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John Williamson - True Blue Chords

Chord reference F, C, Bb, Gm7, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Hey True [F]Blue [C], don’t [Bb]say you’ve [F]gone [C] [Bb] Say you’ve [F]knocked off for [Bb]a smoko and you’ll [F]be back later [C]on Hey True [Gm7]Blue, [C]Hey True [Gm7]Blue, [C]give it to me [F]straight [C] [Bb]Face to [F]face, [C] [Bb]are you [F]really dis[Bb]appearing ? Just a[F]nother dying [C]race Hey True [Gm7]Blue [C] [Gm7] [C]

True [F]Blue [Bb], is it me and [F]you [Bb], is it Mum and [F]Dad? [Bb] Is it a [Gm7]cocka[F]too, [Bb]is it standing [F]by your mate [Bb] When he’s in a [F]fight [Bb]or will she be [F]right [C]? True [Bb]Blue, [Dm] [Bb]I’m [Dm]asking [Bb]you? [Dm] [C]

Hey True [F]Blue, [C]can you [Bb]bear the [F]load? [C] [Bb] Will you [F]tie it up with [Bb]wire just to [F]keep the show on [C]the road? Hey True [Gm7]Blue,[C] [Gm7]hey True Blue [C]now be fair dinkum [F] [C] Is your [Bb]heart still [F]there [C] [Bb]if they [F]sell us out [Bb]like sponge cake? [F]Do you really [C]care, hey True [Gm7]Blue? [C] [Gm7] [Bb] [C]

True [F]Blue, [Bb]is it me and [F]you [Bb], is it Mum and [F]Dad? [Bb] Is it a cocka[F]too,[Bb]is it standing [F]by your mate? [Bb] When she’s in a [F]fight [Bb], or will she be [F]right [C]? True [Bb]Blue,[Dm] [Bb]I’m [Dm]asking [F]you [Dm]oo [C]oo?

True [F]Blue [Bb], is it me and [F]you [Bb], is it Mum and [F]Dad? [Bb] Is it a cocka[F]too, [Bb]is it standing [F]by your mate? [Bb] When he’s in a [F]fight [Bb], or will she [F]be right [C]? True [Bb]Blue, True [F]Blue

Artist John Williamson
Album Mallee Boy
Genres Country
Year 1986
Key F

How to Play True Blue on Guitar?

John Williamson - True Blue can be played in the key of F using the F, C, Bb, Gm7, Dm chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Gm7, To play Gm7, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, G ring open, mute B.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play True Blue with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.