Blue October – Blue Skies (Guitar)

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[Verses and Chorus]
G Bm Am D

[Bridge]

Am D G Em Bm
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[Chorus:]
G
[tab]           Bm
Calling on blue skies

                Am
Don't take them away, boys

                D
Don't take them away
'Cause I'll never stop [Verse 1:]
G
I've been to both knees

G
Raised my hands up to the skies, forgive me

Bm
Is something out there far beyond the clouds?

Bm
I'm asking help me

Am
Help me to see the world

Am
Through baby eyes and hold me closely

D
I need a fresh start on the roller coaster

D
Made for coasting

G
It's time to wake up, time to make up

G
Time to shake these memories

Bm
It's time to leave the past in the past

Bm
And lace up a new set of shoestrings

Am
I want the world to know I've got your back

Am
Through up and down, see

D
So we can sit together, side by side

D
Through amazing
[Chorus:]
G
Blue skies

           Bm
Calling on blue skies

                Am
Don't take them away, boys

                D
Don't take them away
'Cause I'll never stop [Verse 2:]
G
I've broken every bone

G
And fell through what felt never-ending

Bm
I thought my head was made of sadness

Bm
My heart is mending

Am                   Am
I scream at sunsets, give applause to what I can't control

D
Then somehow laugh at how

D
The moon divides an ocean soul, well

G
I wanna be that ocean

G
I wanna shine like that

Bm                      Bm
I want to smile so big, my daughter jumps into my lap

Am                       Am
I wanna tell her daddy's fine and always plans to be

D
Then take her in my arms

D
This is what we'll always see
[Chorus:]
G
Blue skies

           Bm
Calling on blue skies

                Am
Don't take them away, boys

                D
Don't take them away
'Cause I'll never stop loving my
G
Blue skies

           Bm
Calling on blue skies

                Am
Don't take them away, boys

                D
Don't take them away, yeah
[Bridge:]
Am                            D
And when I'm gone, I won't go screaming in the end

 G                                 Em
'Cause I'll give you everything my life amounts to

Am
So raise this life up with me

D                  Bm
And baby, let's go dancing
Come on! G Bm Am D x2 [Chorus:]
G
Blue skies

           Bm
Calling on blue skies

                Am
Don't take them away, boys

                D
Never take them away
G Bm Am
                D
Don't take them away
No, no, no