The Blues Are Still Blue Belle and Sebastian tuning: standard B F# C# E|---------------|---------------|---------------| B|---------------|---------------|---------------| G|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|--4-4-6-4-6-4--|---------------|---6-6-8-6-8-6-| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2--|-4-4-6-4-6-4---|---4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2---|---------------| Intro: B F# B F# (2x)

^BLook at the kid from sch^F#ool He's teaching m^Bamas and papas how to b^F#e a little cool He's changing ^Bfashion, the way he d^F#ress The ^Btracksuits are old, and the ho^F#ody's way too moody For a k^Ebid with the ^Bbwill to funk He d^Bances in ^F#secret; he's a p^C#art-time punk

^BShe's getting off the p^F#lane She wants to wr^Bite a thesis on the pop^F#ulation underprivileged The k^Bids fighting up the ^F#lane Shop l^Bifting, just drifting Like The S^F#witchblade And The Cross But if there's tr^Ebouble she's got the^Bb moves She's t^Baking an ele^F#mentary cla^C#ss in Kung fu

I l^Beft my washing in the^F# launderette You can p^But some money on it, you can p^F#lace a little bet That when I^B see my washing The b^Eblack will be ^Bbgrey and the ^Bwhite will be g^F#rey But the bl^C#ues are still blue

^BI'm crying out for my m^F#um If the ma^Blady don't go away we're i^F#n a little trouble With th^Be boss of the com^F#pany I'm a ^Bsinger, a swinger I'm a ^F#layabout but laying on The^Eb dock in the l^Bbazy sun Will ^Bnever quite re^F#legate me^C# to a bum

I l^Beft my lady in the la^F#underette You can p^But some money on it, you can p^F#lace a little bet That when I^B see my lady The b^Eblack will be ^Bbwhite and the ^Bwhite will be b^F#lack But the bl^C#ues are still blue

Base do solo: B - C# B - F# - B - F# - B Eb - Bb - B - F# - C#

^BBaby, I love your ^F#face I've been cr^Beeping round this town because Well, cr^F#eeping's just my way But with a ^Blittle wink I'll be ^F#there I'll be ex^Bcited for a week, but then exc^F#itement starts to fade I know your ^Ebyoung, but you're o^Bbut of touch You're ^BFrench, your vo^F#cabulary's ^C#not quite formed

I l^Beft my homework in the l^F#aunderette I got a ^Bletter from my mamma which my s^F#toopid dog has ate I hid behind t^Bhe fence Here comes the ^Ebdeputy ^Bbhead with the b^Bark of a ^F#bulldog He's not ^C#making much sense

I l^Beft my lady in the^F# launderette You can p^But some money on it, you can p^F#lace a little bet That when I^B see my lady The b^Eblack will be ^Bbwhite and the ^Bwhite will be b^F#lack But the bl^C#ues are still blue

Belle & Sebastian - Blues are still blue