Intro:
B5 - A5 - A5 -    B5 - B? - Ai - 


(Ai)                         B5                            
    Sometimes I wish I was a       sailor
                      A5      ( A5 )                         
Way out on the stormy    sea 
                  B5       ( B?)                            
Far away from the     city 
                    Ai      ( A5 )                           
and all this mise -      ry 
                          B5                             
And I wish that I could        tell you
                           A5     ( A5 )                      
Just how much you mean to     me 
                   B5          ( B?)                         
No matter where I     run to, 
                             Ai                         
I'll never lose your memo -      ry


Chorus:
                               B5                       
Sometimes I close my eyes and         drift away
                             A5             A5             
I can't forget the things I     didn't say 
                                  B5                B?add4      
I chose a life that took me a -       way from you 
                       A5        A5                         
And I will be forever     blue 


(Ai)                          B5                            
    When you wake up in to -       morrow
                           A5                           
And I'm no longer by your     side
            A5                     B5                       
Just don't        think too much a -     bout me
            B?                    Ai                        
And of the     many times you've      cried
                      B5                                
And wherever you may       wander
                          A5                            
May good fortune be your     guide
        A5              B5                                 
Go an'        find another     lover
             B?                   Ai                         
One who'll      never leave your     side

Chorus:
                               B5                       
Sometimes I close my eyes and         drift away
                            A5             A5              
I can't forget the things I   didn't say 
                                B5               B?add4        
I chose a life that took me a -      way from you 
                       A5       A5                          
And I will be forever     blue 

Break:
A5 - B5 - B?add4 - A5     2x 

( A5 )                           B5                           
    Sometimes I wish I was a       sailor
                       A5      ( A5 )                         
Way out on the stormy    sea 
                   B5        ( B?)                           
Far away from the      city 
                     Ai       ( A5 )                          
and all this mise -      ry 
                         B5                             
And I wish that I could       tell you
                           A5     ( A5 )                      
Just how much you mean to    me 
                   B5         ( B?)                          
No matter where I     run to, 
                             Ai                         
I'll never lose your memo -     ry

Chorus:
                               B5                       
Sometimes I close my eyes and        drift away
                             A5              A5            
I can't forget the things I     didn't say 
                                 B5               D5       
I chose a life that took me a -     way from you 
                       A5        A5                        
And I will be forever     blue 
                              B5                       
Sometimes I close my eyes and        drift away
                             A5             A5             
I can't forget the things I    didn't say 
                                B5              D5        
I chose a life that took me a -    way from you 
                      A5                               
And I will be forever    blue 
A5                                  B5               D5       
       I chose a life that took me a -     way from you 
                       A5       A5                         
And I will be forever    blue 

Outro:
B5 - D5                   A5            A5                          
            I will be for -    ever blue 
            B5                D5                            
Took me a -     way from you            (start fading)
                 A5              A5 - B5 - D5                        
I will be for -     ever blue 
                       A5                                
I will be for - ever     blue