A     E

[Verse 1]
             A                  D
I don't know how to write you a song
               A                   E
That says, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong
                 A                        D
I can't find the words that don't make it cheap
                  A        E              A
It's right on the verge and just out of reach

[Chorus 1]
            D                       F#m
It must be a sad song with a blue melody
                     E                            A
And I'll bet you it's lonesome, as lonesome as can be
                    D                      F#m     D
But I'm starting to wonder if there's such a thing
     A      E                  A    E
As a sad song that's too sad to sing

[Verse 2]
       A                       D
Maybe tonight, maybe this time tomorrow
            A                               E
Me and this guitar will get right with this sorrow
                    A                             D
And I'll play it for you, and you'll come back to me
                        A    E                A
'Cause you were always a fool for the blue melodies

[Chorus 2]
                D                          F#m
So it must be a sad song in three quarter time
                        E        E7                A
That chills down to the bone when the steel guitars cry
                   D                          F#m  D
But if it's not the one that brings you home to me
                A        E                  A
Then it's just a sad song that's too sad to sing

[Solo]
D    D     F#m    F#m
E    E7    A

[Chorus 3/Ending]
                       D                         F#m   D
Awe but if it's not the one that brings you back to me
               A       E                   F#m     D
Then it's just a sad song that's too sad to sing
               A       E                  D   A/C#  Bm7 A
Oh, it's just a sad song… that's too sad to sing