"The Man I Love" Ella Fitzgerald Chords

Tempo:
123.35 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Eb

Ab

C

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"The Man I Love" Ella Fitzgerald chords
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[Ebm] [A] [Eb] [F]
[Dbm] [Gb]
[Gbm] [Ebm] [Dm]
[F] [Ab] [E]
[Ebm] [F]
[Eb] [Gb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[A] [Ab]
Someday he'll come [Abm] along [Ebm]
And he'll be big and [F] strong
The man I
[E] love When he comes my way
[Eb] I'll do my best [Ebm] To make him [Dm]
stay
[E] [Ab]
He'll look at me and [Abm] smile I'll understand
[Ebm]
And in a little [F] while He'll take my hand
[Dbm]
And though it seems absurd [Eb]
I know it won't, [Ab] won't say [Gbm] [Bbm] [E] a [Ab] word
[C] [Fm] Maybe I shall meet him [G] someday [C]
[Fm] Maybe [G] not
[C] [Fm] Still I'm sure to meet [G] him one day Maybe [Fm]
Tuesday
[Eb] [Bbm] My God, [C] [Ab]
he'll build a little home [Abm]
Just meant for two
[Ebm]
From which I'll never [F] roam Oh, what would you?
[Dbm]
And so all else above [Eb]
I'm waiting for [Ab] the [Abm] man I
[Eb] [Fm]
[C] [Fm]
[G] [Fm] [Abm] [B]
[Cm] [C] [Fm]
[D] [G]
[C] [Fm] [E]
[Ab] [D] [G]
[C] [Fm]
[Gbm] [Bbm]
[Eb] [A]
You'll build a little
[Am] home Just meant for two
[Em] From which I'll never [Gb] roam [D] Oh, what would you?
[Dm] And so all else above [E] I'm waiting [A] for the man
[G]
I [Gb] love
[Gbm]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Gbm]
[Ebm]
[A] [Eb] [F]
[Dbm] [Gb]
[Gbm] [Ebm] [Dm]
[F] [Ab] [E]
[Ebm] [B]
[Eb] [Gb] [Bb]
[Gbm] [A]
[Ab]
Someday he'll come [Abm] along [Ebm]
And he'll be big and [F]
strong
The man I love [E]
When he comes my way
[Eb]
I'll do my best To [Ebm] make [Dm] him stay
[E] [Ab]
He'll look at me and smile [Abm]
I'll understand
[Ebm]
And in a little while [F]
He'll take my hand
[Dbm]
And though it seems absurd [Eb]
I know it won't, [Ab] won't say [Gbm] [Bbm] a [E] [Ab] word
[C] [Fm] Maybe I shall meet [G] him someday [C] Maybe
[Fm] Monday
[G] Maybe not
[C] [Fm] Still I'm sure to meet him [G] one day
[Fm] Maybe Tuesday [Eb] My [Bbm] God, [C] [Ab]
he'll build a little home
[Abm]
Just meant for two [Ebm]
From which I'll never [F] roam
Oh, what would you?
[Dbm]
And so all else above
[Eb] I'm waiting for [Ab] the [Abm] man I
[Fm]
[C] [Fm] [Gm] [Fm]
[G] [Fm] [Abm] [B]
[Cm] [C] [Fm]
[D] [G]
[C] [Fm] [E]
[Ab] [Fm] [G]
[C] [Fm]
[Gbm] Oh, [Bbm]
[Eb] [A]
[Am] just meant for [Em] two From which I'll never [Gb] roam
[D] Oh, what would you?
[Dm] And so all else above
[E] I'm waiting for the [A] man
[G]
[Gbm] I love
[Gb] [Gbm]
[N]
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Ebm
13421116
Fm
123111111
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
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To learn Ella Fitzgerald, Nelson Riddle - (Mono Mix) The Man I Love chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, G, C, Fm, G and Fm of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 123. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Eb Major.

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[Ebm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
_ _ Someday he'll come [Abm] along _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ And he'll be big and _ [F] strong
The man I _ _ _
[E] _ love When he comes my way
[Eb] _ _ I'll do my best [Ebm] To _ make _ him [Dm]
stay
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ He'll look at me and _ [Abm] smile _ _ I'll understand
_ _ [Ebm] _
_ And in a little [F] while _ He'll take my hand
[Dbm] _ _
And though it seems absurd [Eb] _ _
I know it _ won't, [Ab] won't say _ [Gbm] _ [Bbm] [E] a [Ab] word _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Maybe I shall meet him [G] someday [C] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ Maybe [G] not _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Still I'm sure to meet [G] him one day Maybe [Fm] _
Tuesday
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] My God, [C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
he'll build a little home [Abm] _ _
Just meant for two
[Ebm] _ _
From which I'll never [F] _ roam Oh, what would you?
[Dbm] _ _
And so all else above [Eb] _ _
I'm waiting for [Ab] the _ _ [Abm] man I
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[G] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [E] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ You'll build a little _
[Am] _ home Just meant for two
[Em] _ _ From which I'll never _ [Gb] roam [D] _ Oh, what would you?
_ [Dm] _ And so all else above [E] _ _ _ I'm waiting [A] for _ the man _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [Gb] love
[Gbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [Gbm] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ Someday he'll come [Abm] along _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
And he'll be big and _ [F]
strong
The man I love _ [E] _
_ When he comes my way
[Eb] _
_ _ I'll do my best To [Ebm] _ _ make _ [Dm] him stay
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ He'll look at me and smile [Abm] _
_ I'll understand
_ [Ebm] _ _
_ And in a little while _ [F] _ _
He'll take my hand
_ [Dbm] _ _
And though it seems absurd _ [Eb] _
I know it _ won't, [Ab] won't _ say [Gbm] [Bbm] a [E] _ [Ab] word _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Maybe I shall meet [G] him someday [C] Maybe _
[Fm] Monday
_ _ _ [G] Maybe not _
[C] _ _ _ [Fm] Still I'm sure to meet him [G] one day
[Fm] Maybe _ Tuesday [Eb] _ My _ [Bbm] _ God, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
he'll build a little home
[Abm] _ _
Just meant for two [Ebm] _ _
From which I'll never _ [F] roam
Oh, what would you?
[Dbm] _ _ _
And so all else above
[Eb] _ I'm waiting for [Ab] the _ _ [Abm] man I
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _
[G] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [E] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ Oh, [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ just meant for [Em] two _ _ From which I'll never [Gb] roam
_ [D] Oh, what would you?
_ [Dm] _ And so all else above
[E] _ _ I'm waiting _ for the _ [A] man _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gbm] I love _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was composed by Ira Gershwin and George Gershwin.

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