Written by Mel Tormé,robert Wells
G Bb9 Cm5-/7 G Some folks were meant to live in clover G Bb9 Am7 D7 But they are such a chosen few G Cm G G6 Cm5-/7 And clover, being green, is something I've never seen G Cm7 D9 D7 'Cause I was born to be blue G Bb9 Cm5-/7 G When there's a yellow moon above me G Bb9 Am7 D7 They say that moon beams I should view G Cm G G6 Cm5-/7 But moon beams, being gold, are something I can't behold G Am7 D7 G 'Cause I was born to be blue Bridge: Am7 D7 Am7 D7 When I met you, the world was bright and sunny Am7 D9 D7 G When you left, the curtain fell E7 A7 E7 A7 I want to laugh, but nothing strikes me funny A7 Am7 D9 Am7 D7 Now my world's a faded pastel. G Bb9 Cm5-/7 G Well, I guess I'm luckier than some folks G Bb9 Am7 D7 I've known the thrill of loving you G Cm G G6 Cm5-/7 And that alone is more than I was created for G Am7 D7 G 'Cause I was born to be blue