Billie Holiday - Everything Happens to me Chords

Tempo:
59.675 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Fm

Eb

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billie Holiday - Everything Happens to me chords
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[Eb] [Bb] [E] [Eb]
[Cm] [Fm] [Bb] [G] [Cm]
Black cats creep [Ebm] across my path [Cm] until I'm almost [Ab] mad.
[Cm] I [C] must have [Cm] roused the [F] devil's wrath, [Gbm] cause [B] all my [Gb] luck is [Bb] bad.
[Eb] I make [Fm] a [D] date for [Gm] golf and you can bet your [C] life it rains.
[Fm] [Ab] I try to [Bb] give a party [G] and the guy [C] upstairs complains.
[Em] I guess [F] I'll go through life [Gm] just catching colds and missing [C] planes.
[Fm] [Cm] [Bb] [Em] Everything [Eb] happens to me.
[Gm] [Fm] I never miss [Bb] a thing.
[Gm] I've had the [Gb] measles and the [F] mumps.
[Fm] And every [Bb] time I play an [G] ace, my [Gb] partner [C] always trumps.
[Bb] I [F] guess I'm just [Eb] a girl [Gm] who never [Gb] looks before [C] she [Fm] jumps.
[E] Everything [F] [Eb] happens to me.
[Bb] [Bbm] At first [A] my heart [Eb] thought you could [Eb] break the jinx for me.
[Bbm] That love would [Ebm] turn the [Bbm] trick [Ab] and end despair.
[Eb] [Bbm] [Am] But now I just [Bb] can't [Eb] hold this [G] hair that thinks for me.
[Cm] I've mortgaged all [Bb] my castles [Fm] in the [Bb] air.
[Fm] I've [Cm] telegraphed [Bb] and phoned.
[Gm] I sent an airmail [C] special [Gbm] too.
[Fm] Your [Ab] answer was [Bb] goodbye [G] and there was even [Em] postage [Gm] due.
[Em] I fell in love just [F] once and [Gm] then it [Eb] had to be [C] with you.
[Fm] [Bbm] Everything [G] [Bb] happens [Eb] to me.
[Fm] [Bb] [Bm] [Bb]
[Gb] [Fm] [Ab] [Bm] [G] [Eb]
[C] [Db] [C] [F] [Gm] [Gb]
[Fm] [Ab] [F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Fm] [Bbm] [Ab] [Gm]
[C] [Fm] [Eb] [Fm] [Bbm] [Db]
[C] [Bb] [Fm] [Abm] [Gm]
[Gb] [Ab] [Gm] [Eb] [D]
[B] [Bbm] [Gb] [Eb] [Ab]
[Abm] [Ebm] [F] [A] [Ab]
[Em] [Bb] [D] [G]
[Cm] [Cm] [Dm] [Fm] [E]
[Bb] [Ab] [Fm] [Gm]
[Eb] [C] [Fm] [E] [Bb] [G]
[C] [F] [Abm] [Gm]
[E] [Bb] [Eb]
[C] [Bbm] At first [G] my heart [E] thought you could [Ab] break this jinx for me.
[Gb] [Bbm] That [Db] love would [Fm] turn the [Eb] trick to end despair.
[Gb] [Am] But now I just [G] can't fool this hair that thinks for me.
[Cm] I've [C] mortgaged [Eb] all my [F] castles in the [Bb] air.
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm] [Eb] I've [Bb] telegraphed and [Abm] phoned.
[Gm] I sent an [C] airmail special [Gb] too.
[Fm] Your answer [Bb] was goodbye [G] and there was even [C] postage due.
I [G] fell in love [F] just once [Gm] and then it had to be with [C] you.
[F] [Cm] Everything [E]
happens to me.
[Eb] [Abm]
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Bb
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Fm
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Eb
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C
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Gm
123111113
Bb
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Fm
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Eb
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To jam and learn Billie Holliday, The Tony Scott Orchestra - Everything Happens To Me chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Fm, Bb, Fm, Cm, Gm, C, F, Gm, Gb, F and Fm. Start with a comfortable 29 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 60. With an eye on the song's key C Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _
[Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _ [Cm]
Black cats creep [Ebm] across my path [Cm] until I'm almost [Ab] mad.
[Cm] I [C] must have [Cm] roused the [F] devil's wrath, [Gbm] cause [B] all my [Gb] luck is [Bb] bad. _ _
_ [Eb] I make [Fm] a [D] date for [Gm] golf and you can bet your [C] life it rains.
[Fm] [Ab] I try to [Bb] give a party [G] and the guy [C] upstairs complains.
[Em] I guess [F] I'll go through life [Gm] just catching colds and missing [C] planes.
[Fm] _ [Cm] _ [Bb] [Em] Everything [Eb] happens to me.
_ [Gm] _ [Fm] I never miss [Bb] a thing.
[Gm] I've had the [Gb] measles and the [F] mumps.
[Fm] And every [Bb] time I play an [G] ace, my [Gb] partner [C] always trumps.
[Bb] I [F] guess I'm just [Eb] a girl [Gm] who never [Gb] looks before [C] she [Fm] jumps.
[E] Everything [F] [Eb] happens to me.
_ [Bb] _ [Bbm] At first [A] my heart [Eb] thought you could [Eb] break the jinx for me.
[Bbm] That love would [Ebm] turn the [Bbm] trick [Ab] and end despair. _
[Eb] _ [Bbm] [Am] But now I just [Bb] can't [Eb] hold this [G] hair that thinks for me.
[Cm] I've mortgaged all [Bb] my castles [Fm] in the [Bb] air.
_ [Fm] I've [Cm] telegraphed [Bb] and phoned.
[Gm] I sent an airmail [C] special [Gbm] too.
[Fm] Your [Ab] answer was [Bb] goodbye [G] and there was even [Em] postage [Gm] due.
[Em] I fell in love just [F] once and [Gm] then it [Eb] had to be [C] with you.
[Fm] [Bbm] Everything [G] [Bb] happens [Eb] to me.
_ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Bm] _ [Bb] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bm] _ [G] _ [Eb] _
[C] _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ [Bbm] _ [Db] _
[C] _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ [Abm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _
[B] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _
[Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [F] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ [Fm] _ [E] _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ [C] _ [Fm] _ _ [E] _ [Bb] _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [Abm] _ [Gm] _ _
_ [E] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ [Bbm] At first [G] my heart [E] thought you could [Ab] break this jinx for me.
[Gb] [Bbm] That [Db] love would [Fm] turn the [Eb] trick to end despair. _
_ [Gb] [Am] But now I just [G] can't fool this hair that thinks for me.
[Cm] I've [C] mortgaged [Eb] all my [F] castles in the [Bb] air.
[Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Fm] [Eb] I've [Bb] telegraphed and [Abm] phoned.
[Gm] I sent an [C] airmail special [Gb] too.
[Fm] Your answer [Bb] was goodbye [G] and there was even [C] postage due.
I [G] fell in love [F] just once [Gm] and then it had to be with [C] you.
[F] _ [Cm] Everything _ [E] _
happens to me.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Abm] _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael, finds its place within the Masters of Jazz: Billie Holiday & the Tony Scott Orchestra album.

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