Chords for Billie Holiday "One for my Baby (and one more for the road)"

Tempo:
135.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Gm

Ab

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billie Holiday "One for my Baby (and one more for the road)" chords
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[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] It's quarter [Ebm] to three, [Ab] there's no one in the place except you and me.
[Ebm] [Ab] So [Gb] set em up Joe, [Ab] [C]
I've got a little [A] story [Ab]
you [C] ought to [Ebm] know.
[Ab] [F] [Db]
We're drinking [Ab] my friend, to [Db] the end [Ab] of a brief [Cm] episode.
[C] [Eb]
[C] Make it one for [Fm] my baby, [C] and one [Cm]
more for Joe.
[Ab]
[Fm] [Gm]
[C] I got the [Gm]
routine, [C] so [G] drop another nickel [C] in [G] the machine.
[C]
[Gm] [C] I'm feeling [G] so bad, [C] I wish you'd [Gm] make the music [C]
dreamy [Gm] and sad.
[C] [F]
Could tell [Dm] you a lie, [Fm]
but you've [Bb] got to be [C] [D] true to your [Fm] code.
[G] [Am] [C]
Make [Eb] it one [Am] for my baby, [F] and one [Cm] more for Joe.
[C]
[Cm] You'd never [F] know it, but [C] buddy I'm kind [F] of a poet.
[C] And I've got a [F] lot of [C] things to say.
And when I'm [F] gloomy, you [Cm] simply gotta listen [F] to me.
[A] [D] Until it's talked [G]
away, [F]
[C] well that's how it [Gm] goes.
[F] And [Gm] Joe I know you're getting anxious [C] [Gm] to close.
[C]
[Gm] [C] So thanks [Gm] for the cheer, [C] I hope [G] you didn't mind [C] my bending your [Gm] ear.
[C]
[F] This torch that I [Dm] found, [F]
must be [G] drowned, [F] or [C] it [G] soon [C] might explode.
[Am] [C]
Make it [Dm] one [A] for my baby, [D] [F] and one more [D] [Cm] for Joe.
[C] [F] [Gm]
[Gb] [C] You'd [F] never know it, [Cm] but buddy I'm [F] kind of a poet.
[Cm] And I've got a [F] lot of [C] things to [F] say.
[C] [Cm]
And when I'm [F] gloomy, [Cm]
you simply gotta [F] listen to [C] me.
[D] Until it's talked [G] away.
[F] [G]
Well [C] that's how [Gm] it [C] goes.
And Joe I [Gm] know you're [C] getting [Gm] anxious to [Cm] close.
[Eb] [C] So thanks for the [Gm] cheer, [C] I hope you didn't mind my bending [Eb] your ear.
[C] This [F]
torch that I found, [C] must be [Gm] drowned, [C]
or it soon might [Gm] explode.
[Cm] [G]
Make it [Dm] one for [Am] my baby, [F] and one more for Joe.
[Bb]
That [C]
[Gbm] [D] [F] long, long [C] road.
[F]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
C
3211
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
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To jam and learn Billie Holiday - (And One More For The Road) One For My Baby chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, C, Gm and C. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 67 BPM before aiming for the song's 135 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ It's quarter [Ebm] to three, _ [Ab] _ _ there's no one in the place _ _ except you and _ me. _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ So [Gb] set em up Joe, _ _ [Ab] _ _ [C]
I've got a little [A] story _ [Ab] _ _
you [C] ought to _ [Ebm] know. _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Db] _
We're drinking [Ab] my friend, _ _ to [Db] the end _ _ [Ab] of a brief _ [Cm] episode. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[C] Make it one for [Fm] my baby, _ _ _ [C] _ and one [Cm]
more for Joe.
[Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ I got the [Gm]
routine, _ _ [C] _ so [G] drop another nickel _ _ [C] _ _ in [G] the machine.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I'm feeling [G] so bad, _ [C] _ I wish you'd [Gm] make the _ music [C] _ _ _
_ dreamy [Gm] and _ sad. _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F]
Could tell [Dm] you a lie, _ _ _ [Fm] _
but you've [Bb] got to _ be [C] _ [D] true to your _ [Fm] code.
[G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _
Make [Eb] it one [Am] _ for my baby, _ [F] _ _ _ and one [Cm] more for Joe.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ You'd never [F] know it, _ but [C] buddy I'm kind [F] of a poet.
_ _ [C] And I've got a [F] lot of [C] things to say. _
_ _ _ _ _ And when _ I'm [F] gloomy, _ you [Cm] simply gotta listen [F] to me. _ _
[A] _ _ [D] Until it's talked [G]
away, _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] well that's how it [Gm] goes.
_ _ [F] And [Gm] Joe I know you're getting anxious [C] _ _ [Gm] to close.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ So thanks [Gm] for the cheer, _ _ [C] _ I hope [G] you didn't mind _ [C] my bending your [Gm] ear.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] This torch that I _ [Dm] found, _ _ [F] _
must be [G] drowned, _ [F] or [C] it [G] soon [C] might _ explode.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
Make it [Dm] one [A] for my baby, [D] _ _ [F] and one _ more [D] [Cm] for Joe. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Gb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ You'd [F] never know it, [Cm] _ but buddy I'm [F] kind of a poet.
_ [Cm] And I've got a [F] lot of _ [C] things to [F] say.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
And when I'm [F] gloomy, _ [Cm] _
you simply gotta [F] listen to [C] me. _
[D] _ _ _ Until it's talked [G] away.
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
Well [C] that's how [Gm] it _ [C] goes.
_ And Joe I [Gm] know you're [C] getting _ _ [Gm] anxious to _ [Cm] close. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] So thanks for the [Gm] cheer, _ _ [C] _ I hope you didn't mind _ my _ bending [Eb] your ear. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ This [F] _
torch that I found, _ _ _ [C] must be [Gm] drowned, _ _ [C]
or it soon might [Gm] _ explode.
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
Make it [Dm] one for [Am] my baby, _ [F] _ and one more _ _ for Joe.
[Bb] _ _
_ _ That [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] long, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
long _ _ _ [C] road. _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen.

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