G               B9      Cm7/5-     G
Some folks were meant to live in clover,
     G        B9           Ami7 D7
But they are such a chosen few; 
      G            Cmi      G              G6   Cm7/5-
And clover, being green, is something I've never seen,
       G     Cmi7        D9  D7
'Cause I was born to be blue.
      G         B9    Cm7/5-  G
When there's a yellow moon above me,
     G        B9                   Ami7 D7
They say that moon beams I should view; 
     G                Cmi        G       G6        Cm7/5-
But moon beams, being gold, are something I can't behold,
       G     Ami7    D7   G
'Cause I was born to be blue.

Ami7       D7       Ami7                  D7
When I met you, the world was bright and sunny;
Ami7      D9       D7       G
When you left, the curtain fell.
E7          A7               E7         A7
I want to laugh, but nothing strikes me funny;
A7               Ami7      D9 Ami7  D7
Now my world's a faded pastel.
         G         B9      Cm7/5-      G
Well, I guess I'm luck - i - er than some folks --
 G              B9              Ami7 D7
I've known the thrill of loving you, 
    G              Cmi      G       G6    Cm7/5-
And that alone is more than I was created for
       G     Ami7    D7  G
'Cause I was born to be blue.