Born To Be Blue Chords by Chet Baker

Tempo:
176.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

Db

Cm

F

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chet Baker - Born to Be Blue chords
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[Bb] [Db]
[C] [Db]
[C]
[Db] [Cm]
[Db] [Bbm]
[C] [Db]
[C]
[Eb] [C] [Cm]
[Db] [C]
Some folks [Db] were meant to [C] live in clover, [Gb]
[E] [F] but [Eb] they are such a [Ab] chosen [Fm] few.
[C] [G]
[Cm] And clover [Db] being green [Cm] is something I've [F]
never [A] [Fm] seen, cause I [C] was born to be [C]
blue.
[G] [B]
[C] When [Bbm] there's a yellow [C] moon above [Gb] me, [F] they say [Bb] there's [Ab]
moonbeams I should [C] view.
[G]
[Cm] But moonbeams [Bbm] being gold [B] [Cm] are something I [F] can't behold, [Bb]
cause I was [F] born [B]
[C] to be blue.
[B] When [Db] I met you, [Ab] the world [Db] was bright and [G] sunny.
[Abm]
When you [C] left, [Db] the
[Gb] curtain fell.
I'd like [B] to laugh,
[Gb] but there's [Ebm] nothing that [Bbm] strikes me [Abm] funny.
[Fm]
[F] Now [Bb] my world's a faded [Eb] pastel.
[C]
Well, [G] [C] I guess [Db] I'm luckier [C] than some [Gb] folks.
[F] I've [Bb] known the thrill [Ab] of loving [D] you.
[G] [Cm] And that [Db] alone is more [Cm]
than I was created [F] for,
[Ab] [Bb] cause I [F]
was [G] born to be [C]
blue.
[Bb] [C]
[Db]
[Cm] [Gb]
[F]
[Eb] [Ab]
[C] [Gm] [Cm]
[Db]
[F]
[Fm] [Bb]
[C] [G] [C]
[Abm] When I met [Db] you, [Ab] [Abm] the world [C] was bright [Db] and sunny.
[Abm] When you left, [B] the curtain [Gb] fell.
I'd like to [E] laugh, [Gb]
[C] but [B] nothing strikes [Ab] me [B] funny.
[Fm]
Now my [Bb] world's a [Ab]
faded [Eb] pastel.
[Cm] [G]
Well, [C] I guess [Db] I'm luckier [C] than some [Gb]
[F] folks.
I've [Eb] known the [Bbm] thrill of [Ab] loving you.
[Gm]
[Cm] And that alone [Db] is more [Cm] than I was [F] created for, cause I was [G] born to [C] be blue.
[Cm] [Db] [C]
Cause I [Db] was born.
[A]
[Cm] [F]
[C] Cause [F] I was born [Cm] to be.
[Db]
[Bbm]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
Db
12341114
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Db
12341114
Cm
13421113
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To start learning Chet Baker - Born To Be Blue chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Cm, Db, C and Db in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 88 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 176. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: Ab Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ Some folks [Db] were meant to _ [C] live in clover, _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ but [Eb] they are such a [Ab] chosen [Fm] few.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] And clover [Db] being green _ [Cm] is something I've [F]
never [A] _ [Fm] seen, _ _ _ cause I [C] was born to be [C] _
blue.
_ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ _ When [Bbm] there's a yellow _ [C] moon above _ _ [Gb] me, _ _ _ _ [F] _ they say [Bb] there's _ _ _ [Ab]
moonbeams I should [C] view.
_ [G] _
_ [Cm] But _ moonbeams [Bbm] being gold [B] _ [Cm] are something I [F] can't behold, _ _ _ [Bb] _
cause I was [F] _ born [B]
[C] to be _ blue. _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ When [Db] I met you, [Ab] _ the world [Db] was bright and [G] sunny.
_ _ _ [Abm]
When you [C] left, [Db] the _ _
[Gb] curtain _ fell. _ _ _
_ I'd like [B] to laugh, _
[Gb] _ _ but there's [Ebm] nothing that [Bbm] strikes me [Abm] funny.
_ [Fm] _
_ [F] Now [Bb] my world's a faded [Eb] _ pastel.
_ _ [C] _
Well, [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ I guess [Db] I'm _ luckier [C] than some _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ folks.
[F] _ _ I've [Bb] known the thrill _ [Ab] of loving _ [D] you.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] And that _ [Db] alone is more _ [Cm]
than I was created [F] for, _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] cause I [F]
was [G] born to be [C] _
blue.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ When I met [Db] you, _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Abm] the world [C] was bright [Db] and sunny.
_ [Abm] _ When you _ left, [B] the curtain [Gb] _ _ fell. _ _ _ _
_ I'd like to [E] _ laugh, [Gb] _
_ _ [C] but _ [B] nothing strikes [Ab] me [B] funny.
_ _ [Fm] _
_ Now my [Bb] world's a [Ab]
faded [Eb] _ pastel.
[Cm] _ _ [G] _
Well, _ _ _ [C] _ I guess [Db] I'm _ luckier [C] than some _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[F] folks.
_ _ I've [Eb] known the [Bbm] thrill of [Ab] loving you.
_ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] And that _ alone [Db] is more [Cm] than I was [F] created _ for, _ _ _ cause I was [G] born to [C] be blue.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ Cause I [Db] was born.
[A] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Cause [F] I was born [Cm] to be. _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Robert Wells and Mel Torme who authored this song.

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