These Foolish Things Chords by Billie Holiday

Tempo:
96.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Am

D

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billie Holiday - These Foolish Things chords
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[C] [E] [Em] [G]
[C] [E] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [Am] [G]
[Am] [D] [G]
[C] [F] [E] [A]
[D] A [Am] [A#] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [Em]
[Am] [D] [G]
[C] [F] [E]
[D] [G] [C] [B]
[Em] [F#] [B] [Em]
[A] [G]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[G] [D#m] [A#] [G]
[C] [Am] [Dm] [Em]
[C] [Am] [D] [G]
[C] [G#m] [C] [F] [A]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [A] cigarette [Dm] that's there for [B] lipstick's [C] traces, [Am] an airline [F#] ticket to romantic [G]
[C] places.
Still my [F] heart [A] beats, [F#] these foolish things remind [Dm] me of you.
[G]
[C] A [Am] tinkling piano at the [Dm] next [G] apartment, [C] those [Am] stumbling words [D] that told you what [G] my heart [Gm] meant.
[E] Fat house [F] painted [A] screen, [F#] these foolish [G] things [C] remind me of you.
[B] [Em] You came, [F#] you [E] saw, [Em] you heard [A] me, [G] and [Em] you [C] did that to [D] me.
[G] I knew [D#m] somehow [Gm] [F] this had [G] to be [Am] it.
Winds of March that [Dm] makes my [G] heart a dancer, [C] a [Am] telephone that rings.
But [B] who's to [Gm] answer, [C] or how will [F] those W [G] clings, [D] these [F#] foolish [G] things [C] remind me of you.
[Am] [F] [G] [C] [Am]
[D] [G] [D#] [C]
[F] [A] [D] [C]
[A] [D] [G]
[Am] [C]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
Am
2311
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To learn Billie Holiday - These Foolish Things chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, Am, Dm, G, C, Am and D in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 48 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 96 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Major.

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[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ [A]
[D] A [Am] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D#m] _ [A#] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[C] _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [G#m] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [A] cigarette [Dm] that's there for [B] lipstick's [C] traces, [Am] an airline [F#] ticket to romantic [G]
[C] places.
_ Still my [F] heart [A] beats, [F#] these foolish things remind [Dm] me of you.
[G] _
[C] _ A [Am] tinkling piano at the [Dm] next [G] apartment, _ [C] those [Am] stumbling words [D] that told you what [G] my heart [Gm] meant.
_ [E] Fat house [F] painted [A] screen, _ [F#] these foolish [G] things [C] remind me of you. _
[B] _ [Em] _ You came, [F#] you [E] saw, [Em] _ you heard [A] me, _ [G] and _ [Em] you [C] did that to [D] me.
[G] I knew [D#m] somehow [Gm] [F] this had [G] to be [Am] it.
Winds of March that [Dm] makes my [G] heart a dancer, [C] a [Am] telephone that rings.
But [B] who's to [Gm] answer, [C] or how will [F] those W [G] clings, [D] these [F#] foolish [G] things [C] remind me of you.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D#] _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the The Unforgettable Voices: 30 Best Of album.

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