Chords for I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Ella Fitzgerald

Tempo:
198.5 bpm
Chords used:

G

Dm

Am

C

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Didn't Know What Time It Was - Ella Fitzgerald chords
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[Am] [G]
[F] [G]
[Am]
[G] [F]
[G]
[Am] Once I [G] was young,
[F] yesterday [G] perhaps,
[Am] danced with Jim and [G] Paul and [F] kissed some other [G] chaps.
[Am] Once I [G] was young [F] but never was [G] naive.
[C] I thought I had [Dm] a trick or two [Em] of [C] my [E] imaginary [A] sleeve.
And now I [Dm] know I [G] was [C] naive.
[Bm] I [E]
didn't know [C] what time [E] it was, then [Am] I [E] met
[C] you.
[Am] [Dm] Oh, [Am] what a lovely time [Em] it [Dm]
was, how sublime it was too.
[G]
[Bm] I [E]
didn't [A] know what [C] day it [A] was, [Bm] [E] you [A] held my
[Am] [F#m] hand.
[Dm]
Warm like [Am] the month of May it [Em] [Dm] was, and I'll [G] say it was [Dm] [G] grand.
[C] Grand to [B] be alive, to [E] be young, to be [B] mad, [E]
to be yours [Am]
alone.
[Dm] Grand [G] to [C] see your face, feel your [Dm] touch, [Em] hear your voice say [D] I'm all [Dm] your [G] own.
[Bm] I [E]
didn't [Am] know what year it was, [Bm]
[E] life [D] was no prize.
[Dm]
I [Am] wanted love and here it [Em]
[F] was, shining [Em] out of your [Dm]
[D] eyes.
[C] I'm wise [Em] and [Dm] I know what [C#] time it [C] is now.
[G]
[C] Grand to [B] be alive, to [E] be young, to be [B] mad, [E] to be yours [Am] alone.
[Dm] Grand
[G] to see [C] your face, feel [Dm] your touch, [Em] hear your voice [D] say I'm all [F]
your [G]
[Bm] own.
[E] I didn't [Am] know what year it [Bm] was, [E]
life [D] was no prize.
[Dm] I wanted [Am]
love and here it [C] [F] was, shining [Em] out of [F] your [D] eyes.
[C] I'm wise [Em]
and [Dm] I know what time it [C#] is [C]
now.
[Em]
Key:  
G
2131
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
Dm
2311
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Ella Fitzgerald - I Didnt Know What Time It Was chords, practice the chord sequence Am, G, Am, G, F, Dm, G, C, Am, Bm and E. A strategic approach would be to train at 99 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 198. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C Major.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Once I [G] was young, _
[F] _ yesterday [G] _ _ perhaps, _
[Am] danced with Jim and [G] Paul and [F] kissed some other [G] _ chaps. _
[Am] _ Once I [G] was young [F] but never was [G] naive. _ _
_ [C] I thought I had [Dm] a trick or two [Em] of [C] my _ [E] imaginary _ _ _ _ [A] sleeve. _
_ _ _ _ _ And now I [Dm] know _ _ _ _ I _ [G] _ was _ _ _ _ _ [C] naive. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ I _ [E] _ _
_ _ didn't know [C] what time [E] it was, _ _ then _ _ [Am] I [E] met _
_ [C] you.
_ [Am] _ [Dm] _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] what a lovely time [Em] it _ [Dm] _
was, _ how _ sublime it was _ too.
[G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ I _ [E] _ _
didn't [A] know _ what [C] day it _ [A] was, _ _ [Bm] [E] you _ _ _ [A] held my _
_ [Am] _ [F#m] hand.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ Warm like [Am] the month of May it [Em] _ [Dm] was, _ _ and I'll [G] say it was [Dm] _ _ [G] grand. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ Grand _ to [B] be alive, to [E] be young, to be [B] _ mad, _ [E]
to be yours [Am] _ _ _
alone.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ Grand _ [G] _ _ to [C] see your face, feel your [Dm] touch, _ [Em] hear your voice say [D] I'm _ _ all [Dm] your _ _ [G] own. _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ I [E] _ _
_ didn't [Am] know what year it _ was, [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ life _ [D] was no _ _ prize.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ I [Am] wanted love and here it [Em] _
[F] was, _ _ shining _ [Em] out of your [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[D] eyes.
_ _ [C] I'm _ wise [Em] _ _ and [Dm] I know what _ [C#] time it [C] is _ _ _ _ _ _ now.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Grand _ _ _ to [B] be alive, to [E] be young, to be [B] _ mad, [E] to be yours [Am] _ _ _ alone.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ Grand _
[G] _ _ to see [C] your face, feel [Dm] your touch, _ [Em] hear your voice [D] say I'm all [F] _
your _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] own.
_ _ _ [E] _ I didn't [Am] know what year it _ [Bm] was, _ _ _ [E]
life _ _ [D] was no _ _ _ _ prize.
_ [Dm] _ I _ _ _ _ wanted [Am] _
love and here it [C] _ [F] was, _ _ shining _ [Em] out of [F] your _ _ _ _ [D] _ eyes.
_ [C] I'm _ wise [Em] _ _
_ _ and [Dm] I _ _ know what _ _ time it [C#] _ _ is _ _ _ [C]
now. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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