Chords for I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues by Duke Ellington, lyrics by Don George
Tempo:
120.7 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
D
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[A] [Bb]
[B] [A]
[C] [F] [G]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb]
[B] [Cm] Ain't got the change of a [F] nickel.
[Gm] [F] [D] Ain't got no bounce in my shoes.
Ain't [Bb] got no fancy to [Dm] tickle.
[Db] [C] I ain't [C] got nothing but the [F] blues.
[B] [A]
[C] [F] [G]
[Bb] [C] [F] [Bb]
[B] [Cm] Ain't got the change of a [F] nickel.
[Gm] [F] [D] Ain't got no bounce in my shoes.
Ain't [Bb] got no fancy to [Dm] tickle.
[Db] [C] I ain't [C] got nothing but the [F] blues.
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F
Bb
D
C
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F
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[B] _ _ [Cm] Ain't got the change of a [F] nickel.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] [D] Ain't got no bounce in my shoes.
_ [G] _ [Fm] _ _ [Gbm]
Ain't [Bb] got no fancy to [Dm] tickle. _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [C] I ain't [C] got nothing but the [F] blues.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] Ain't got no coffee that's Perkins.
_ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
Ain't got no winnings to [D] lose.
[G] _ _
_ [D] _ [Bbm] Ain't got a dream that is [Dm] working.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] I ain't got nothing but [A] the blues.
[Bbm] _ [D] _ _ [F]
Yeah.
[Am] _ _ _ [Gbm] When trumpets flare up, [Gb] I keep my [Db] hair up.
[D]
I [Am] just can't make it calm [D] down.
_ [Gb] _ _
[F] Believe [Dm] me, papi, [Dbm] _ [Dm] I can't get happy.
[Em] _ _ _ [Bb] Since [N] my pretty baby left town, [Fm] ain't got no rest in [F] my slumber.
_ _ _ _ Ain't got no feeling to [D] bruise. _ _ _ _ _
Ain't got [Bbm] no [Dm] telephone number. _
[F] _ _ [C] I ain't got nothing [F] but the blues.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [Gbm] The band is romping.
All the folks is [Db] stomping. _
[D] I just [Am] can't get up off the [D] ground.
_ [Gb] _
_ [Bbm] Believe [G] me, Bridget, _ [Dm] I can't get with [E] it.
_ [Abm] _ _ [Bb] Since my pretty [G] baby left town, ain't got no house on West [F] Paces.
_ [Gm] _ [Abm] _ _ [F]
Ain't got no Chris Craft to [D] cruise. _ _
[Fm] _ Brother, [Bbm] I ain't holding [G] no ace.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] I ain't got nothing but the [F] blues. The _ [C] _ [Ab] blues. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[B] _ _ [Cm] Ain't got the change of a [F] nickel.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] [D] Ain't got no bounce in my shoes.
_ [G] _ [Fm] _ _ [Gbm]
Ain't [Bb] got no fancy to [Dm] tickle. _ _ _
[Db] _ _ [C] I ain't [C] got nothing but the [F] blues.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] Ain't got no coffee that's Perkins.
_ [Gm] _ [F] _ _
Ain't got no winnings to [D] lose.
[G] _ _
_ [D] _ [Bbm] Ain't got a dream that is [Dm] working.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] I ain't got nothing but [A] the blues.
[Bbm] _ [D] _ _ [F]
Yeah.
[Am] _ _ _ [Gbm] When trumpets flare up, [Gb] I keep my [Db] hair up.
[D]
I [Am] just can't make it calm [D] down.
_ [Gb] _ _
[F] Believe [Dm] me, papi, [Dbm] _ [Dm] I can't get happy.
[Em] _ _ _ [Bb] Since [N] my pretty baby left town, [Fm] ain't got no rest in [F] my slumber.
_ _ _ _ Ain't got no feeling to [D] bruise. _ _ _ _ _
Ain't got [Bbm] no [Dm] telephone number. _
[F] _ _ [C] I ain't got nothing [F] but the blues.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [Gbm] The band is romping.
All the folks is [Db] stomping. _
[D] I just [Am] can't get up off the [D] ground.
_ [Gb] _
_ [Bbm] Believe [G] me, Bridget, _ [Dm] I can't get with [E] it.
_ [Abm] _ _ [Bb] Since my pretty [G] baby left town, ain't got no house on West [F] Paces.
_ [Gm] _ [Abm] _ _ [F]
Ain't got no Chris Craft to [D] cruise. _ _
[Fm] _ Brother, [Bbm] I ain't holding [G] no ace.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] I ain't got nothing but the [F] blues. The _ [C] _ [Ab] blues. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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