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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Billie Holiday - Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do (1949) chords
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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]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Em
121
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To start learning Billie Holiday - (Alternate Version) Taint Nobodys Business If I Do chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Ebm, F, Db, C, G, F, Db, Am, C and D. A good strategy is to initiate at 47 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 95 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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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] _ _ _ _ _ _

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