Chords for I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues - Sarah Vaughan

Tempo:
170.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Cm

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues  - Sarah Vaughan chords
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[F] Ain't got the change of a nickel
Ain't got no bounce, no bounce in my shoe
I ain't got no fancy to tickle
Ain't got nothing but the blues
[Bbm] [F]
[Gm] [Cm] [Bb] [F] [G]
Ain't [C] got no [D] coffee [C] that's a Perkins
[A] [C]
Ain't got no [F] man's to
[Eb] [F] lose
[C] [F]
Ain't got a [Gb] [G] dream that is working
[Eb]
[G] I [B] ain't [G] got nothing [C] but the [G] blues
[Ebm] [Cm] When [G] [C]
[E] the trumpets play out, [Eb] [E] I keep my head [Bb] up
[A]
[E] [Gb] Make it [A] up, [Em] get [Gbm] down, [F] [Eb] [D] believe me, pappy
I [Db]
[D] can't get happy [Ab]
since [G] my ever -loving baby left town
[Db] Ain't got [Cm] no rest in my slumbers
[F] [Cm] [C] Ain't got no [E] [F] feelings to
[Cm] [C] bruise
[F]
Ain't got [Gb] [G] no telephone [C] number
[Db]
[G] I [Gm] ain't [Eb]
[C] [E] [F] [Cm]
[Ab] [G] got the change [C] of a nickel
Ain't got no bounce in [F] my shoes
Ain't got [G] no fancy to tickle
[Ebm] Ain't [C] [E]
[Eb] [C] [Cm]
[Eb] [G] got no coffee [Am]
that's Perkins
[C] Ain't got no [F]
man's to lose
Ain't got a dream [Em] that is working
Ain't got [Fm]
nothing but the [C] [F] blues
[Gb]
[C] [A]
[E]
[Bm] [Em] [B]
[E] [C] [Gbm]
[Em] [Gbm] [A] [Ab] [A]
[F] [Bm]
[D] [C] Ain't got [Dbm] nothing
[D] [Am] [G] but
[Ab] [G] the blues
[Eb] [G]
[D]
[C]
[Gm] [F] Ain't [C] got no rest in my slumbers
[Am] I ain't [F] got no feelings to [C] bruise
[F]
[Fm] [F] Ain't got [C] no [G] telephone number
[Ebm]
[G] Ain't got nothing [Cm] but the [C] blues
[F]
[Eb] [C] [Gm]
[C] Ain't got the change of a nickel
Ain't got no bounce in my shoes
I ain't got no fancy to tickle
I ain't [Fm] got nothing
I ain't got nothing
I ain't got nothing, ain't got a damn thing
but the blues
[Cm] [Gb] [Cm]
[Bb] [B] [C]
[Cm]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Sarah Vaughan - (Album Version) I Aint Got Nothing But The Blues chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - E, F, Cm, C, F, E, Eb and C in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 85 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 170 BPM. Considering the song's key of C Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[F] _ _ Ain't got the change _ _ _ _ of a nickel
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ain't _ got no bounce, _ no bounce in my shoe _ _
_ I _ _ ain't got no fancy to _ tickle _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't got _ nothing but the _ _ blues _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [G] _
_ _ Ain't [C] got no [D] coffee [C] that's a Perkins _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Ain't got no _ [F] man's to _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] lose
[C] _ [F] _ _
_ Ain't got a _ _ [Gb] [G] dream _ that is working
_ _ [Eb] _
[G] _ I [B] ain't [G] got nothing [C] but the _ _ [G] blues _
[Ebm] _ _ [Cm] When [G] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [E] the trumpets play out, _ _ [Eb] [E] I keep my head _ _ [Bb] up
[A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] [Gb] Make it [A] up, [Em] get [Gbm] _ down, [F] _ [Eb] [D] believe me, pappy
_ I [Db] _ _
[D] can't get happy _ _ _ [Ab]
since [G] my ever _ -loving baby left town
_ [Db] Ain't got [Cm] no rest in my _ _ slumbers
_ _ [F] _ [Cm] _ [C] Ain't _ got no [E] _ _ [F] feelings to _
_ _ [Cm] [C] bruise
_ [F] _ _ _
Ain't got _ [Gb] [G] no telephone _ _ [C] number
_ [Db] _ _
[G] _ _ I [Gm] ain't _ [Eb] _
[C] _ _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] got the _ _ change [C] of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a nickel
Ain't got no bounce in [F] my shoes _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Ain't got [G] no fancy _ to tickle _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] Ain't _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ [G] got no _ coffee [Am]
that's Perkins _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ Ain't got no [F] _
_ _ man's to _ _ _ lose _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't got a dream _ [Em] that is working
_ _ _ _ Ain't _ _ got _ _ [Fm] _
nothing but the [C] _ [F] blues
_ [Gb] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
[Em] _ [Gbm] _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ [C] Ain't got [Dbm] nothing _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] but _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ the blues
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [F] Ain't _ [C] got no rest in my slumbers
[Am] I ain't [F] got no feelings to _ [C] bruise
_ [F] _
[Fm] _ _ _ [F] Ain't got [C] no _ [G] telephone _ number
_ [Ebm] _
[G] Ain't _ _ _ got nothing [Cm] but the [C] _ blues
[F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Ain't got the _ _ change _ of a nickel _
_ _ _ _ _ Ain't got no bounce _ _ _ in _ _ my shoes _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I ain't got no _ fancy to tickle
_ _ _ I _ _ ain't [Fm] got nothing _ _ _ _
I _ ain't _ got nothing _ _ _ _ _ _
I ain't got nothing, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ain't got a damn thing _ _
but the _ blues
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Duke Ellington and Don George.

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