Mr Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra

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Song: Mr.Blue Sky (Single version)
Artist: ELO
Composer: Jeff Lynne
Tabbed by: DJ  9th Sept 2012

Copy and paste this link for a video of the single version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQUlA8Hcv4s

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 the beats

PLEASE NOTE: 
This is the original edited SINGLE version with the abridged
Coda section, not an album or live version.

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[Intro]
   
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[Verse 1]
             
Sun is shining

              
 in the sky, t

             
here ain't a c

     
loud in sight,
             
It's stopped r

              
aining, every 

            
- body's in th

  
e play,
              
And don't you 

           
know, it's a b

        
eautiful new d

              
ay?  Hey, ey -

 
 ey!

[Verse 2]
             
Running down t

              
he avenue, see

          
 how the sun s

      
hines brightly

,
             
In the city, o

            
n the streets 

              
where once was

 
 pity,
            
Mr. Blue Sky i

        
s living here 

             
to - day!  Hey

       
, ey - ey!

[Chorus]
          
    Mr.Blue Sk

/            
y, please tell

        
 us why you ha

           
d to hide a - 

        
way for so lon

g,
^            ^      ^            ^              ^   ^           ^
             
          Wher

            
e did we go wr

      
ong?
(So  long-----!)
 ^  ^
          
    Mr.Blue Sk

/            
y, please tell

        
 us why you ha

           
d to hide a - 

        
way for so lon

g,
^            ^      ^            ^              ^   ^            ^
             
          Wher

            
e did we go wr

         
ong?
(So  long-----!)
 ^  ^

[Verse 3 - Instrumental break]
             
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[Verse 4]
             
   Hey, you wi

              
th the pretty 

              
face, welcome 

          
to the hu - ma

  
n race,
             
A cele - brati

            
on, Mr.Blue Sk

             
y's up there w

aiting,
            
And to - day i

        
s the day we'v

             
e waited for -

           
 or - or - or!

[Chorus]
          
Oh, Mr.Blue Sk

/            
y, please tell

        
 us why you ha

           
d to hide a - 

        
way for so lon

g,
^            ^      ^            ^              ^   ^           ^
             
          Wher

            
e did we go wr

       
ong?
(So  long-----!)
 ^  ^
         
Hey there, Mis

            
 - ter Blue, w

         
e're so please

     
d to be with y

ou,
 ^          ^     ^          ^                  ^   ^
            
Look around, s

             
ee what you do

            
, every - body

 
 smiles at you

!
 ^                ^   ^       ^       ^     ^        ^
         
Hey there, Mis

         
ter Blue, we'r

            
e so pleased t

  
o be with you,
            
Look around, s

             
ee what you do

            
, every - body

            
 smiles at you

  
!

[Bridge]
             
Mister Blue Sk

        
y, Mis - ter  

         
Blue Sky,     

        
Mis - ter Blue

          
 Sky---y!

[Verse 5]
             
Mr. Blue, you 

              
did it right, 

              
but soon comes

       
 Mis - ter Nig

ht,
             
Creeping over,

            
 now his hand 

           
is on your sho

ulder,
            
Never mind, I'

        
ll re - member

           *
 you this ...I

            
'll re - membe

           
r you this way

!
                                                                   ^
[Chorus]
          
Mr.Blue Sky, p

              
lease tell us 

        
why you had to

           
 hide a - way 

    
for so long,
         ^   ^                   ^          ^   ^           ^
             
          Wher

            
e did we go wr

      
ong?
(So  long-----!)
 ^ ^
         
Hey there, Mis

             
 - ter Blue---

        
, we're so ple

        
ased to be wit

h you,
                        (Sky-------!)

            
     Look arou

             
nd, see what y

            
ou do,  everyb

     
ody smiles at 

you!
(Sky---!)                     (Blue---!)

[Choral chorus]
           
    Dah, dah, 

           
 ...dabba, dah

        
-dah!        D

         
ah, dah,  ...d

abba, dah-dah!
            
    Dah, dah, 

             
...dabba, dah-

            
dah!  Dah-----

 
-dah!
           
    Dah, dah, 

           
 ...dabba, dah

        
-dah!        D

         
ah, dah,  ...d

abba, dah-dah!
            
    Dah, dah, 

             
...dabba, dah-

            
dah!  Dah-----

            
-dah, dah!  Da

   
h, dah-------!

[Coda]
            
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/ /_/ |  Ah-------, ah------!   Ah-----, ah, ah,    ah-----!
^ ^ ^

      
Ah-------, ah-

           
-------!   Ah-

       
------, ah, ah

(      
,     ah------

   
-, ah--------!

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     Mmm, mmm,

      
  mmm!        

/       
     Mmm, mmm,

 *  
       mmm!

           
      Oo,oo-oo

         
!   Oo---oo-oo

              
, oo, oo-oo, o

       
o, oo, oo!

         
(Please, turn 


me over!)