Mr Blue Sky

Mr Blue Sky
The Electric Light Orchestra

Words and Music: Jeff Lynne
Moderately Quick Tempo

 6   6  6   6  6  5  -6 
Sun is shinin'in the sky
  5     6  5   -6   5   4
There aint a cloud in sight
 -3b    4    -4  5     
It's stopped rainin'
-3b 4 -4 -3  -4  -3  5 
Ev'ry body's in the hay
 5   -4    5    4
And don't you know
  4  -4  5 -5 5   -4  5    -5  5  -4
It's a beautiful new day, hey hey hey

 6  6     6   6   6  5 -6 
Runnin' down the av-en-ue
 6   6   5   -6    5    -4   4  
See how the sun shines brightly
-3b 4  -4 5 
In the city
-3b 4     -4     5    -4   4  -4 5  
On the streets where once was pity
-4   5   4     7   7  7 -7   -6  -7 7    
Mister Blue - sky is living here today
 7   7   6
Hey hey hey

-3b  4  -4   5     -6    7   -8  8     
Mister Blue Sky, please tell us why
 -6  7  -8   8  -8 -8  7  7   -6   
You had to hide a-way for so long
 6      5    4  -4  5  -5 
So--- where did we go wrong ?

 6   6       6   6   6  5   -6
Hey you -- with the pretty face
 6   6   6  6   -6   -7  7
Welcome to the hum - an race
4  4  -3b -4  5
A cel-eb-ra-tion
-3b  4  -4   -4   -4   -3   -4  5
Mister Blue Sky's up there waitin'
 -4  5  4   7  7   7    -7   -6 -7  7  
And today, is the day we've waited for
 7  -7  6
Ah  ah  ah

-3b  4  -4   5     -6    7   -8  8     
Mister Blue Sky, please tell us why
 -6  7  -8   8  -8 -8  7  7   -6   
You had to hide a-way for so long
 6     5    4  -4  5  -5 
So-- where did we go wrong ?

 5    6   -6  -7   6 
Hey there Mister Blue
  -5   6   -6    -5  5  -5   5 
we're so pleased to be with you
 -4   5  -5   -4   4   -4  4
Look around, see what you do
-3  4 -4 -3    3   -3  3 
Ev'ry bo-dy smiles at you

Slower tempo here

 -4    4      6      5
Mis - ter    Blue   Sky
 -4    4      -3     3
Mis - ter    Blue   Sky
 5     4      -3     3    -3b     
Mis - ter    Blue   Sky -- y

Up the tempo

 7   7   7    7   7   7   7
Mister Blue, you did it right
 7    7    7   -7  -7   -6 
But soon comes Mister Night
 7   7   -7 -6   -6  -6  -7  -7 -7  -7   -6  6
Creepin' ov-er, now his hand is on your shoulder
 6   6  -6     7   7 7  -7  -6  -7  
Nev-er mind, I'll remember you this
  7   7 7  -7  -6   -7
I'll remember you this......

-3b  4  -4   5     -6    7   -8  8     
Mister Blue Sky, please tell us why
 -6  7  -8   8  -8 -8  7  7   -6   
You had to hide a-way for so long
 6    5    4  -4  5  -5 
So, where did we go wrong ?

 5    6   -6  -7   6 
Hey there Mister Blue
  -5   6   -6    -5  5  -5   5 
we're so pleased to be with you
 -4   5  -5   -4   4   -4  4
Look around, see what you do
-3  4 -4 -3    3   -3  3 
Ev'ry bo-dy smiles at you

Finish with.... (Quick)
 4    7     -7 -6 -7  5      
BA   BA,--- BA BA BA BA 
 5   -6      6 -5  6  4
BA   BA,--- BA BA BA BA
 4   -5     5  -4  5 -3b
BA   BA,--- BA BA BA BA

 -4   4   -4    4    4
AHH  AH   AH   AH   AH.....(Slow)