[Silence]<\/p>\n
[Instrumental: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, whistle, upright-bass, sub-bass, organ, synth, percussion, drums]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nLook up high
\n(Into the blue)
\nEver wonder why
\n(What colors do?)<\/p>\n
A little history
\n(A story that’s true)
\nA lasting kind of love
\n(Can be true blue)<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nWay back in England, long ago
\nThere was a town that came to know
\nA special dye, a lasting hue
\nCoventry made a famous blue<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nI looked to the sky
\n(Wondering why…)
\nThey call it “true blue”?
\n(… I’m tellin’ you…)<\/p>\n
I never knew
\n(It’s to dye)
\n… not to die
\n(No matter what I put you through…)<\/p>\n
True blue<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nA promise made, a promise kept
\nThrough all the tears and nights we’ve wept
\nWhen easy roads are out of sight
\nTrue blue stays through the darkest night<\/p>\n
No fading when the hard times come
\nNo turning when the day is done
\nNot just a word you say and do
\nIt’s what remains that’s truly you<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nI looked to the sky
\n(Wondering why…)
\nThey call it “true blue”?
\n(… I’m tellin’ you…)<\/p>\n
I never knew
\n(It’s to dye)
\n… not to die
\n(No matter what I put you through…)<\/p>\n
True blue<\/p>\n
Dye it deep
\n(Keep it bright)
\nHold it fast
\n(Through the night)
\nTime can test
\n(What we do)
\nWhat stays true
\n(Is true blue)<\/p>\n
Not a shade that disappears
\nNot a love that fades with years
\nThrough the storms and all we do
\nI’ll be here…
\n(True blue!)<\/p>\n
Blue skies…
\n(Blue eyes…)
\nOld ties…
\n(Still shine…)<\/p>\n
No matter how the colors run
\nTrue blue holds on!<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nI looked to the sky
\n(Wondering why…)
\nThey call it “true blue”?
\n(… I’m tellin’ you…)<\/p>\n
I never knew
\n(It’s to dye)
\n… not to die
\n(No matter what I put you through…)<\/p>\n
True blue<\/p>\n
I looked to the sky
\n(And now I see…)
\nA lasting love
\n(For you and me)<\/p>\n
Throughout the storm
\n(Through all we do)
\nThe color stays
\n(True blue!)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\nCoventry blue…
\n(That color stayed)
\nTrue blue…
\n(Never fades)<\/p>\n
It’s to dye…
\n(Not to die)
\nTrue blue…
\n(True blue…)<\/p>\n
No matter what I put you through…
\n(True blue.)<\/p>\n
About the Song
\n\ud83d\udcdc Origins of the Phrase
\nThe idiom dates back to late medieval England and comes from the town of Coventry. Dye makers in Coventry produced a blue cloth using a specialized dyeing process that became famous because the color never faded or washed out. This led to the local proverb “as true as Coventry blue,” which eventually evolved into the idiom “true blue” to describe a person whose loyalty and character never fade, no matter the circumstances.<\/p>\n