Verse
     G7        C              C#dim7 
I'd rather be blue, thinking of you 
               G/D        G 
I'd rather be blue over you 
          G        G+5       C     G   C 
Than be happy with somebody else 
     G7      C         Cdim7/D#  Dm 
I'm crazy about 'ya, without 'ya 
(no chord)     G 
For you I'm strong 
     G7                G7 
I can't do without 'ya 
                  C     C#dim7    G 
Oucha-ma-goucha, don't stay too long! 
 
   C            A9          A          A7 
I need a little ah, little ooh, little oh 
           A6        A 
And I'm knocking on wood 
 D          D         Am         D 
Honey hurry up, hurry up, hurry up 
         Am        G      G7 
It's so hard to be good 
 
 G7           C              C#dim7 
I'd rather be blue, thinking of you 
              Dm    A    Dm/F 
I'd rather be blue over you 
         C/G  Am       Dm  G   C     G   G7   C     D 
Than be happy    with somebody else 
 
G         G/F#        G/E 
Will I be good? Will I    be bad? 
G/D         D 
Don't be a fool, you fool 
D          D/C            D/B 
My little flat, I'm turning that 
 D/A     G            D 
Into a Sunday school 
 
 G           G/F#        G/E 
While you're away I'm here to say 
G/D             D 
There'll be no ice man there 
 D          D/C            D/B 
Singing the blues I'm gonna use 
D/A          G      G#     G#7 
Nothing but Frigidaire 
 
       G#7     C#              Ddim7 
I'd rather be blue, thinking of you 
               D#m    A#    D#m/F# 
I'd rather be blue over you 
         C#/G#  A#m       D#m  G#   C# 
Than be happy        with somebody else 
 
F#        C# 
Blue over you 
              F#        C# 
I'd rather be blue over you 
        F#           G# 
Than be hap-hap-hap-happy 
 G#            C#        G#     C# 
With somebody else