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Intro: F# D E (4x) F#
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Blues is king, a beautiful thing
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You just don't know whenever
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You're done by the one you love
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And the joke's on you
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If you don't know it's true
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If you lose your dreams
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You'll know what I'm thinking of
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Yeah, blues is king, so let it ring
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Surrender do, to the sound so real and true
D7+ A7+ D7+ A7+
And relax your mind, go on, you'll be fine
D7+ A7+ G C7+
Surrender do, 'cause you'll never displace it
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So face it, blues is king
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As the sun descends, rain begins
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Everything in view is a dull shade of blue
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And the traffic sounds, the lights uptown
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Make a sad and uninviting scene to walk into
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But the blue of the night
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Everything in daylight
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Don't even begin, to be as blue as the mood I'm in
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You go out alone, on their way home
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I'm wandering on, remembering only
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That I'm lonely and blues is king
F# D E F# D E
Blues is king, a beautiful thing
F# D E
You just don't know whenever
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You're torn by the one you love
F# D E
And the joke's on you
F# D E
If you don't know it's true
F# D E
If you lose your dreams
F#
You'll know what I'm thinking of
E D7+ A7+ D7+ A7+
Yeah, blues is king, so let it ring
D7+ A7+ G E
Surrender do, to the sound so real and true
D7+ A7+ D7+ A7+
Just relax your mind, go on, you'll be fine
D7+ A7+ G C7+
Surrender do, 'cause you'll never displace it
Am7 Eb F G Eb G Eb7+ F G
So face it, blues is king
Written by Marshall Crenshaw