Ella Fitzgerald - I Was/born To Be Blue

^GSome folks were ^B9meant to^Cm7/5- live in cl^Gover, But t^Ghey are s^B9uch a chosen ^Am7few; ^D7 And cl^Gover, being g^Cmreen, is ^Gsomething I've ^G6never^Cm7/5- seen, 'Cause ^GI was ^Cmi7born to be b^D9, ^D7lue. When t^Ghere's a y^B9ellow ^Cm7/5-moon abo^Gve me, They ^Gsay that ^B9moon beams I should v^Am7iew; ^D7 But m^Goon beams, being ^Cmgold, are s^Gomething^G6 I can't b^Cm7/5-ehold, 'Cause ^GI was ^Am7born to ^D7be bl^Gue.

^Am7When I met ^D7you, the ^Am7world was bright and s^D7unny; ^Am7When you l^D9eft, the ^D7curtain f^Gell. ^E7I want to la^A7ugh, but nothing ^E7strikes me ^A7funny; ^A7Now my world's a ^Am7faded past^D9el.^Ami7, ^D7 Well, I g^Guess I'm l^B9uck - i ^Cm7/5-- er than so^Gme folks -- I^G've known the t^B9hrill of loving ^Am7you, ^D7 And ^Gthat alone is m^Cmore than ^GI was cr^G6eated ^Cm7/5-for 'Cause ^GI was ^Am7born to ^D7be b^Glue.