Speak Low Chords by Billie Holiday

Tempo:
117 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Eb

G

Bb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billie Holiday - Speak Low (1952) chords
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[Gm]
Speak low when you speak love [B] Our [Gm] summer day withers away
[B]
[Gm] Too soon, [Dm] too [Em] soon [Ebm] Speak [Eb] low [Gb] when you [Ebm] speak love
[N] Our moment [Am] is [Gm] swift like [Cm] ships [B] adrift We're [Gm] swept apart [G] too soon
[Gm] Speak low, darling speak low Love is a spark lost in the [Bb] dark
Too [Gm] soon, [C] too soon [Ebm] I feel [Gb] [Ab] [Gb] wherever I go
[Db] That [A] tomorrow is near [Eb] Tomorrow is [Bm] here always [Gm] too soon
[Db] Time is so old
[Ab] [Dbm] and love so [Ebm] [Bb] free
[Ab] Love is pure [G] gold
[Cm] [Gm] and [A] time a thief
[Eb]
[D] [Gm] We're late, darling we're late The clock descends, everything [Dm]
ends
[Gm] Too soon, [C] too [Em]
soon [B] [Gb] I wait [C]
Darling I wait
[Em]
Will you speak [C] low to me [A] Speak low to [Gm] me and soon
[Ebm] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Ab] [C] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Dm] [Bb] [F]
[B] [Ebm]
[Gb] [Fm]
[Ab] [Gm] [Eb]
[D] [Dm] [Bb] [Fm]
[G] [F] [G] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [G] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Cm]
[Eb] [Dm] [G]
[Fm] [Db] [G] [Ebm]
[Fm] [Ebm] [Gb]
[C] [C]
[Eb] [G] [Eb]
[B] [Gm] [Bbm]
Time is so [Fm] old [Bbm]
[E] and love [Ab] so free [Dbm] [Ab]
Love is [Cm] pure gold [Gm] and [C] time a [Eb] thief
[Db]
[Gm] We're late, darling we're late The clock [C] [Gm] descends, everything [F] ends
Too [Gm] soon, too [G] soon [Ebm] I wait [Bb] Darling I [F] wait
[G] [Ab]
Will you [Gm] speak low to me [Eb] Speak low to me [Gm] and soon
[Cm]
[F] [Bb] Speak [C] low
[Gm] [Bb]
[Fm]
[Bb]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
G
2131
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To learn Billie Holiday - Speak Low chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - B, Gb, C, Em, Bbm, Eb, G, Eb, Db, Gm and C in sequence. Start with a comfortable 58 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 117. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Speak low _ when you speak _ love _ [B] Our [Gm] summer day _ withers away
[B] _
[Gm] Too soon, [Dm] too [Em] soon [Ebm] Speak [Eb] low _ [Gb] _ when you [Ebm] speak love
_ [N] _ Our moment [Am] is [Gm] swift like [Cm] ships [B] adrift We're [Gm] swept apart [G] too soon _
_ [Gm] Speak low, _ _ _ darling speak low _ _ _ Love is a spark lost in the [Bb] dark
Too _ [Gm] soon, [C] too _ soon [Ebm] I feel _ [Gb] _ [Ab] [Gb] wherever I go
_ [Db] That _ [A] tomorrow is near [Eb] Tomorrow is [Bm] here always [Gm] too soon _ _ _ _
[Db] _ Time is so old _
[Ab] [Dbm] and love so [Ebm] [Bb] free _
_ [Ab] _ Love is pure [G] gold _
[Cm] _ [Gm] and [A] time a thief
_ [Eb] _
[D] _ [Gm] We're late, _ _ _ _ darling we're _ late The clock _ descends, everything _ [Dm]
ends
[Gm] Too soon, [C] too [Em]
soon [B] [Gb] I wait _ [C] _ _
Darling I wait
[Em] _ _
Will you speak [C] low to me [A] Speak low to [Gm] me and soon _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Ab] _ [C] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [B] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ [G] _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _
_ [B] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
Time is so _ [Fm] old [Bbm] _
[E] and love [Ab] so free [Dbm] _ _ _ [Ab]
Love is [Cm] pure gold _ [Gm] and _ [C] time a [Eb] thief
[Db] _
[Gm] We're late, _ _ _ _ darling we're late _ The clock [C] _ [Gm] descends, everything [F] ends
Too [Gm] soon, too [G] soon _ [Ebm] I wait _ _ [Bb] Darling I [F] wait
_ [G] _ _ [Ab]
Will you [Gm] speak low to me [Eb] Speak low to me [Gm] and soon
_ _ _ [Cm] _
[F] [Bb] Speak _ [C] low
[Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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