Chords for Billie Holiday sings "My Yiddishe Momme" (1956)
Tempo:
81.35 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
G
Fm
B
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db] Mama, [B] [Ebm] I need her more than ever [Bb] [Ebm] now.
[D] My [E] Yiddish, Mama,
[Bb] I long to kiss my [Ebm] goodbyes.
That's too high.
[Cm] My, my, my, my, my Yiddish.
Mama,
[G] I need her more than ever [F] [Fm] now.
[G]
My Yiddish, Mama, I long to kiss my [Cm]
goodbyes.
I long to [Fm] hold her hand as the days [Cm] gone by.
[G]
And ask [D] her to forgive me for
[B] things I did to make her [G] cry.
How few were her [C] treasures.
[Cm]
She never [G] cared for fashion style.
Her jewels and her pleasures, she found them in her [Cm] baby's smile.
[Eb] Oh, I [Fm] know what I owe [C] and [Cm] I'm to pay to that [G] dear little lady,
so let me.
[Abm]
[G] To that dear [Fm] little lady, [G] she'll be mine, [B]
mine, [Cm]
all mine.
[Gm]
[D] My [E] Yiddish, Mama,
[Bb] I long to kiss my [Ebm] goodbyes.
That's too high.
[Cm] My, my, my, my, my Yiddish.
Mama,
[G] I need her more than ever [F] [Fm] now.
[G]
My Yiddish, Mama, I long to kiss my [Cm]
goodbyes.
I long to [Fm] hold her hand as the days [Cm] gone by.
[G]
And ask [D] her to forgive me for
[B] things I did to make her [G] cry.
How few were her [C] treasures.
[Cm]
She never [G] cared for fashion style.
Her jewels and her pleasures, she found them in her [Cm] baby's smile.
[Eb] Oh, I [Fm] know what I owe [C] and [Cm] I'm to pay to that [G] dear little lady,
so let me.
[Abm]
[G] To that dear [Fm] little lady, [G] she'll be mine, [B]
mine, [Cm]
all mine.
[Gm]
Key:
Cm
G
Fm
B
Ebm
Cm
G
Fm
[Db] Mama, _ _ [B] _ _ [Ebm] I need her more than ever [Bb] _ [Ebm] now.
[D] _ _ My [E] Yiddish, Mama, _ _
[Bb] _ _ I long to kiss my _ [Ebm] goodbyes.
That's too high.
[Cm] My, my, my, my, my Yiddish.
Mama, _ _
_ _ [G] I need her more _ than ever [F] [Fm] now.
_ _ [G] _
My Yiddish, Mama, _ _ _ I long to kiss my [Cm]
goodbyes.
_ I long to [Fm] hold her hand _ as the days [Cm] gone by.
[G] _
And ask [D] her to forgive me for _
[B] things I did to make her [G] cry. _ _
How few were her [C] treasures.
[Cm] _ _
She never [G] cared for fashion style.
_ _ Her jewels and her pleasures, _ _ she found them in her [Cm] baby's smile.
_ [Eb] Oh, I [Fm] know _ _ what I owe _ [C] and [Cm] I'm to pay to that [G] dear little lady,
so let me.
[Abm] _
[G] _ To that dear [Fm] little lady, [G] she'll be mine, _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
mine, _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ all mine.
_ [Gm] _ _
[D] _ _ My [E] Yiddish, Mama, _ _
[Bb] _ _ I long to kiss my _ [Ebm] goodbyes.
That's too high.
[Cm] My, my, my, my, my Yiddish.
Mama, _ _
_ _ [G] I need her more _ than ever [F] [Fm] now.
_ _ [G] _
My Yiddish, Mama, _ _ _ I long to kiss my [Cm]
goodbyes.
_ I long to [Fm] hold her hand _ as the days [Cm] gone by.
[G] _
And ask [D] her to forgive me for _
[B] things I did to make her [G] cry. _ _
How few were her [C] treasures.
[Cm] _ _
She never [G] cared for fashion style.
_ _ Her jewels and her pleasures, _ _ she found them in her [Cm] baby's smile.
_ [Eb] Oh, I [Fm] know _ _ what I owe _ [C] and [Cm] I'm to pay to that [G] dear little lady,
so let me.
[Abm] _
[G] _ To that dear [Fm] little lady, [G] she'll be mine, _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
mine, _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ all mine.
_ [Gm] _ _