harmonies, but the guitar actually plays D7.]
Intro (really a verse without the first two lines):
F5 F5
I was so downhearted baby
C5 D5
Till I met with you
Chorus:
G5 G5
You took me (took me) out of the blue
G5 G5
You shook me (shook me) out of the blue
Verse 1:
D5 G5 C5 F5
Out of the blue into your arms, oh I came
D5 G5 C5 C+
Out of the blue, leavin' the pain behind
F5 F5
Just as everything was falling
C5 D5
You came into view
[repeat chorus]
Verse 2:
Out of the blue into a love so real, yeah
Out of the blue, how very strange it feels
Everything was so ungroovy
Till you pulled me through
[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
C5 F5
/ / / / / / / /
C5 F5 C5
You passed my way, I passed your name
F5 C5
And since that day I'm not the same
D5
I felt so hard for you
G5 G5
For every little part of you
Verse 3:
Out of the blue into your arms, oh I came
Out of the blue, into your love just in time
Everything was so ungroovy
Till you pulled me through
[repeat chorus]
Coda (repeat to fade):
D5 G5 C5 C+
Out of the blue, baby you took me out of the blue
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers