Chords for I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues - Ella Fitzgerald (lyrics)

Tempo:
79.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

Cm

F

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues - Ella Fitzgerald (lyrics) chords
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[F] [D] [Am] [D]
[G] [C] [Eb] [Am] [Cm]
[Ebm] [D] [C] [F] [Cm]
[A]
[G] [Dm] [C] [G] [Cm] [C]
[Db] [C] [Cm]
[C]
[Ab] [D] [Cm] [A]
[F] I [Cm] [C]
ain't got no
[Cm] [Bb] [F] [C] [Cm]
[Bb] fancy [G] to [F] tickle.
I ain't got nothing but [Eb] the [Gm] blues.
[G]
Ain't got no coffee [C] that's perking.
[Ab]
[Bb] Ain't got no [A] winnings to lose.
[G] [Bb] Ain't got a dream [G] that is working.
[Db] [Dm]
I [F] ain't [B] got [Cm] nothing but [E] the [D] blues.
[Ebm]
[Em] [Bb] [A] When [E] trumpets flare up, I keep my hair up.
I [A] [Db] just [E] can't [Eb] make it [E] come [Db] down.
Believe [C] me, [Am] Pappy, I [F] can't get [Gb] happy.
[A] Since my ever-loving baby left [Gm] town.
Ain't [Am] got no rest [C] in my slumber.
[Eb]
Ain't [Bb] got no [F] feelings [D] to [Cm] [Gm]
bruise.
Ain't [Gb] got no telephone [Em] number.
[F]
I ain't [G] got [Cm] nothing but [E] the [Dm] [Eb]
blues.
Got [Am] [Db] the change of [C] a nickel.
[Gb] [F] Ain't [Bb] got [C] no bounce [F] in my [A] shoes.
[Gb] Ain't [A] got no fancy to tickle.
Got [Cm] nothing but the blues.
[Eb]
[B] Ain't [Dm] [Db] got no coffee [C] that's [D] perking.
[Gb] [F] Ain't [N] got no winnings to lose.
[Gb] Ain't got [Dm] a dream that [F] is [Gb] working.
[A] I [Dm] ain't got nothing [Gm] but [Cm] the blues.
[N] Ain't got nothing but the [Bb] blues.
When [Dbm] trumpets [Ab] flare [Dbm] up, [E] I keep my hair up.
[A] I just can't make it [Dbm] come down.
[A] [D] Believe me, Pappy, [Gb]
I can't get [D] happy.
[F] Since my ever-loving baby left [Gm] town.
Ain't got no [C] rest in my [E] [C] slumber.
[Cm] [Bb] Ain't got no [A] feelings to [Cm] bruise.
[Gm] [Gb] Ain't got no [B] telephone number.
[F]
I ain't got [Cm] nothing but [F] the [C] blues.
Ain't got no east, no west, no [Eb] good, [C] no best.
Ain't got [G] no man [Bb] to choose.
[A] [D] I ain't [Bb] got [D] nothing.
[G] Ain't got nothing [C] but the [Cm] blues.
[A] [C] [N]
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C
3211
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
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To learn Ella Fitzgerald - I Aint Got Nothin But The Blues chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F, C, Cm, Bb, Db, C, Cm and C. Set your pace at 39 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 80. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Gb Major.

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[F] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ [Am] _ [Cm] _
[Ebm] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _
[Db] _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [D] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[F] I _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ ain't got no _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Bb] fancy [G] to [F] tickle.
I ain't got nothing but [Eb] the [Gm] blues.
[G] _
Ain't got no coffee [C] that's perking.
_ [Ab] _
[Bb] Ain't got no [A] winnings to lose. _ _
[G] _ [Bb] Ain't got a dream [G] that is working.
[Db] _ [Dm] _
I [F] ain't [B] got [Cm] nothing but [E] the [D] blues.
[Ebm] _
[Em] _ [Bb] _ [A] When [E] trumpets flare up, I keep my hair up.
I [A] [Db] just [E] can't [Eb] make it [E] come [Db] down.
Believe [C] me, [Am] Pappy, I [F] can't get [Gb] happy.
[A] Since my ever-loving baby left [Gm] town.
Ain't [Am] got no rest [C] in my slumber.
[Eb] _
Ain't [Bb] got no [F] feelings [D] to [Cm] _ [Gm]
bruise.
Ain't [Gb] got no telephone [Em] number.
[F] _ _
I ain't [G] got [Cm] nothing but [E] the [Dm] _ [Eb]
blues.
Got _ [Am] _ [Db] the change of [C] a nickel.
_ [Gb] _ _ [F] Ain't [Bb] got [C] no bounce [F] in my [A] shoes.
[Gb] Ain't [A] got no fancy to tickle.
_ Got [Cm] nothing but the blues.
[Eb] _
_ _ _ [B] Ain't [Dm] _ [Db] got no coffee [C] that's [D] perking.
[Gb] _ _ [F] Ain't [N] got no winnings to lose.
[Gb] Ain't got [Dm] a dream that [F] is [Gb] working.
[A] I [Dm] ain't got nothing [Gm] but [Cm] the blues. _
[N] Ain't got nothing but the [Bb] blues.
When [Dbm] trumpets [Ab] flare [Dbm] up, [E] I keep my hair up.
[A] I just can't make it [Dbm] come down.
[A] _ [D] Believe me, Pappy, [Gb]
I can't get [D] happy.
[F] Since my ever-loving baby left [Gm] town.
Ain't got no [C] rest in my [E] [C] slumber.
[Cm] _ _ [Bb] Ain't got no [A] feelings to [Cm] bruise.
[Gm] [Gb] Ain't got no [B] telephone number.
[F] _
_ _ I ain't got [Cm] nothing but [F] the [C] blues.
_ _ Ain't got no east, no west, no [Eb] good, [C] no best.
Ain't got [G] no man [Bb] to choose.
[A] [D] I ain't [Bb] got [D] nothing.
[G] _ Ain't got nothing [C] but the [Cm] blues.
_ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was authored by Duke Ellington and Don George.

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