Death Cab for Cutie - Blue Bloods: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Blue Bloods" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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A#                  Gm                        Dm
All the east coast blue bloods have come out west
       A#                Gm               Dm       F
And I watch them argue about who loved you the best
          D#               Gm
I was conspicuously of my kind
     D#                           Dm
Overdressed, but woefully under-refined
            D#                      A#
Well‚ the story held together like boulders
                  Dm    F
with a piece of twine

Chorus:
D#
Three helicopters circling
A#           F/A  D
Retreating and returning
D#                    F       Gm
Your photographs were on the news
           C7               D#maj7 Gm
And I was there just out of view

I was standing with a smile chiseled into my head
With a mind in retreat to the places
I wished I would've been
When you caught my gaze‚ I turned away
Planned an exit like a grand escape
As I watched you spinning through
the revelers like a cheap ballet

Chorus:
These words all sound familiar
Convictions are forever
You tied a wish to a balloon
Watched it fly into the blue

              F         Gm    C7
But you will find some day soon
             D#
That it will fall
              F            D#maj7  Gm
Yes‚ it will fall, they all do

                D#maj7 Gm
Because they all do
                D#maj7 Gm
Because they all do
        D#maj7 Gm
They all do
                 D# F Gm
Because they all do


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

D#maj7

Guitar chord D#maj7

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Blue Bloods" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Blue Bloods" by Death Cab for Cutie.

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