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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[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]
[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
Db
Cm
F
Ab
C
Db
Cm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _