Chords for Billie Holiday - Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (1949)
Tempo:
95.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [D]
[Db]
[Am] [C] There [D]
[F] [Abm] [Ab]
[C] [Em] ain't nothing I can do [Am] or nothing [Em] I can say [C]
[A] that folks don't criticize [D] me.
But I'm going to [A] do [D] just as I want to [Ab] anyway [Bbm] [D] and don't care just what [G] people say.
If [C]
I [Em] should take an [F] ocean to jump [C] into the ocean [G] ain't [F] nobody's [G] business [Em] if I [F] do.
[Em] If [Db] [C]
I [F] [E] go to [Em] church on [F] Sunday then cabaret [C] all day Monday [G] ain't [F] nobody's [Abm] business [G] if I do.
[Abm] [F]
If my [G] man ain't got no [F] money [Db] and I say take all of mine honey [C]
[Ebm] ain't [F] nobody's [Db] business [C] if I do.
[G] [B] If [Am] [G]
I give him my last nickel and it leaves me in a pickle [C]
ain't [E] [Dm] nobody's [F] [Eb] business [E] if I do.
[B] [C]
[F] Well I'd rather my man would hit me than for him to jump up [Fm] and quit [C] me.
[A] Ain't [F] [C] nobody's [Bbm] business [E] if I do.
[G] I [Am] [C]
swear I won't call no copper if I'm beat up by my papa [F] [G] ain't [F] nobody's [Bb] business [A]
if I do.
[A] [Bb] [A] [Dm]
[G] Nobody's business.
[Dm]
[G] Nobody's business.
[Dm]
[N] Nobody's business if I do.
[C]
[Db]
[Am] [C] There [D]
[F] [Abm] [Ab]
[C] [Em] ain't nothing I can do [Am] or nothing [Em] I can say [C]
[A] that folks don't criticize [D] me.
But I'm going to [A] do [D] just as I want to [Ab] anyway [Bbm] [D] and don't care just what [G] people say.
If [C]
I [Em] should take an [F] ocean to jump [C] into the ocean [G] ain't [F] nobody's [G] business [Em] if I [F] do.
[Em] If [Db] [C]
I [F] [E] go to [Em] church on [F] Sunday then cabaret [C] all day Monday [G] ain't [F] nobody's [Abm] business [G] if I do.
[Abm] [F]
If my [G] man ain't got no [F] money [Db] and I say take all of mine honey [C]
[Ebm] ain't [F] nobody's [Db] business [C] if I do.
[G] [B] If [Am] [G]
I give him my last nickel and it leaves me in a pickle [C]
ain't [E] [Dm] nobody's [F] [Eb] business [E] if I do.
[B] [C]
[F] Well I'd rather my man would hit me than for him to jump up [Fm] and quit [C] me.
[A] Ain't [F] [C] nobody's [Bbm] business [E] if I do.
[G] I [Am] [C]
swear I won't call no copper if I'm beat up by my papa [F] [G] ain't [F] nobody's [Bb] business [A]
if I do.
[A] [Bb] [A] [Dm]
[G] Nobody's business.
[Dm]
[G] Nobody's business.
[Dm]
[N] Nobody's business if I do.
[C]
Key:
C
F
G
Em
A
C
F
G
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] There _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[C] _ _ [Em] ain't nothing I can do [Am] or nothing [Em] I can say [C]
[A] that _ folks don't criticize [D] me.
But I'm going to [A] do [D] just as I want to _ [Ab] anyway _ [Bbm] [D] and _ don't care just what [G] people say.
_ _ _ _ If [C] _
_ I [Em] should take an [F] ocean to jump [C] into the ocean _ [G] ain't _ [F] nobody's [G] business [Em] if I [F] do.
[Em] If [Db] _ _ _ [C] _
I [F] [E] go to [Em] church on [F] Sunday then cabaret [C] all day Monday _ [G] ain't _ [F] nobody's [Abm] business [G] if I do.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [F]
If my [G] man ain't got no [F] money [Db] and I say take all of mine honey [C] _
[Ebm] ain't [F] _ nobody's [Db] business [C] if I do.
_ [G] [B] If _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
I give him my last nickel and it leaves me in a pickle [C]
ain't [E] _ [Dm] nobody's [F] [Eb] business [E] if I do.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [C]
[F] Well I'd rather my man would hit me than for him to jump up [Fm] and quit [C] me.
_ [A] Ain't [F] [C] nobody's [Bbm] business [E] if I do.
_ [G] I _ [Am] _ _ [C]
swear I won't call no copper _ if I'm beat up by my papa _ [F] [G] ain't [F] nobody's [Bb] business _ [A]
if I do.
_ [A] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] Nobody's business.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] Nobody's business.
_ [Dm] _ _
[N] _ _ Nobody's business if I do.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] There _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[C] _ _ [Em] ain't nothing I can do [Am] or nothing [Em] I can say [C]
[A] that _ folks don't criticize [D] me.
But I'm going to [A] do [D] just as I want to _ [Ab] anyway _ [Bbm] [D] and _ don't care just what [G] people say.
_ _ _ _ If [C] _
_ I [Em] should take an [F] ocean to jump [C] into the ocean _ [G] ain't _ [F] nobody's [G] business [Em] if I [F] do.
[Em] If [Db] _ _ _ [C] _
I [F] [E] go to [Em] church on [F] Sunday then cabaret [C] all day Monday _ [G] ain't _ [F] nobody's [Abm] business [G] if I do.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [F]
If my [G] man ain't got no [F] money [Db] and I say take all of mine honey [C] _
[Ebm] ain't [F] _ nobody's [Db] business [C] if I do.
_ [G] [B] If _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
I give him my last nickel and it leaves me in a pickle [C]
ain't [E] _ [Dm] nobody's [F] [Eb] business [E] if I do.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [C]
[F] Well I'd rather my man would hit me than for him to jump up [Fm] and quit [C] me.
_ [A] Ain't [F] [C] nobody's [Bbm] business [E] if I do.
_ [G] I _ [Am] _ _ [C]
swear I won't call no copper _ if I'm beat up by my papa _ [F] [G] ain't [F] nobody's [Bb] business _ [A]
if I do.
_ [A] _ [Bb] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] Nobody's business.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] Nobody's business.
_ [Dm] _ _
[N] _ _ Nobody's business if I do.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _