Chords for IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY by Louis Jordan 1943

Tempo:
142 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Ab

C

Eb

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY by Louis Jordan 1943 chords
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[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] [D] [C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Db] [Fm]
[Eb] [D] [C]
[F] I [Eb] got a gal who's always late Anytime [Db] we have a [C] date
But [Bb] I love [Fm] her Yes, [Bbm] I love [Bb] her
[C]
[Fm] I'm [Eb] gonna walk right up to her [Fm] gate [Eb] And see if [Db] I can get it [C] straight
[Fm] Cause I want her I'm [Bbm] gonna ask her
[C]
[N] Is you is or is [C] you ain't [Fm] my [Cm] baby?
[D] [Ab] [D]
[Abm] [Bb] The way you're acting [Eb] lately makes me doubt [Bb] [Dbm]
[Ab] [Fm] [Gm] You's is still my [Fm] baby, baby
[Cm] [D] [Ab] Seems [Dm]
[B] [Bb] my flame [Eb] in your heart's done [Ab] gone out
[Ebm]
[Bbm] A woman is a creature [Dbm]
that [Ab] has always [Eb] [A] been strange
[Ebm]
[Db] Just when you're sure [Dbm] of one You'll find [C] she's [Abm] gone and made a [Bb] change
[C]
[Fm] Is you is or is you ain't my baby?
[Cm] [Dm] [Ab] [D] [Abm]
[Bb] Maybe [Eb] baby's found [Ab] somebody new [F] [Gm] [F]
[Bb] Or is my baby [Bbm] still my [Ab] baby true?
[Db] [C]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Fm]
[Bb] [G] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [C]
[Fm] [C] [Ab] [Gm]
[Fm] [C] [Ab]
[Bb] [Fm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [C]
[Ab] Is you is or is [C] you ain't [Fm] my baby?
[A] [Ab] [B]
[Bb] Maybe [Eb] baby's found [Fm] somebody new [Ab] [F] [Gm] Or [F]
[Bb] is my [G] baby still my [Ab] baby true?
[C] [F] [Bb] [A] [Ab]
[N]
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
C
3211
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Let's start jamming Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five - (My Baby) Is You Is Or Is You Aint chords, practice the chord sequence D, C, Fm, Eb, Db and Fm. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 142. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Gb Minor in mind.

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[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [F] I [Eb] got a gal who's always late _ _ _ Anytime [Db] we have a [C] date
But [Bb] I love [Fm] her _ _ Yes, [Bbm] I love [Bb] her
_ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] I'm [Eb] gonna walk right up to her [Fm] gate _ _ [Eb] And see if [Db] I can get it [C] straight
[Fm] Cause I want her _ _ I'm [Bbm] gonna ask _ her
_ [C] _
_ [N] Is you is or is [C] you ain't [Fm] my [Cm] baby?
[D] _ [Ab] _ _ [D] _
[Abm] _ [Bb] The way you're acting [Eb] lately makes me doubt [Bb] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Fm] _ _ [Gm] You's is still my [Fm] baby, baby
[Cm] _ [D] _ [Ab] Seems [Dm] _
[B] _ [Bb] _ my flame [Eb] in your heart's done [Ab] gone out
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
[Bbm] A woman is a creature [Dbm]
that [Ab] has always [Eb] _ [A] been strange
[Ebm] _
[Db] Just when you're sure [Dbm] of one You'll find [C] she's [Abm] gone and made a [Bb] change
[C] _
_ [Fm] Is you is or is you ain't my baby?
[Cm] _ [Dm] _ [Ab] _ [D] _ [Abm] _
_ [Bb] Maybe _ [Eb] baby's found [Ab] somebody new _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ [F] _
[Bb] Or is my baby [Bbm] still my [Ab] baby true?
_ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _
_ [Ab] Is you is or is [C] you ain't [Fm] my baby?
[A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [B] _
_ [Bb] _ Maybe [Eb] baby's found _ [Fm] somebody new _ [Ab] _ [F] [Gm] Or [F] _
_ [Bb] is my [G] baby still my [Ab] baby true?
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

It's Billy Austin and Louis Jordan who authored this song.

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