Verse AmF
Your little brother never tells you but he loves you so
CG
You said your mother only smiled on her TV show
AmF
You're only happy when your sorry head is filled with hope
CG
I hope you make it to the day you're twenty eight years old
Pre-ChorusAmF
You're tripping like you're saturated sunlight
CG
You're spilling like an overflowing sink
AmF
You're ripped at every edge but you're a masterpiece
CG
And I'm tearing through the pages and the ink
Am
Everything is blue
F
His pills, his hands, his jeans
C
And now I'm covered in the colors
G
Pull apart at the seams
AmF
And it’s blue
CG
And it’s blue
FC
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
G
Missing him was dark grey all alone
FAmG
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
F
But loving him was red
AmG
(Red, red, red)
AmF
Lovin’ him was blue (red, red, red)
CG
And he’s blue (red, red, red)
Verse FAm
Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted
G
Was right there in front of you
FAm
Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words
G
To your old favorite song
F
Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword
AmG
And realizing there's no right answer
FAm
Regretting him was like wishing you never found out
G
That love could be that strong
Pre-ChorusAm
Everything is blue
F
His pills, his hands, his jeans
C
And now I'm covered in the colors
G
Pull apart at the seams
AmF
And it’s blue
CG
And it’s blue
FC
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
G
Missing him was dark grey all alone
FAmG
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
F
But loving him was red
AmG
(Red, red, red)
AmF
Lovin’ him was blue (red, red, red)
CG
And he’s blue (red, red, red)
AmF
Everything is blue (red, red, red)
CG
Everything is blue (red, red, red)
AmF
Everything is blue (red, red, red)
CG
Everything is blue (red, red, red)
Bridge FC
Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes
AmG
Tell myself it's time now gotta let go
F
But moving on from him is impossible
CG
When I still see it all in my head
FAmG
And burning red
'Red' Bridge Interlude
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FAmG
Burning was red
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Am
Oh, everything is blue
F
His pills, his hands, his jeans
C
And now I'm covered in the colors
G
Pull apart at the seams
AmF
And it’s blue
CG
And it’s blue
FC
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
G
Missing him was dark grey all alone
FAmG
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
F
But loving him was red
AmG
(Red, red, red)
AmF
Lovin’ him was blue (red, red, red)
CG
And he’s blue (red, red, red)
F* Am*
His love was like, drivin' a new Maserati
G*
Down a dead end street