Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 07:56:04 -0600 (CST)
From: Steve Shumake
Dyin` To Live (Shades of Blue)
by LILLIAN AXE
from the Grand Slam/IRS recording POETIC JUSTICE- lyrics & music:
Cat.No. X4-13129 STEVIE BLAZE
*Intro (2x`s)
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I never looked behind me Never saw the
* Verse 1
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shadows smile, Never watched the red light warning, All I
wanted was to be
(Lick 1, one bar ) in touch with you
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Verse 2 (repeat above with inclusion of Lick 2 below)
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Took a chance on inner healing
Said it was the way to go
Find a way to make you happy
Can`t do it, never could but what a show
Oh, no.
(Lick 2)* play in place of Lick 1 for 2nd verse
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I look to you, you look to me, It`s all the same,
* Pre-Chorus
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just one big game
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E:--------------4----------| With Shades of Blue.
But maybe now,
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* Chorus(1/2 of intro)
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When you lose control
You`ll see what I could give,
Trapped inside your heart, I`m dyin` to live.
* Verse 3 (repeat verse with Lick 3)
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One man without a mission, like an eagle flying slow
I wanted to kiss the blue sky,
but all the clouds were hanging far too low.
accents
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* Pre-Chorus
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And then one day, I looked away,
Into the air, the Lord was there,
He broke the sky, the sun flew by,
I died for you, Shades of Blue.
* Chorus(intro)
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But maybe now, when you lose control,
You`ll see what I could give,
Trapped inside your heart, I`m dyin` to live.
And if the moon is bright, the stars will all kiss you
The colors of my heart are shades of blue.
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* Guitar Solo(Pre-Chorus into
* Chorus)
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* Chorus(1/2 of intro)
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But maybe now, when you lose control,
You`ll see what I could give
Trapped inside your heart, I`m dyin` to live.
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When you lose control,
*Chorus(key change)
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You`ll see what I could give
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Trapped inside your heart, I`m dyin` to live
(Ending)
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dyin` to live
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dyin` to live
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dyin` to live
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Fade out
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