Chords for 1944 HITS ARCHIVE: Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t (Ma’ Baby) - Louis Jordan & his Tympany Five
Tempo:
139.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
Ab
Eb
Db
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb] [Db] [C]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Db] [C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [Db] [C]
[Fm] I [Eb] got a gal [Db] who's always [C]
late [F] [Eb] anytime [Db] we have a [C] date, but [D] I love [Fm] her.
[C] Yes, I [F] love her.
[C]
[F] I'm [Eb] gonna walk [Db] right up to her [C] gate [F] [Eb] and see if [Db] I can get it [C] straight.
[Bb] Cause I want [Fm] her.
I'm gonna [F] ask her.
[C]
[Db] [C] Is you [Ab] is or [C] is you [F] ain't my baby?
[Dm]
[Abm] [Bb] The way you're [Eb] acting lately makes [Ab] me doubt.
[G] [Gm] [Ab] You's is still [C] my [Fm] baby, baby.
[Ab] [Dm]
[Bb] Seems my flame [Eb] in your heart's done [Ab] gone out.
[Ebm]
[Bbm] A woman [Db] is a creature that [Ab] has always [Eb] [Ab] been strange.
[Ebm]
[Db] Just when you're sure [Dbm] of one, you'll find [C] she's gone and made [Bb] a [C] change.
[Fm] Is [Gm] you is [Ab] or is [C] you ain't [F] my baby?
[Ab] [Abm]
[Bb] Maybe [Eb] baby's found somebody [Ab] new.
[F]
[Bb] Or is my baby [Bbm] still my baby [Ab] true?
[Db] [C]
[Fm] [G]
[Fm]
[B] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [C]
[Fm] [C] [G]
[Fm] [C] [Ab] [G]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [C]
[F] Is [G] you [Abm] is or is [C] you ain't [F] my baby?
[C] [B]
[Bb] Maybe [Eb] baby's found [Ab] somebody new.
[F]
[Bb] Or is my baby [G] still my [Ab] baby true?
[Gb] [F] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[N]
[Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [Db] [C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [Db] [C]
[Fm] I [Eb] got a gal [Db] who's always [C]
late [F] [Eb] anytime [Db] we have a [C] date, but [D] I love [Fm] her.
[C] Yes, I [F] love her.
[C]
[F] I'm [Eb] gonna walk [Db] right up to her [C] gate [F] [Eb] and see if [Db] I can get it [C] straight.
[Bb] Cause I want [Fm] her.
I'm gonna [F] ask her.
[C]
[Db] [C] Is you [Ab] is or [C] is you [F] ain't my baby?
[Dm]
[Abm] [Bb] The way you're [Eb] acting lately makes [Ab] me doubt.
[G] [Gm] [Ab] You's is still [C] my [Fm] baby, baby.
[Ab] [Dm]
[Bb] Seems my flame [Eb] in your heart's done [Ab] gone out.
[Ebm]
[Bbm] A woman [Db] is a creature that [Ab] has always [Eb] [Ab] been strange.
[Ebm]
[Db] Just when you're sure [Dbm] of one, you'll find [C] she's gone and made [Bb] a [C] change.
[Fm] Is [Gm] you is [Ab] or is [C] you ain't [F] my baby?
[Ab] [Abm]
[Bb] Maybe [Eb] baby's found somebody [Ab] new.
[F]
[Bb] Or is my baby [Bbm] still my baby [Ab] true?
[Db] [C]
[Fm] [G]
[Fm]
[B] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [C]
[Fm] [C] [G]
[Fm] [C] [Ab] [G]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [C]
[F] Is [G] you [Abm] is or is [C] you ain't [F] my baby?
[C] [B]
[Bb] Maybe [Eb] baby's found [Ab] somebody new.
[F]
[Bb] Or is my baby [G] still my [Ab] baby true?
[Gb] [F] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[N]
Key:
C
Ab
Eb
Db
Fm
C
Ab
Eb
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] I [Eb] got a gal [Db] who's always [C]
late [F] _ _ [Eb] anytime [Db] we have a [C] date, but [D] I love [Fm] her. _ _ _ _
[C] Yes, I [F] love her.
_ _ [C] _
_ [F] I'm [Eb] gonna walk [Db] right up to her [C] gate _ [F] _ [Eb] and see if [Db] I can get it [C] straight.
[Bb] Cause I want [Fm] her. _ _ _
I'm gonna [F] ask her.
_ [C] _
_ [Db] _ [C] Is you [Ab] is or [C] is you [F] ain't my baby?
[Dm] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ [Bb] The way you're [Eb] acting lately makes [Ab] me doubt. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] You's is still [C] my [Fm] baby, baby.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] Seems my flame [Eb] in your heart's done [Ab] gone out.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Bbm] A woman [Db] is a creature that [Ab] has always [Eb] _ [Ab] been strange.
[Ebm] _
[Db] Just when you're sure [Dbm] of one, you'll find [C] she's gone and made [Bb] a [C] change.
_ [Fm] Is [Gm] you is [Ab] or is [C] you ain't [F] my baby?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Bb] Maybe _ [Eb] baby's found somebody [Ab] new.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Or is my baby [Bbm] still my baby [Ab] true?
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Is [G] you [Abm] is or is [C] you ain't [F] my baby?
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [Bb] _ Maybe _ [Eb] baby's found [Ab] somebody new.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Or is my baby [G] still my [Ab] baby true?
_ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] I [Eb] got a gal [Db] who's always [C]
late [F] _ _ [Eb] anytime [Db] we have a [C] date, but [D] I love [Fm] her. _ _ _ _
[C] Yes, I [F] love her.
_ _ [C] _
_ [F] I'm [Eb] gonna walk [Db] right up to her [C] gate _ [F] _ [Eb] and see if [Db] I can get it [C] straight.
[Bb] Cause I want [Fm] her. _ _ _
I'm gonna [F] ask her.
_ [C] _
_ [Db] _ [C] Is you [Ab] is or [C] is you [F] ain't my baby?
[Dm] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ [Bb] The way you're [Eb] acting lately makes [Ab] me doubt. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Ab] You's is still [C] my [Fm] baby, baby.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Bb] Seems my flame [Eb] in your heart's done [Ab] gone out.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Bbm] A woman [Db] is a creature that [Ab] has always [Eb] _ [Ab] been strange.
[Ebm] _
[Db] Just when you're sure [Dbm] of one, you'll find [C] she's gone and made [Bb] a [C] change.
_ [Fm] Is [Gm] you is [Ab] or is [C] you ain't [F] my baby?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Bb] Maybe _ [Eb] baby's found somebody [Ab] new.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Or is my baby [Bbm] still my baby [Ab] true?
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Is [G] you [Abm] is or is [C] you ain't [F] my baby?
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [Bb] _ Maybe _ [Eb] baby's found [Ab] somebody new.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] Or is my baby [G] still my [Ab] baby true?
_ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _