Piano Diana Blog: Neil Diamond: Song Sung Blue

Neil Diamond (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Monday Music Quote

"Funny thing but you can sing it with a cry in your voice....
and before you know it start to feeling good, you simply got no choice"

Neil Diamond wrote the words and music to Song Sung Blue in 1972. For more information regarding the song, visit http://en.wikipedia.org

It's a great song played with a swing feel, 4/4 time signature in the Key of C. I have always loved Neil's voice and his style. I got the chords online but the only thing I would add or change is the intro. Try playing:

C
C/Bb
Am
Fmaj7
G7

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Chords to Neil Diamond's Song Sung Blue

C C7 C . . .

C
Song sung blue
          G
Everybody knows one
G7
Song sung blue
             C
Every garden grows one

C7                              F
Me and you, are subject to, the blues now and then
    G
But when you take the blues and make a song
              C
You sing them out again
          Dm       G7
Sing them out again

C
Song sung blue
               G
Weeping like a willow
G7
Song sung blue
               C
Sleeping on my pillow

C7                                      F                 F C G F G
Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
G                      
And before you know it, start to feeling good
           C           G7
You simply got no choice

C  G  G7  C

C7                              F
Me and you, are subject to, the blues now and then
    G
But when you take the blues and make a song
              C
You sing them out again
          Dm       G7
Sing them out again

C
Song sung blue
               G
Weeping like a willow
G7
Song sung blue
               C
Sleeping on my pillow

C7                                      F                F C G F G
Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
G                      
And before you know it, start to feeling good
           C           G7
You simply got no choice

C              G
Song sung blue
G7             C
Song sung blue

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