Color Of The Blues Written by George Jones & Lawton Williams Recorded by Jones George (Capo on 3) Intro.: | (G) | (D) (A) | (D) | (D) (A) Up a-(D)bove me are the skies like the twinkle (G)in your (D)eyes These things (G)are the (D)colors of the (A)blues In the (D)mail your letter came, the ink and paper (G)looked the (D)same Blue must (G)be the (D)color (A) of the (D)blues (Chorus) Bluebird (G)sitting in the trees seems (D)to sympathize with me But (G)he's not singing (D)like he used to (A)do The pearly (D)waters in the sea feel as cold as (G)you left (D)me Yes, (G)blue must be the (D)color (A) of the (D)blues Inst.: | (G) | (D) (A) | (D) | (D) (A) There's a (D)rainbow overhead with more blue than (G)gold and (D)red Blue must (G)be the (D)color angels (A)choose A blue (D)dress you proudly wore when you left to re-(G)turn no (D)more Blue must (G)be the (D)color (A) of the (D)blues (Chorus) Blue days (G)come and blue days go, how I (D)feel nobody knows (G)Life is mighty (D)empty without (A)you There's a (D)blue note in each song that I sing since (G)you were (D)gone Yes, (G)blue must be the (D)color (A)of the (D)blues (G) | (D)