Chords for Elisabeth Welch "THE GIRL I KNEW" (1935)
Tempo:
105.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Dm
Gb
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Gb] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Ab] [F] [Em]
[G] [Cm] Every day in every [Fm] way, what tricks your [G] luck will play.
One [Ab] day you're down and [Am] out, [D] the [C] next [G] you're saving.
[Cm]
Things I took to enterprise, [Fm] I've had [G] a big surprise.
I [Ab] find my future [Am] lies [D] in [G]
misbehaving.
I [Fm] sit [Bb]
before my mirror [Eb] and say, [A]
the [D] girl I knew no longer is there.
[G] [C]
The [Ab] girl [Dm] I knew [G]
[C] could never be close [Dm] to you.
[G]
[C] Her [Gb] [Dm] men were few, [G]
and [Am] friends [E] of the family [A] too.
[Dm] She [G] never joined the gay crowd, [Am] drinking and dancing, moonlight romancing.
She never dreamed [G] of [Em] such a descendant, [G] rich and resplendent.
[C] Now I'll [Gb] [Dm] dine alone [G] [C] with any who [Gb] [Dm] care to go.
[G] [C] No matter who, [F] so long as he's [C] well to do.
[B] Life's so amusing, [E] without shame.
[A] But if [D] you [Fm] blame [C] me, [Gb] she'll [F] quite [G] agree.
[C] That woman [F] I [C] used to be.
[Cm] Every day in every way, [D] life's getting [G] more worthwhile.
[Ab] I'm queen of cabaret, [Am] [D] and [G] dukes adore me.
[Cm] Furs and hats and Mayfair flats [D] of ultra-modern [G] style don't [Ab] pass my time of [Am] day.
[D]
They [G] only bore me.
[Fm]
That [Bb] girl I knew will [Eb] never return.
[A] Now [D] I'm a star with money to burn.
[G]
[C] The [Gb] [Dm] girl I knew [G] could [C] never be [Gb] close [Dm] to you.
[G] [C] Her [Gb] men [G] were few, and [Am] friends [E] of the family [A]
too.
[F] She never [G]
joined the gay crowd, [Am] drinking and dancing, moonlight romancing.
She never dreamed [G] of [Em] such a descendant, [G]
rich and [C] resplendent.
Now [Am] I'll [Dm] dine [G] alone with [C] any [Gb] who [Dm] care to [G] go.
[C] No matter who, [F] so long as [Eb]
[C] he's well to do.
[B] Life's so amusing, [E] without [Bb] [A] shame.
But [D] if you [Fm] blame [C] me, she'll [Gb]
[F] quite agree.
[G] [C] That woman [F] I [C] used to [Ab] [Abm] be.
[Dm] [C] [Gb]
[Dm] [G] [C] [Ab] [G]
[C]
[F] [C]
Life's [B] so amusing, [E] without shame.
[A] But [D] if you blame [Fm] [C] me, she'll [Gb] [Dm] quite agree.
[G] [C] That woman [F]
I used [C] to be.
[N]
[C] [Ab] [F] [Em]
[G] [Cm] Every day in every [Fm] way, what tricks your [G] luck will play.
One [Ab] day you're down and [Am] out, [D] the [C] next [G] you're saving.
[Cm]
Things I took to enterprise, [Fm] I've had [G] a big surprise.
I [Ab] find my future [Am] lies [D] in [G]
misbehaving.
I [Fm] sit [Bb]
before my mirror [Eb] and say, [A]
the [D] girl I knew no longer is there.
[G] [C]
The [Ab] girl [Dm] I knew [G]
[C] could never be close [Dm] to you.
[G]
[C] Her [Gb] [Dm] men were few, [G]
and [Am] friends [E] of the family [A] too.
[Dm] She [G] never joined the gay crowd, [Am] drinking and dancing, moonlight romancing.
She never dreamed [G] of [Em] such a descendant, [G] rich and resplendent.
[C] Now I'll [Gb] [Dm] dine alone [G] [C] with any who [Gb] [Dm] care to go.
[G] [C] No matter who, [F] so long as he's [C] well to do.
[B] Life's so amusing, [E] without shame.
[A] But if [D] you [Fm] blame [C] me, [Gb] she'll [F] quite [G] agree.
[C] That woman [F] I [C] used to be.
[Cm] Every day in every way, [D] life's getting [G] more worthwhile.
[Ab] I'm queen of cabaret, [Am] [D] and [G] dukes adore me.
[Cm] Furs and hats and Mayfair flats [D] of ultra-modern [G] style don't [Ab] pass my time of [Am] day.
[D]
They [G] only bore me.
[Fm]
That [Bb] girl I knew will [Eb] never return.
[A] Now [D] I'm a star with money to burn.
[G]
[C] The [Gb] [Dm] girl I knew [G] could [C] never be [Gb] close [Dm] to you.
[G] [C] Her [Gb] men [G] were few, and [Am] friends [E] of the family [A]
too.
[F] She never [G]
joined the gay crowd, [Am] drinking and dancing, moonlight romancing.
She never dreamed [G] of [Em] such a descendant, [G]
rich and [C] resplendent.
Now [Am] I'll [Dm] dine [G] alone with [C] any [Gb] who [Dm] care to [G] go.
[C] No matter who, [F] so long as [Eb]
[C] he's well to do.
[B] Life's so amusing, [E] without [Bb] [A] shame.
But [D] if you [Fm] blame [C] me, she'll [Gb]
[F] quite agree.
[G] [C] That woman [F] I [C] used to [Ab] [Abm] be.
[Dm] [C] [Gb]
[Dm] [G] [C] [Ab] [G]
[C]
[F] [C]
Life's [B] so amusing, [E] without shame.
[A] But [D] if you blame [Fm] [C] me, she'll [Gb] [Dm] quite agree.
[G] [C] That woman [F]
I used [C] to be.
[N]
Key:
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C
Dm
Gb
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G
C
Dm
[C] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] Every day in every [Fm] way, what tricks your [G] luck will play.
One [Ab] day you're down and [Am] out, [D] the [C] next [G] you're saving.
_ _ [Cm]
Things I took to enterprise, [Fm] I've had [G] a big surprise.
I [Ab] find my future [Am] lies [D] in [G] _
misbehaving.
I [Fm] _ sit [Bb]
before my mirror [Eb] and say, _ _ [A] _
the [D] girl I knew no longer is there.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
The [Ab] girl [Dm] I knew [G] _
[C] could never be close [Dm] to you.
[G] _ _
[C] _ Her [Gb] [Dm] men were few, [G] _
and [Am] friends [E] of the family [A] too. _
_ [Dm] _ _ She [G] never joined the gay crowd, [Am] drinking and dancing, moonlight _ romancing.
She never _ dreamed [G] of [Em] such a _ descendant, [G] rich and resplendent.
[C] Now I'll [Gb] [Dm] dine alone [G] _ [C] with any who [Gb] [Dm] care to go.
[G] _ _ [C] No _ matter who, _ [F] so long as he's [C] well to _ do.
_ _ _ [B] Life's so amusing, [E] without shame.
[A] But if [D] you [Fm] blame [C] me, _ [Gb] she'll [F] quite [G] agree.
[C] That woman [F] I [C] used to be.
_ [Cm] Every day in every way, [D] life's getting [G] more worthwhile.
[Ab] I'm queen of cabaret, [Am] [D] and [G] dukes adore me.
[Cm] Furs and hats and Mayfair flats [D] of ultra-modern [G] style don't [Ab] pass my time of [Am] day.
[D]
They [G] only bore me.
_ _ [Fm]
That [Bb] girl I knew will [Eb] never return. _
_ _ [A] _ Now [D] I'm a star with money to burn.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ The [Gb] [Dm] girl I knew [G] _ could [C] never be [Gb] close [Dm] to you.
[G] _ _ [C] _ Her [Gb] men [G] were few, _ and [Am] friends [E] of the family [A]
too.
_ _ [F] She never [G]
joined the gay crowd, [Am] drinking and dancing, moonlight romancing.
_ She never _ dreamed [G] of [Em] such a descendant, [G]
rich and _ [C] resplendent.
Now [Am] I'll [Dm] dine [G] alone with [C] any [Gb] who [Dm] care to [G] go.
_ [C] _ _ No matter who, _ [F] so long as _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [C] he's well to do.
[B] Life's so amusing, _ [E] without [Bb] [A] shame.
But [D] if you [Fm] blame [C] me, she'll [Gb]
[F] quite agree.
[G] _ [C] That woman [F] I [C] used to [Ab] [Abm] be.
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ Life's _ [B] so amusing, [E] without shame.
[A] But [D] if you blame [Fm] _ [C] me, she'll [Gb] [Dm] quite agree.
[G] _ _ [C] That woman _ [F]
I used [C] to be. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] Every day in every [Fm] way, what tricks your [G] luck will play.
One [Ab] day you're down and [Am] out, [D] the [C] next [G] you're saving.
_ _ [Cm]
Things I took to enterprise, [Fm] I've had [G] a big surprise.
I [Ab] find my future [Am] lies [D] in [G] _
misbehaving.
I [Fm] _ sit [Bb]
before my mirror [Eb] and say, _ _ [A] _
the [D] girl I knew no longer is there.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
The [Ab] girl [Dm] I knew [G] _
[C] could never be close [Dm] to you.
[G] _ _
[C] _ Her [Gb] [Dm] men were few, [G] _
and [Am] friends [E] of the family [A] too. _
_ [Dm] _ _ She [G] never joined the gay crowd, [Am] drinking and dancing, moonlight _ romancing.
She never _ dreamed [G] of [Em] such a _ descendant, [G] rich and resplendent.
[C] Now I'll [Gb] [Dm] dine alone [G] _ [C] with any who [Gb] [Dm] care to go.
[G] _ _ [C] No _ matter who, _ [F] so long as he's [C] well to _ do.
_ _ _ [B] Life's so amusing, [E] without shame.
[A] But if [D] you [Fm] blame [C] me, _ [Gb] she'll [F] quite [G] agree.
[C] That woman [F] I [C] used to be.
_ [Cm] Every day in every way, [D] life's getting [G] more worthwhile.
[Ab] I'm queen of cabaret, [Am] [D] and [G] dukes adore me.
[Cm] Furs and hats and Mayfair flats [D] of ultra-modern [G] style don't [Ab] pass my time of [Am] day.
[D]
They [G] only bore me.
_ _ [Fm]
That [Bb] girl I knew will [Eb] never return. _
_ _ [A] _ Now [D] I'm a star with money to burn.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ The [Gb] [Dm] girl I knew [G] _ could [C] never be [Gb] close [Dm] to you.
[G] _ _ [C] _ Her [Gb] men [G] were few, _ and [Am] friends [E] of the family [A]
too.
_ _ [F] She never [G]
joined the gay crowd, [Am] drinking and dancing, moonlight romancing.
_ She never _ dreamed [G] of [Em] such a descendant, [G]
rich and _ [C] resplendent.
Now [Am] I'll [Dm] dine [G] alone with [C] any [Gb] who [Dm] care to [G] go.
_ [C] _ _ No matter who, _ [F] so long as _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [C] he's well to do.
[B] Life's so amusing, _ [E] without [Bb] [A] shame.
But [D] if you [Fm] blame [C] me, she'll [Gb]
[F] quite agree.
[G] _ [C] That woman [F] I [C] used to [Ab] [Abm] be.
[Dm] _ [C] _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ Life's _ [B] so amusing, [E] without shame.
[A] But [D] if you blame [Fm] _ [C] me, she'll [Gb] [Dm] quite agree.
[G] _ _ [C] That woman _ [F]
I used [C] to be. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _