Almost Blue

												
Almost Blue
By Elvis Costello
>From the album: Imperial Bedroom

Dm9    = 100210
E+     = XX2110
E7     = XX0100
Bm7-5  = 123231   (!!!!!!)
Bflat6 = XX3333   (A#6)
Adim   = X02210
C#dim  = XX2323

(Comment: For a short song there are a hell of a lot of chord changes!
-m.)

INTRO:
Am     Dm9   E+

Am
Almost blue
       Bm7-5 E7         Am
Almost doing things we     used to do
          Bm7 -5               C            F
There's a girl here and she's        almost you
E       Dm
      Almost
Am      Adim
All the things that your eyes once promised
C       A#6       A
    I see in hers too
         Dm       Bm7-5    E+
Now your eyes are red from cry   -  ing

Am    B7   Am
    Almost blue

F             Bm7-5           C       C#dim
Flirting with this disaster became me
Dm              Bm7-5           E
    It named me as the fool who only aimed to be

Am
Almost blue
            Bm7-5    E7      Am
It's almost touching it will     almost do
          Bm7-5             C          F    E     Dm
There's a part of me that's     always true.....always
Am         Adim            C          A#6    A
Not all good things come to an end now it is     only a chosen few
               Dm         Bm7-5   E+
I've seen such an unhappy cou  -  ple

Am
Almost me
Bm7-5
Almost you
       Am
Almost blue
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