Everything Happens To Me Chords by Chet Baker

Tempo:
115.35 bpm
Chords used:

Am

B

Em

Bm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chet Baker - Everything Happens To Me chords
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[Bm] [G] [D] [E]
[Am] [Cm] [Bm]
[G] [D] [E]
[Am] [Bbm] [E]
I make a [Am] date for [Bm] God, and you [Em] can bet your life it [Am] rains.
I try to give a party, [B]
and the [D] guy upstairs complains.
[F]
[Em] I [Am] guess I'll [F] go through [Bm] life just catching [Db] colds and missing [Am] trains.
[Gb] Everything [Bm] happens to me.
[E] [Ab] [Am]
I never [G] miss a [A] thing.
[Bm]
I've had the [Em] measles and the mumps.
[Am]
And when I [Cm] play an ace, [B]
my [Bb] partner always [Em] trumps.
I guess [Eb] I'm [A] just a [D] fool who never looks [Bbm] before he [C] jumps.
[B] Everything [G] happens to me.
[C] [G]
At first my [Abm] heart thought you [Em] could rent this cage for me.
[Eb] [F]
That [B] love would turn a trick [C]
to end despair.
[Dbm] But now I [Gb] just can't fool this [B] heart to think [Abm] for me.
[E] [Em] I've [B] mortgaged [G] all [A] my [Am] castles [C] in the air.
[Fm] [G] [Am]
I've [Ab] telegraphed and [A] [Bm] phoned and sent an [Em] airmail special too.
[G]
Your [Gb] answer was goodbye, [B] [F]
and there was [Bb] even postage [E] too.
[Em] I fell [B] in love [Eb] just [A] [D] once, and then it [Em] had to be with you.
[Am] [D] Everything [G] happens to [Bb] me.
[B] [Fm] [Am]
[Bm]
[B] [Em] [Am]
[D] [A] [Eb]
[Ab] [D] [F] [D]
[B] [Eb] [Cm] [Bm]
[F] [Db] [Am]
[Bm] [Cm] [Bm]
[G] [E] [Am]
[E] [A] [Bm]
[Em] [Am] [C] [E]
[A] [B] [Em]
[Dm] [C] [Eb]
I've [Bm] [Bbm]
[Am] [Em] [Am]
[B] [G] [C] [A]
[F] [G] [A]
[Cm] [F] [Cm] [Dm] [A]
[Dm] [B] [Eb]
[C]
[E] [Gb] [B]
[Em] [Db] [Eb] [Am]
[D] [Fm] [Am]
[D] telegraphed and phoned [Bm]
and sent an [Em] airmail special too.
[G] Your answer [Gb] was goodbye,
[B] and [Db] there was even [C] postage [Db] too.
[Am] I [A] fell in love just [Bm] once, and then it [Bbm] had to [Gb] be with you.
[Am]
Everything [C] happens [D]
[Dm] to me.
[Em]
[Am] [B] [Em] Everything [A] happens to me.
[D] [B] [G]
Key:  
Am
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
Bm
13421112
G
2131
Am
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
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To learn Chet Baker - Everything Happens To Me chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F, Em, Am, B, Em, Bm, Em, B, D and F. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 57 BPM before aiming for the song's 115 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: G Major.

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_ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [E]
I make a [Am] date for [Bm] God, _ and you [Em] can bet your life it [Am] rains. _
_ I try to give a party, [B] _
and the [D] guy upstairs complains.
[F] _ _
[Em] I [Am] guess I'll [F] go through [Bm] life just catching [Db] colds and missing [Am] trains. _
_ _ [Gb] _ Everything [Bm] happens to me.
[E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Am]
I never [G] miss a [A] thing.
_ [Bm] _
I've had the [Em] measles and the mumps.
_ [Am] _ _
And when I [Cm] play an ace, [B] _ _
my [Bb] partner always [Em] trumps.
I guess [Eb] I'm [A] just a [D] fool who never looks [Bbm] before he [C] jumps. _
_ _ [B] _ Everything [G] happens to me.
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
At first my [Abm] heart thought you [Em] could rent this cage for me.
_ [Eb] _ [F] _ _
That [B] love would turn a trick [C] _
to end despair.
_ _ [Dbm] But now I [Gb] just can't fool this [B] heart to think [Abm] for me.
[E] _ _ _ _ [Em] I've [B] mortgaged [G] all [A] my [Am] castles [C] in the air.
[Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
I've [Ab] telegraphed and [A] [Bm] phoned and sent an [Em] airmail special too.
[G] _ _
Your [Gb] answer was goodbye, [B] _ [F]
and there was [Bb] even postage [E] too.
_ [Em] I fell [B] in love [Eb] just [A] _ [D] once, and then it [Em] had to be with you. _
[Am] _ [D] Everything _ _ [G] happens to _ [Bb] me.
_ [B] _ _ [Fm] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [B] _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Db] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _
I've [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _
[B] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [D] telegraphed and phoned [Bm] _
and sent an [Em] airmail special too.
[G] _ Your answer [Gb] was goodbye, _
[B] and [Db] there was even [C] postage [Db] too. _
[Am] _ I [A] fell in love just [Bm] once, and then it [Bbm] had to [Gb] be with you.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Everything [C] _ _ _ _ happens [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] to _ _ _ me.
_ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ [B] [Em] Everything [A] happens to me.
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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