{title: Mr. Blue Sky}
{artist: Electric Light Orchestra}
{time: 4/4}
{tempo: 90}
{key: F}
{meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06}
{start_of_part: Intro}
[F]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 1}
[F]Sun is shining in the sky, there ain't a [Em7]cloud [A7]in [Dm7]sight
It's stopped [G]raining, every[Em7]body's in the [A7]play
And don't you [Bb]know, it's a [Bb/C]beautiful new [F]day, hey ay [Bb/C]ay!
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{start_of_verse: Verse 2}
[F]Runnin' down the avenue, see how the [Em7]sun [A7]shines [Dm7]brightly
In the [G]city, on the [Em7]streets where once was [A7]pity
Mr. [Bb]Blue Sky is [Bb/C]living here to[F]day, hey ay [Bb/C]ay!
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[Dm] Mr. Blue [F/C]Sky, please tell us [Bb]why you had to [F/A]hide away
For [Gm7]so long ([F]so long), where did [Eb]we go wrong? [Bb]
[Dm] Mr. Blue [F/C]Sky, please tell us [Bb]why you had to [F/A]hide away
For [Gm7]so long ([F]so long), where did [Eb]we go wrong? [Bb]
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{start_of_part: Solo}
[Bb/C]
[F] [Em7] [A7] [Dm]
[G] [Em7] [A7]
[Bb] [Bb/C] [F] [Bb/C]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 3}
[F] Hey you with the pretty face, welcome to the [Em7]hu[A7]man [Dm7]race
A cele[G]bration, mr. [Em7]Blue Sky's up there [A7]waitin'
And to[Bb]day is the [Bb/C]day we've waited [F]for, o-o-[Bb/C]or
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{chorus: Chorus 1}
{start_of_chorus: Chorus 2}
[Dm]Hey there [F/C]Mr. Blue, [Bb]we're so pleased to [F/A]be with you
[Gm7]Look around, see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you
[Dm]Hey there [F/C]Mr. Blue, [Bb]we're so pleased to [F/A]be with you
[Gm7]Look around, see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you
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{start_of_part: Solo}
[Bb/C]
[F]Mister Blue Sky, [Em7]mis[A7]ter [Dm]Blue [G]Sky [Em7]
[A7]Mister [Bb]Blue [Bb/C]Sky [F] [Bb/C]
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{start_of_verse: Verse 4}
[F]Mr. Blue you did it right, but soon comes [Em7]Mis[A7]ter [Dm7]Night
Creeping [G]over, now his [Em7]hand is on your [A7]shoulder
Never [Bb]mind, I'll re[Bb/C]member you this, [Db] I'll re[Eb]member you this [Dm]way
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 1}
[Dm] Mr. Blue [F/C]Sky, please tell us [Bb]why you had to [F/A]hide away
For [Gm7]so long ([F]so long), where did [Eb]we go wrong? [Bb]
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{start_of_chorus: Chorus 2}
[Dm]Hey there [F/C]Mr. Blue, [Bb]we're so pleased to [F/A]be with you
[Gm7]Look around, see [F]what you do, [Eb]everybody [Bb]smiles at you
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{start_of_part: Choir}
[Dm] [F] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Dm] [F] [Bb] [F] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] [F]
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{start_of_part: Coda}
[Db]
[Eb/Db] [-] [Db]
[Eb/Db] [-] [Db] [-] [Eb/Db] [-] [Ab/Db]
[Eb/Db] [-] [Db]
[Eb/Db] [-] [Db] [-] [Eb/Db] [-] [Ab/Db]
[Eb/Db] [-] [Db]
[Eb/Db] [-] [Db] [-] [Eb/Db]
[Ab/C] [Abm/B]
[Eb/Bb] [EbM7/Bb] [Fdim/Ab] [Bb7b9]
[Eb] [EbM7/D]
[Db] [Eb]
Please turn me o-ver
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