(G)I (Gmaj7)was (G7)blue just as (C6)blue as (C7)I could (G)be.
Ev (Gmaj7)’ry (G7)day was a (C6)cloud y (G6)day (Gm6)for (A7)me.
(Bm)Then good (F#)luck came a (F#7)knock ing at my (D7)door.
(G)Skies (Gmaj7)were (G7)gray, but they’re (C6)not gray (C7)an y (G)more.
(Em)Blue skies
(B7)smil ing at (G)me.
Noth ing (Cm6)but (G)blue skies
(D)do I see.
(Em)Blue birds
(B7)sing ing a (G)song;
noth ing (Cm6)but (G)blue birds
(D)all day long.
Nev er saw the sun (Cm)shin ing so (G)bright.
(Cm)Nev er saw (G)things (Cm)go ing so (G)right.
No tic ing the days (Cm)hur ry ing (G)by; (Cm)when you’re in (G)love, (D7)my, how they (G)fly.
(Em)Blue days,
(B7)all of them (G)gone.
Noth ing (Cm6)but (G)blue skies
(D)from now on.
(Em)Blue skies
(B7)smil ing at (G)me.
Noth ing (Cm6)but (G)blue skies
(D)do I see.
(Em)Blue birds
(B7)sing ing a (G)song;
noth ing (Cm6)but (G)blue birds
(D)all day long.
Nev er saw the sun (Cm)shin ing so (G)bright.
(Cm)Nev er saw (G)things (Cm)go ing so (G)right.
No tic ing the days (Cm)hur ry ing (G)by; (Cm)when you’re in (G)love, (D7)my, how they (G)fly.
(Em)Blue days,
(B7)all of them (G)gone.
Noth ing (Cm6)but (G)blue skies
(D)from now on.
This page shows “Blue Skies” by Irving Berlin in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 132 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.