Chords for Billie Holiday, My Man
Tempo:
107.85 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
G
Gm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [D] [Db]
[E] [Cm] It cost me a [Ab] lot, but [Eb] there's one thing [Cm] that I've [Gm] got.
It's [Fm] my [G] man.
[B] It's [Gb] my [Dm] man.
[G] Cold or wet, tied [Bb] or bare, all of this I'll soon [G] forget.
With [Eb] my man, [Cm]
[G] [Gm] he's not much on [Ab] looks.
He's [A] no hero out of [Gm] both, but I [Bb] love him.
[G]
Yes, [B] [Gb] I love [Dm] him.
[Gm] [Dm] [G] Two or three girls [Bb] I see that he likes as [Ab] well [G] as me.
[Eb] But I love him.
I don't [Gm] know why I should.
[A] He [Bb] isn't true.
He beats [Ab] me too.
What can I [G] do?
[Bb] Oh, my man, I [Eb] love him so.
[Ab]
He'll [A] never know.
[F] [Cm] All my life is just [Eb] despair.
[Bb]
But I [Eb] don't care [Bb] when he takes me in his [Fm] arms.
[Bb] The [Fm] world is [Bb] bright.
[Gm] All right.
[Bb] [Fm]
[Ebm] What's the difference if I [Cm] say [Dm] I'll [Abm] go away
[G]
when I know [Ab] I'll come back on [Abm]
my [Db] knees someday?
[F]
For whatever my [Gm] man [Eb] is, [Gm]
[C] I'm his
[Dm] [Bb]
forevermore.
[Db] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [E] [Eb]
[N]
[E] [Cm] It cost me a [Ab] lot, but [Eb] there's one thing [Cm] that I've [Gm] got.
It's [Fm] my [G] man.
[B] It's [Gb] my [Dm] man.
[G] Cold or wet, tied [Bb] or bare, all of this I'll soon [G] forget.
With [Eb] my man, [Cm]
[G] [Gm] he's not much on [Ab] looks.
He's [A] no hero out of [Gm] both, but I [Bb] love him.
[G]
Yes, [B] [Gb] I love [Dm] him.
[Gm] [Dm] [G] Two or three girls [Bb] I see that he likes as [Ab] well [G] as me.
[Eb] But I love him.
I don't [Gm] know why I should.
[A] He [Bb] isn't true.
He beats [Ab] me too.
What can I [G] do?
[Bb] Oh, my man, I [Eb] love him so.
[Ab]
He'll [A] never know.
[F] [Cm] All my life is just [Eb] despair.
[Bb]
But I [Eb] don't care [Bb] when he takes me in his [Fm] arms.
[Bb] The [Fm] world is [Bb] bright.
[Gm] All right.
[Bb] [Fm]
[Ebm] What's the difference if I [Cm] say [Dm] I'll [Abm] go away
[G]
when I know [Ab] I'll come back on [Abm]
my [Db] knees someday?
[F]
For whatever my [Gm] man [Eb] is, [Gm]
[C] I'm his
[Dm] [Bb]
forevermore.
[Db] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [E] [Eb]
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
G
Gm
Ab
Bb
Eb
G
[F] _ _ [D] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Cm] It cost me a [Ab] lot, _ _ _ but [Eb] there's one thing _ [Cm] that I've [Gm] got.
_ _ _ It's [Fm] my _ [G] man.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ It's [Gb] my _ _ [Dm] _ man. _
_ _ [G] Cold or wet, _ _ tied [Bb] or bare, _ _ _ all of this I'll soon [G] forget. _ _ _
With [Eb] my _ man, [Cm] _ _ _
_ [G] [Gm] he's not much on [Ab] looks. _
_ _ _ He's [A] no hero _ _ _ out of [Gm] both, _ _ _ but I [Bb] love him.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ Yes, [B] [Gb] I love [Dm] him.
[Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] Two or three girls [Bb] I see _ _ that he likes as [Ab] well [G] as me. _
_ _ [Eb] But I love him. _ _
_ _ I don't [Gm] know why I should.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ He [Bb] isn't true. _ _ _ _ _
He _ beats [Ab] me too. _
_ _ _ _ _ What _ can I [G] do? _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Oh, my man, I [Eb] love him so.
_ [Ab] _
_ He'll [A] never know.
[F] _ [Cm] All my life is just [Eb] despair.
_ [Bb] _
But I [Eb] don't care _ [Bb] when he takes me in his [Fm] _ arms.
[Bb] _ _ The [Fm] world is [Bb] bright.
_ [Gm] _ All right.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Ebm] What's the difference if I [Cm] say _ _ [Dm] I'll [Abm] go away
_ [G]
when I know [Ab] I'll come back on _ [Abm]
my [Db] knees someday?
_ _ [F] _
_ _ For whatever my [Gm] man _ [Eb] is, _ _ [Gm] _
[C] I'm _ _ _ his _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
forevermore.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Cm] It cost me a [Ab] lot, _ _ _ but [Eb] there's one thing _ [Cm] that I've [Gm] got.
_ _ _ It's [Fm] my _ [G] man.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ It's [Gb] my _ _ [Dm] _ man. _
_ _ [G] Cold or wet, _ _ tied [Bb] or bare, _ _ _ all of this I'll soon [G] forget. _ _ _
With [Eb] my _ man, [Cm] _ _ _
_ [G] [Gm] he's not much on [Ab] looks. _
_ _ _ He's [A] no hero _ _ _ out of [Gm] both, _ _ _ but I [Bb] love him.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ Yes, [B] [Gb] I love [Dm] him.
[Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] Two or three girls [Bb] I see _ _ that he likes as [Ab] well [G] as me. _
_ _ [Eb] But I love him. _ _
_ _ I don't [Gm] know why I should.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ He [Bb] isn't true. _ _ _ _ _
He _ beats [Ab] me too. _
_ _ _ _ _ What _ can I [G] do? _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Oh, my man, I [Eb] love him so.
_ [Ab] _
_ He'll [A] never know.
[F] _ [Cm] All my life is just [Eb] despair.
_ [Bb] _
But I [Eb] don't care _ [Bb] when he takes me in his [Fm] _ arms.
[Bb] _ _ The [Fm] world is [Bb] bright.
_ [Gm] _ All right.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Ebm] What's the difference if I [Cm] say _ _ [Dm] I'll [Abm] go away
_ [G]
when I know [Ab] I'll come back on _ [Abm]
my [Db] knees someday?
_ _ [F] _
_ _ For whatever my [Gm] man _ [Eb] is, _ _ [Gm] _
[C] I'm _ _ _ his _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
forevermore.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _