On A Slow Boat To China Chords by Ella Fitzgerald

Tempo:
67.6 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

C

Bb

Ab

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ella Fitzgerald - On a Slow Boat to China chords
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[C] Take it [Bbm] easy, gentlemen.
[C] Take it easy.
[Bbm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bbm] Doody doody do [Ebm] do do doody [Ab] [G] Beedidididooey
[Eb] [Ab] I'd love to get you
[Fm] [Eb] On a slow boat [Cm] to China
[Eb] All to [B] myself [Ab] alone
[C]
[F] Get [C] you [F] and keep [Gb] you
[Ab] In my [Db] arms [Dm] evermore
[E] [F] [Eb] Leave all your [A] lovelies
[Ab] Weeping [Bb] on the faraway shore
[Eb] Yeah yeah yeah
Out [Gm] on a [Dbm] briny
[Fm] With a moon [Db] big [A] and [Eb] shiny
Melting [Bb] your [G] heart [Ab] of snow
[Gm]
[C] [Cm] I'd [Abm] love to get [Db] you
[Eb] On a [Db] slow [Dm] boat to [A] China
All to [Ab] [G] myself [Eb] alone
[D]
[Am] Leave [F] [Bb] [F] [Dm] [D] [G] [Ab]
[F] [Dm] [Gb] all [Bbm] [Bb] your [Am] lovelies alone
[D] [Gm] Leave [Abm] [F] [Eb] [D]
[B] [F] [Bbm] all your [B] [Bb] lovelies
[C] Weeping on the [Bb] faraway [D] shore
Out [G] [C] [Bm] on a [E] briny
[A] With a [Gm] moon [Dbm] big and [E] shiny
[G] [Gbm] Melting your [G] heart of [C] snow
[Bm]
[Em] Yes, I'd [A] love to [Dm] get you
On a [Gb] slow [F] boat to [Bb] China
[Db] All to [C] [Bb] myself
[Db] [B] All to [Db] myself
All [D] to [G] myself [E] alone
[A]
[E] [Gbm] [Ab] [G] [Eb] Thank
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Eb
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C
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Bb
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Ab
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G
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Eb
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C
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To learn Ella Fitzgerald - (Live At The Crescendo) On A Slow Boat To China chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, G, Eb, Ab, G, Ab, F, Dm, C, Bb and Db in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 33 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 68 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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[C] Take it [Bbm] easy, gentlemen.
[C] _ Take it easy.
[Bbm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
[Bbm] Doody doody do [Ebm] do do doody _ _ [Ab] [G] Beedidididooey
[Eb] [Ab] I'd love to get you
[Fm] [Eb] On a slow boat [Cm] to China
[Eb] _ All to [B] myself [Ab] _ alone
[C] _
[F] Get [C] you [F] and keep [Gb] you
[Ab] In my [Db] arms [Dm] evermore
[E] _ [F] [Eb] Leave all your [A] lovelies
[Ab] Weeping [Bb] on the faraway shore
[Eb] Yeah yeah yeah
Out [Gm] on a [Dbm] briny
[Fm] With a moon [Db] big [A] and [Eb] shiny
Melting [Bb] your [G] heart [Ab] of snow
[Gm] _
[C] _ [Cm] I'd [Abm] love to get [Db] you
[Eb] On a [Db] slow [Dm] boat to [A] China
All to [Ab] [G] myself [Eb] alone
[D]
[Am] Leave [F] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ [Dm] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ [Dm] [Gb] all [Bbm] [Bb] your [Am] lovelies alone
[D] _ [Gm] Leave [Abm] _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ [D] _
_ [B] _ [F] [Bbm] all your [B] [Bb] lovelies
[C] Weeping on the [Bb] faraway [D] shore
Out [G] _ [C] [Bm] on a [E] briny
[A] With a [Gm] moon [Dbm] big and [E] shiny
[G] _ [Gbm] Melting your [G] heart of [C] snow
[Bm]
[Em] Yes, I'd [A] love to [Dm] get you
On a [Gb] slow [F] boat to [Bb] China
[Db] All to [C] [Bb] myself
[Db] _ [B] All to [Db] myself
All [D] to [G] myself [E] alone
[A] _
[E] _ [Gbm] _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ Thank

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This song was composed by Frank Loesser.

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