Chords for Ella Fitzgerald - I've Got The World On A String (Decca 1950) 45 RPM

Tempo:
72.3 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Eb

Ab

Cm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ella Fitzgerald - I've Got The World On A String (Decca 1950) 45 RPM chords
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[B] [Cm] [G] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Cm] [E] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Ab] I've got the [F] world on a [Bbm] string sitting [Em] on a [Cm] rainbow.
[Ab] Got the string around [Cm] my [Bm] finger.
[Bbm] What a world, what a [Eb] life, [Ab] I'm in love.
[Db] [Ab]
I've got a song [Eb] that I [F] sing.
[Bbm] I can [Db] make the rain [Cm] go any time I move my
[Bm] finger.
[Bbm] [Eb] Lucky [A] me, [Bbm]
[Eb] can't you [Ab] see I'm in [F] love.
[Cm]
[Ab] Life is a [Gm] beautiful thing [C] as long as I [Dm] hold the string.
[C] [E] [F]
I'd be a silly [Ab] so and [Fm] so [Gbm] [Fm] if I should ever [Eb] let [Bb] go.
[D] [Eb]
[Fm] I've got the world [F] on a string [Bbm] sitting [Db] on a rainbow.
[Cm] Got the string [Ab] around [Cm] my
[Bm] finger.
[Bbm] [Eb] What a [A] world, [Bbm] what a [Eb] life, [Ab] I'm in [Bbm] [Em] love.
[Ab]
[Gm] [C] Life is a beautiful thing [Eb] [Cm] as long as I hold the string.
[Fm] [Bb] I'd be a [Eb] silly [Bb] so and so if I [Ab] should ever [Db] let go.
[Bbm]
[Eb] Yeah, [Ab] I've got the [Gbm] world on a [Bbm] string [Eb] sitting on a [E] rainbow.
[Ab] Got the string around [Cm] my [Bm] finger.
[Bbm] What a world, [B] life is [Cm] fine.
My baby [B] loves me, he's mine all [Bbm] mine.
[Bb] What a world, [Eb] [Db] [Ab] I'm in [F] love.
[F] [Ab]
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Bbm
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Eb
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Ab
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Cm
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F
134211111
Bbm
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Eb
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Ab
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Let's start jamming Ella Fitzgerald - Ive Got The World On A String chords, Practice these chords sequence - A, Bbm, Eb, Ab, Bbm, Cm, Bm and Bbm. Ease into the song by practicing at 36 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 72 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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[B] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Eb] _ [Ab] I've got the [F] world on a [Bbm] string sitting [Em] on a [Cm] rainbow.
[Ab] Got the string around [Cm] my [Bm] finger.
_ [Bbm] _ What a world, what a [Eb] life, [Ab] I'm in love.
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ I've got a song [Eb] that I [F] sing.
[Bbm] I can [Db] make the rain [Cm] go any time I move my _
[Bm] finger.
[Bbm] _ [Eb] Lucky [A] me, [Bbm] _
[Eb] can't you [Ab] see I'm in [F] love.
[Cm] _
[Ab] Life is a [Gm] beautiful thing _ [C] as long as I [Dm] hold the string.
[C] _ [E] _ [F] _
I'd be a silly [Ab] so and [Fm] so [Gbm] [Fm] if I should ever [Eb] let [Bb] go.
[D] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Fm] I've got the world [F] on a string [Bbm] sitting [Db] on a rainbow.
[Cm] Got the string [Ab] around [Cm] my _
[Bm] finger.
[Bbm] _ [Eb] What a [A] world, [Bbm] what a [Eb] life, _ [Ab] I'm in [Bbm] [Em] love.
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] Life is a beautiful thing _ [Eb] _ [Cm] as long as I hold the string.
_ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] I'd be a [Eb] silly [Bb] so and so if I [Ab] should ever [Db] let go.
[Bbm] _
_ [Eb] Yeah, [Ab] I've got the [Gbm] world on a [Bbm] string [Eb] sitting on a [E] rainbow.
[Ab] Got the string around [Cm] my [Bm] finger.
_ [Bbm] _ What a world, [B] _ life is [Cm] fine.
My baby [B] loves me, he's mine all [Bbm] mine. _
[Bb] What a world, [Eb] _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] I'm in [F] love.
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler.

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