Chords for Billie Holiday - The Very Thought of You
Tempo:
101.55 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
Cm
Ab
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Bm] [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] I'm happy as a queen and I forget to do those little ordinary things [A] that everyone ought to do.
In [Ab] [Bb] a [G] kind of [Cm] daydream I'm happy [D] as a queen [Gm] and [Gb] foolish [Bb] though it may seem [Fm] to me [Bb] that's everything.
[Eb] The mere idea of you, the longing here for you, you'll never [Fm] know how slow [Cm] the moments
go [A] till I'm near to you.
[Ab] I see your [Bb] face in [G] every flower, [Cm] your eyes in the [Eb] stars above, [Bb] it's just the [E] thought
thought of [Eb] you my love.
[Ab]
[Eb] I'm happy as a queen and I forget to do those little ordinary things [A] that everyone ought to do.
In [Ab] [Bb] a [G] kind of [Cm] daydream I'm happy [D] as a queen [Gm] and [Gb] foolish [Bb] though it may seem [Fm] to me [Bb] that's everything.
[Eb] The mere idea of you, the longing here for you, you'll never [Fm] know how slow [Cm] the moments
go [A] till I'm near to you.
[Ab] I see your [Bb] face in [G] every flower, [Cm] your eyes in the [Eb] stars above, [Bb] it's just the [E] thought
thought of [Eb] you my love.
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Bb
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I'm happy as a queen _ _ and I forget to do _ _ those little ordinary things _ [A] that everyone ought to do. _
In [Ab] _ [Bb] a [G] kind of _ [Cm] daydream I'm happy [D] as a queen [Gm] and [Gb] foolish [Bb] though it may seem [Fm] to me _ [Bb] that's everything.
[Eb] The mere idea of you, _ the longing here for you, _ _ you'll never [Fm] know how slow [Cm] the moments
go [A] till I'm near to you.
_ [F] _
[Ab] I see your [Bb] face in [G] every flower, _ [Cm] your eyes in the [Eb] stars above, [Bb] it's just the [E] thought
of you, [Ab] the [Bb] very thought of [Eb] you my love.
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Cm] I _ [Fm] see your face [B] in every flower, [Cm] your eyes in the [Am] stars [Bb] above, it's just the thought
of you, [F] the very [Eb] thought of you my love.
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] I'm happy as a queen _ _ and I forget to do _ _ those little ordinary things _ [A] that everyone ought to do. _
In [Ab] _ [Bb] a [G] kind of _ [Cm] daydream I'm happy [D] as a queen [Gm] and [Gb] foolish [Bb] though it may seem [Fm] to me _ [Bb] that's everything.
[Eb] The mere idea of you, _ the longing here for you, _ _ you'll never [Fm] know how slow [Cm] the moments
go [A] till I'm near to you.
_ [F] _
[Ab] I see your [Bb] face in [G] every flower, _ [Cm] your eyes in the [Eb] stars above, [Bb] it's just the [E] thought
of you, [Ab] the [Bb] very thought of [Eb] you my love.
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Cm] I _ [Fm] see your face [B] in every flower, [Cm] your eyes in the [Am] stars [Bb] above, it's just the thought
of you, [F] the very [Eb] thought of you my love.
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [N] _ _