I'd Rather Be Blue

Words & Music by Fred Fisher & Billy Rose
Recorded by Barbra Streisand, 1968, in the movie "Funny Girl"
Introduced by Fanny Brice, 1928, in "My Man"


Em7  A7      A7+5 D   Dalt           Cdim
I'd rath - er be blue think - ing of you, 

     B7          Em7 G/B      A7
I'd rath - er be blue o - ver you

Em7     A7   Em7      G/B   A7+5         D     Cdim(IV) G  A7
Than be hap - py with some - bod -  y   else.

    Em7      A7  Edim D    F#m   Bm    G
I'm cra - zy a - bout ya,  out - cha;

    Em7      A7
For you I'm strong, 

  Em7             G/B    A7  Em7              A7          D
I can't do with - out - cha, out - cha - ma - gou - cha, 

      Cdim      A7
Don't stay too long.

   D                A7              G
I need a lit - tle "ah", lit - tle "ooh", 

          F#m  Cdim          Em7           A7
Lit - tle "oh"      and I'm knock - in' on wood;

B7                 G            B7           Em
Hon - ey, hur - ry up, hur - ry up, hur - ry up, 

        G/B         A7
It's so hard to be good.


Em7  A7      A7+5 D   Dalt           Cdim
I'd rath - er be blue think - ing of you, 

     B7          Em7 G/B      A7
I'd rath - er be blue o - ver you

Em7     A7   Em7      G/B    A7   Edim   D  
Than be hap - py with some - bod -  y   else.


D7        G      Em7       Gm7 Gdim         D7       D7/9   D7
Will I be good?  Will I be bad? Don't be a fool, you fool;

Am7          D7         Am7         D7
My lit - tle flat?  I'm turn - ing that 

Am7       G                 Am7   G
In - to a Sun - day school.

D7                G   Em7         Gm7
While you're a - way, I'm here to say 

Gdim           D7       D7/9   D7
There'll be no ice man there;

Am7             D7   Am7            D7
Sing - in' the blues, I'm gon - na use 

Am7        D7  G     Am7    G
Noth - ing but Fri - gi - daire.


Em7  A7      A7+5 D   Dalt           Cdim
I'd rath - er be blue think - ing of you, 

     B7          Em7 G/B      A7
I'd rath - er be blue o - ver you

Em7     A7   Em7      G/B    A7   A7/9  D     DM7  D7
Than be hap - py with some - bod -  y   else.

     Am7      D9  G    G/F#           Em7
I'd rath - er be blue, think - in' of you, 

    Em6          D   F#7      B7
I'd rath - er be blue o - ver you

Cdim    G    Em7       A7    Em7  A7  D
Than be hap - py with some - bod - y else.




 
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