Chords for Bessie Smith - At The Christmas Ball 1925 Blues
Tempo:
152.3 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
A
D
Em
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Hey, better make Christmas here.
Who likes [D] [A] Christmas?
Christmas [Bm] comes but [A#m] once a [Bm] year.
And to me [G#] it [A] brings [Bm] good cheer.
everyone [C#] [A] who likes
[C#] [Bm] wine and beer.
[C] [A]
[D] Happy New Year [A#] is [F] after [Bm] that.
Who likes [D] [A] Christmas?
Christmas [Bm] comes but [A#m] once a [Bm] year.
And to me [G#] it [A] brings [Bm] good cheer.
everyone [C#] [A] who likes
[C#] [Bm] wine and beer.
[C] [A]
[D] Happy New Year [A#] is [F] after [Bm] that.
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Bm
A
D
Em
F#
Bm
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ Hey, better make Christmas here.
Yes, yes.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Who likes [D] [A] Christmas?
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Christmas _ _ [Bm] comes but [A#m] once a [Bm] year. _ _ _
And to me [G#] it _ [A] brings [Bm] good cheer.
And to _ [E] _ _
everyone [C#] _ _ [A] who likes _
[C#] [Bm] wine and beer.
_ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ Happy New _ Year [A#] is _ [F] after [Bm] _ that. _
Happy _ I'll be that _ is the _ fact.
_ That is why _ [E] _ _ I [Bm] _ [A] like to _ _ _ hear.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Folks _ [E] I [G] _
[E] say _ _ that Christmas [A] is _ _ here.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Christmas [D] bells will ring [A] _ _ real [D] _ _
[Am] soon.
Even [G] in the _ [Em] _ _
_ afternoon.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
There'll be [Am] no [Bm] time to tell _
[D#m] _ [C#] me.
As the [A] _ [G] Christmas [F#] _ _ [D] _ [F] goes. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] Everyone must _ [A] watch _ _ [F#] _ _
_ them.
Or [A#] they will _
_ [F#] lose _ [Bm] their air.
[A#] _ _ _ [D] Everybody's gonna [F#m] laugh [Cm] _ _ [Em] them.
[A] Happy _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Christmas.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] This [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ is the [Em] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ song.
[Fm] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] If you're from the _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ over [Bm] _ _ [A#] there.
Begin [D] again. _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ [A] Everywhere _ has _ [F#] a [Em] song.
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yes, yes.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Who likes [D] [A] Christmas?
_ _ _ _ [D] _
Christmas _ _ [Bm] comes but [A#m] once a [Bm] year. _ _ _
And to me [G#] it _ [A] brings [Bm] good cheer.
And to _ [E] _ _
everyone [C#] _ _ [A] who likes _
[C#] [Bm] wine and beer.
_ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ Happy New _ Year [A#] is _ [F] after [Bm] _ that. _
Happy _ I'll be that _ is the _ fact.
_ That is why _ [E] _ _ I [Bm] _ [A] like to _ _ _ hear.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ Folks _ [E] I [G] _
[E] say _ _ that Christmas [A] is _ _ here.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Christmas [D] bells will ring [A] _ _ real [D] _ _
[Am] soon.
Even [G] in the _ [Em] _ _
_ afternoon.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _
There'll be [Am] no [Bm] time to tell _
[D#m] _ [C#] me.
As the [A] _ [G] Christmas [F#] _ _ [D] _ [F] goes. _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Bm] Everyone must _ [A] watch _ _ [F#] _ _
_ them.
Or [A#] they will _
_ [F#] lose _ [Bm] their air.
[A#] _ _ _ [D] Everybody's gonna [F#m] laugh [Cm] _ _ [Em] them.
[A] Happy _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Christmas.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
_ _ [A#m] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] This [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ is the [Em] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ song.
[Fm] _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] If you're from the _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ over [Bm] _ _ [A#] there.
Begin [D] again. _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ [A] Everywhere _ has _ [F#] a [Em] song.
_ [C#] _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _