Midnight Sun Chords by Ella Fitzgerald
Tempo:
143.65 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
E
B
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab]
[Abm] [E]
[B]
[A] [Eb] [Ab]
[Abm]
[E]
[Abm] [A]
[G] [Ab] Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice, [Eb] warmer [Db] than the summer night.
[F] The [Gb]
clouds were like an alabaster palace, rising to [B] a snowy [Abm] eye.
[Db] [F] Each [E]
star [Ab] its own [E] aurora [B]
borealis, suddenly you [A]
held me [B] tight.
[A] [Ebm] I could see [Ab] the midnight [Db] [B]
sun, [Eb] I [Ab] can't [Eb] see the silver [Ab] rain [Cm] that found me.
Or was that [G] a [F] moonlit day?
[G] The [Gb]
music [Dbm] of the universe [Bbm]
around me.
Or was that [Db] a [Eb] [Db] nightingale?
[Cm] And [E]
then your arms [Bm] [Abm] miraculously found me.
Suddenly [B] the sky [Em] turned [B]
pale, [Eb] I [Ab] could see the [Abm] midnight sun.
[Dm]
[C] [G]
Was there such a night?
[Eb]
It's a thrill [Cm] I still don't [Bb]
quite believe.
But after you were gone, [Db] there was still some [Eb] stardust [Cm]
on my [B] sleeve.
[Bbm]
[Fm] [A] The [Ab]
flames turn to a nimber, and the stars [F]
forget to shine.
[G] And [Gb] we may see the meadow in December, I see [Gbm] white and crystal [Db] line.
[E] [F] But [E] oh my darling, always I'll remember, when your lips [Em] were close to [Eb] mine.
[A] And I [Eb] saw the [Ab] midnight [Db] sun,
[D] [Ab] [D]
[Db] [Ab] [Dm]
[C] [E] [C]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Cm] [Dm] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Cm]
[B] [Bbm]
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] turn to a number, and the stars [Db] forget to shine.
[Eb]
[Abm] [Gm] [Gb] And we may see the meadow in December, I see [Db] white and crystal line.
[F] [E] But [Ab] oh my [E] darling, always I'll [Abm] remember, when your lips [A] were [B] close to mine.
[Ebm] And I [Ab] saw the midnight sun, [B]
the midnight sun, [E]
the midnight sun, [G] the midnight sun [Ab] of a girl.
[Abm] [E]
[B]
[A] [Eb] [Ab]
[Abm]
[E]
[Abm] [A]
[G] [Ab] Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice, [Eb] warmer [Db] than the summer night.
[F] The [Gb]
clouds were like an alabaster palace, rising to [B] a snowy [Abm] eye.
[Db] [F] Each [E]
star [Ab] its own [E] aurora [B]
borealis, suddenly you [A]
held me [B] tight.
[A] [Ebm] I could see [Ab] the midnight [Db] [B]
sun, [Eb] I [Ab] can't [Eb] see the silver [Ab] rain [Cm] that found me.
Or was that [G] a [F] moonlit day?
[G] The [Gb]
music [Dbm] of the universe [Bbm]
around me.
Or was that [Db] a [Eb] [Db] nightingale?
[Cm] And [E]
then your arms [Bm] [Abm] miraculously found me.
Suddenly [B] the sky [Em] turned [B]
pale, [Eb] I [Ab] could see the [Abm] midnight sun.
[Dm]
[C] [G]
Was there such a night?
[Eb]
It's a thrill [Cm] I still don't [Bb]
quite believe.
But after you were gone, [Db] there was still some [Eb] stardust [Cm]
on my [B] sleeve.
[Bbm]
[Fm] [A] The [Ab]
flames turn to a nimber, and the stars [F]
forget to shine.
[G] And [Gb] we may see the meadow in December, I see [Gbm] white and crystal [Db] line.
[E] [F] But [E] oh my darling, always I'll remember, when your lips [Em] were close to [Eb] mine.
[A] And I [Eb] saw the [Ab] midnight [Db] sun,
[D] [Ab] [D]
[Db] [Ab] [Dm]
[C] [E] [C]
[Cm]
[Bb]
[Eb] [F]
[Cm] [Dm] [Bb]
[Bbm]
[Eb] [Cm]
[B] [Bbm]
[Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] turn to a number, and the stars [Db] forget to shine.
[Eb]
[Abm] [Gm] [Gb] And we may see the meadow in December, I see [Db] white and crystal line.
[F] [E] But [Ab] oh my [E] darling, always I'll [Abm] remember, when your lips [A] were [B] close to mine.
[Ebm] And I [Ab] saw the midnight sun, [B]
the midnight sun, [E]
the midnight sun, [G] the midnight sun [Ab] of a girl.
Key:
Ab
Eb
E
B
Db
Ab
Eb
E
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] Your lips were like a red and ruby _ chalice, _ _ [Eb] warmer [Db] than the summer _ night. _ _
_ _ _ [F] The _ _ [Gb] _
clouds were like an _ alabaster _ _ palace, _ rising to [B] a _ _ snowy [Abm] eye. _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Each [E]
star [Ab] its own [E] aurora [B] _ _
borealis, _ _ suddenly you [A]
held me [B] tight. _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Ebm] _ I could see [Ab] the midnight _ _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _
sun, _ _ [Eb] _ _ I [Ab] can't [Eb] _ _ see the silver [Ab] rain [Cm] that found me.
Or was that [G] a _ _ [F] moonlit _ day? _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ The [Gb] _
music [Dbm] of the universe _ [Bbm]
around me.
_ Or was that [Db] a [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] nightingale?
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ And [E]
then your arms _ [Bm] _ [Abm] miraculously found _ me.
_ Suddenly [B] the sky [Em] turned _ [B] _ _
pale, _ _ [Eb] I [Ab] could see the _ _ [Abm] midnight sun.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G]
Was there such a night?
[Eb]
It's a thrill [Cm] I still don't [Bb]
quite _ believe. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But _ _ _ after you were _ gone, [Db] there was still some [Eb] _ stardust _ [Cm]
on my [B] sleeve.
_ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [A] _ The [Ab] _
flames turn _ _ to a nimber, _ and the stars [F]
forget _ to shine. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] And [Gb] we may see the meadow in December, _ _ I see [Gbm] white and crystal _ _ [Db] line. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [F] But [E] oh my darling, always I'll remember, _ _ _ when your lips [Em] were close to _ [Eb] mine. _ _
_ _ [A] And I [Eb] saw the [Ab] midnight _ _ [Db] sun, _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] turn to a number, _ and the stars [Db] forget _ _ to shine.
_ _ [Eb] _
[Abm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Gb] And we may see the meadow in December, _ _ I see [Db] white and _ crystal _ _ line. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] But [Ab] oh my [E] darling, _ always I'll _ [Abm] remember, _ when your lips [A] were _ [B] close to _ mine. _
_ _ _ [Ebm] And I [Ab] saw the _ midnight _ _ sun, [B]
the midnight _ sun, _ _ [E] _
_ the midnight _ sun, [G] the _ _ _ midnight _ sun [Ab] _ of a girl. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] Your lips were like a red and ruby _ chalice, _ _ [Eb] warmer [Db] than the summer _ night. _ _
_ _ _ [F] The _ _ [Gb] _
clouds were like an _ alabaster _ _ palace, _ rising to [B] a _ _ snowy [Abm] eye. _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Each [E]
star [Ab] its own [E] aurora [B] _ _
borealis, _ _ suddenly you [A]
held me [B] tight. _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Ebm] _ I could see [Ab] the midnight _ _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _
sun, _ _ [Eb] _ _ I [Ab] can't [Eb] _ _ see the silver [Ab] rain [Cm] that found me.
Or was that [G] a _ _ [F] moonlit _ day? _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ The [Gb] _
music [Dbm] of the universe _ [Bbm]
around me.
_ Or was that [Db] a [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] nightingale?
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ And [E]
then your arms _ [Bm] _ [Abm] miraculously found _ me.
_ Suddenly [B] the sky [Em] turned _ [B] _ _
pale, _ _ [Eb] I [Ab] could see the _ _ [Abm] midnight sun.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G]
Was there such a night?
[Eb]
It's a thrill [Cm] I still don't [Bb]
quite _ believe. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ But _ _ _ after you were _ gone, [Db] there was still some [Eb] _ stardust _ [Cm]
on my [B] sleeve.
_ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [A] _ The [Ab] _
flames turn _ _ to a nimber, _ and the stars [F]
forget _ to shine. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] And [Gb] we may see the meadow in December, _ _ I see [Gbm] white and crystal _ _ [Db] line. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [F] But [E] oh my darling, always I'll remember, _ _ _ when your lips [Em] were close to _ [Eb] mine. _ _
_ _ [A] And I [Eb] saw the [Ab] midnight _ _ [Db] sun, _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] turn to a number, _ and the stars [Db] forget _ _ to shine.
_ _ [Eb] _
[Abm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Gb] And we may see the meadow in December, _ _ I see [Db] white and _ crystal _ _ line. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [E] But [Ab] oh my [E] darling, _ always I'll _ [Abm] remember, _ when your lips [A] were _ [B] close to _ mine. _
_ _ _ [Ebm] And I [Ab] saw the _ midnight _ _ sun, [B]
the midnight _ sun, _ _ [E] _
_ the midnight _ sun, [G] the _ _ _ midnight _ sun [Ab] _ of a girl. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _