Body And Soul Chords by Billie Holiday

Tempo:
62.425 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Bbm

F

Db

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billie Holiday - Body And Soul (1957) chords
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[F] [Bbm] My days have grown so lonely
[A] [G] [Ab] For
[Abm] you I [Cm] cry, [Bm] for you kneel [Bbm] only
[Abm] Why [Gm] [G] haven't you [C] seen [E] it?
[Fm] [Db] I'm [C] all for you, [Ab] body and [F] soul
I [Bbm] [A] spend my [Ab] days in [Fm] longing
[Db] You [Eb] [Ab] [Abm] know it's [Eb] you [Bm] that I am [Bbm] longing
Oh, [Abm] I tell you [Gm] I [Bb] mean it
[Fm] I'm [A] all for [Ab] you, body and [D] soul
[Bm] [A] I [Bm] can't believe [Dbm] it
[G] It's hard [B] to [E] conceive it
[Gb] That [B] you'd throw [Bm] away [Dbm] [Gbm] romance
[Db] [C] Are you [Bm] pretending?
It [D] looks like the [Db] ending
[C] Unless [Am] I can have [G] one more [Gb] chance
[F] To prove, [Bb] dear, my [Db] life a wreck you're [Ab] making
[Db] You [Ab] [Abm] know I'm yours [Eb] for [B] [Ab] just the [Db] taking
[Bbm] Oh, [Abm] I tell you [F] I mean [E] it
[C] [Fm] I'm [Bbm] all for [C] you, [Ab] body and [Eb] soul
[B] [Bbm] [Eb] I'm
[Ab] [Db] [Ab] all [Db] [Ab]
[G] [Bbm] [Abm] [Gm]
[C] [F] [Bbm] [Ab]
[B] [F] [Bbm] [E] [Bb] [Eb]
[G] [Ab] [Abm] [Eb]
[Fm] [G] [Bbm] [Abm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] for [Fm] [Db] [Em] [Fm]
[Bm] [E] you, [Dbm] [D] [E]
[Dm] [E] [Cm] [Bm] [Fm] [E]
[C] body and [Bm]
[C] soul
[Db] [C] [Gb] [G] [Gb]
[F] [Eb] [Bbm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Bbm] [Bbm] [Ab] [F] My [C] [Ab]
[D] [Bbm] [Db] [Ab] [Gm] [Gm]
[Dbm] [Fm] [F] [Bbm] [F] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bbm] [F] [A] days [Bbm] have [Fm] grown [Eb] so lonely
[Ab] For [Abm] you I cry, [Eb] [Ab]
[B] for you kneel [Bbm] only
[Abm] Why haven't [Bb] you seen [C] it?
[Fm] I'm [Abm] all [Gm] for you, [Ab] body and soul
[Gb] [F] I [Bbm] [Eb] [A] spend my [F] days [Bbm] in longing
[G] [Ab] And [Abm] it's for you [Eb] that I [F] am [B] longing
[Bbm] [Db] Oh, [F] I [Bb] tell you I mean [C] it
I'm [Fm] [Bbm] all [Ab] for you, body and [Bm] soul
[A] I [Bm] can't [E] believe it
[A] [Gbm] It's [Dm] hard to conceive [E] it
[C] That you'd [B] throw away [E] [Dbm] romance
[Gbm] [Gb] [Am] [C] Are [Gb] you [Bm] pretending?
[Bb] It looks like [Db] the ending
[Am] [D] Unless I can [G] have one [Ebm] more chance
[F] To prove, [Db] dear, [Bbm] [F] my life a [Db] hell you're making
[Eb] You [Ab] [Abm] know I'm [Cm] yours [Ab]
[G] for [B] just the [Bbm] taking
[Abm] Oh, I tell you [Gm] I mean [C] it
[Fm] [Eb] I'm all for you, [G] body [Ab] and soul
[Ebm] [Db] [Ab]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
F
134211111
Db
12341114
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
F
134211111
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Let's start jamming Billie Holiday - Body And Soul chords, practice the chord sequence Bbm, Abm, Eb, Ab, Abm, Gm, Bm, D, Db and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 31 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 62. Considering the song's key of Ab Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[F] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ My days have grown so lonely
[A] _ [G] [Ab] For _
[Abm] you I [Cm] cry, [Bm] for you kneel [Bbm] only
[Abm] Why [Gm] [G] haven't you [C] seen [E] it?
[Fm] _ [Db] I'm [C] all for you, [Ab] body and [F] soul
I [Bbm] _ [A] spend my [Ab] days in [Fm] longing
[Db] You [Eb] _ [Ab] [Abm] know it's [Eb] you [Bm] that I am [Bbm] longing
Oh, [Abm] I tell you [Gm] I [Bb] mean it
[Fm] I'm _ [A] all for [Ab] you, body and [D] soul
[Bm] [A] I [Bm] can't believe [Dbm] it
[G] It's hard [B] to [E] conceive it
[Gb] That [B] you'd throw [Bm] away [Dbm] [Gbm] romance
_ [Db] _ [C] Are you [Bm] pretending?
It [D] looks like the [Db] ending
[C] Unless [Am] I can have [G] one more [Gb] chance
[F] To prove, [Bb] dear, my [Db] life a wreck you're [Ab] making
[Db] You [Ab] _ [Abm] know I'm yours [Eb] for [B] [Ab] just the [Db] taking
[Bbm] Oh, [Abm] I tell you [F] I mean [E] it
[C] _ [Fm] I'm [Bbm] all for [C] you, [Ab] body and [Eb] soul
_ [B] _ [Bbm] [Eb] I'm _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ [Ab] all _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [G] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [B] _ [F] _ [Bbm] _ _ [E] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
[G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ _
[Fm] _ [G] _ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] [Bb] for [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ [Em] _ [Fm] _ _
[Bm] [E] you, [Dbm] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [E] _ [Cm] _ [Bm] _ [Fm] _ [E] _ _
_ [C] body and _ _ _ [Bm] _
[C] soul
[Db] _ [C] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _
[F] _ [Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _
[Bbm] _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ _ [F] My [C] _ [Ab] _
[D] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Gm] _
_ [Dbm] _ [Fm] _ [F] _ [Bbm] _ [F] _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] [A] days [Bbm] have [Fm] grown [Eb] so lonely
[Ab] For [Abm] you I cry, [Eb] _ [Ab]
[B] for you kneel [Bbm] only
[Abm] Why haven't [Bb] you seen [C] it?
_ [Fm] I'm [Abm] all [Gm] for you, [Ab] body and soul
[Gb] [F] I [Bbm] _ [Eb] [A] spend my [F] days [Bbm] in longing
[G] [Ab] And _ [Abm] it's for you [Eb] that I [F] am [B] longing
[Bbm] [Db] Oh, [F] I [Bb] tell you I mean [C] it
I'm [Fm] _ [Bbm] all [Ab] for you, body and [Bm] soul
[A] I [Bm] can't [E] believe it
[A] [Gbm] It's [Dm] hard to conceive [E] it
[C] That you'd [B] throw away [E] _ [Dbm] romance
[Gbm] _ [Gb] _ [Am] [C] Are [Gb] you [Bm] pretending?
[Bb] It looks like [Db] the ending
[Am] [D] Unless I can [G] have one [Ebm] more chance
[F] To prove, [Db] dear, [Bbm] _ [F] my life a [Db] hell you're making
[Eb] You [Ab] _ [Abm] know I'm [Cm] yours [Ab]
[G] for [B] just the [Bbm] taking
[Abm] Oh, I tell you [Gm] I mean [C] it
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ I'm all for you, [G] body [Ab] and soul
[Ebm] _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _

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