SONG SUNG BLUE – Guitar Lesson

Neil Diamond was nominated for best record and best song at the 1973 Grammys for this mellow less-is-more song! He lost out to Roberta Flack but Song Sung Blue is still a winner with his fans!

C
Song sung blue
          G
Everybody knows one
G7
Song sung blue
             C
Every garden grows one

C7                              F
Me and you, are subject to, the blues now and then
    G
But when you take the blues and make a song
              C
You sing them out again
          Dm       G
Sing them out again

C
Song sung blue
               G
Weeping like a willow
G7
Song sung blue
               C
Sleeping on my pillow

C7                                      F                 F 
Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
G                      
And before you know it, start to feeling good
           C           G
You simply got no choice

C  G  C

C7                              F
Me and you, are subject to, the blues now and then
    G
But when you take the blues and make a song
              C
You sing them out again
 
C
Song sung blue
               G
Weeping like a willow
G7
Song sung blue
               C
Sleeping on my pillow

C7                                      F               
Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
G                      
And before you know it, start to feeling good
           C           G7
You simply got no choice

C              G
Song sung blue
G             C
Song sung blue

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guinnessed June 13, 2012 at 4:42 PM

nice one jackson
love your stuff
thks

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admin June 22, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Thanks Mate!

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Theo Harbers June 22, 2012 at 1:26 PM

Jackson, Nice song to learn. I like this and if you pratice, isn't so hard at all.
gr. From Holland. 

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admin June 22, 2012 at 3:15 PM

Thanks Theo … yeah it’s nice to have a simple one now and then.

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brian January 28, 2013 at 11:23 AM

nice one jackson,your a great performer,thanks

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admin January 29, 2013 at 7:16 AM

You are too kind Brian … thanks!

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dennis ashe January 19, 2018 at 2:30 PM

Hi Jackson, I have dedicated my self to learning "Song Sung Blue" and I am working my way through; I have a question: are you using an F major 7 chord in this song?

Thank you, 

Dennis Ashe

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admin January 19, 2018 at 5:08 PM

Sorry Dennis … I’m on vacation abd my email account won’t send. It’s a F chord my friend.

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