Chords for Jive Five - My True Story

Tempo:
137.2 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Ab

Cm

D

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Jive Five - My True Story chords
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[Eb] Back [D] in [Cm] 1961, [Ab] I [Bb] fell in love.
[Eb] But [Cm] you know, my best friend married [Ab] my girlfriend.
[Bb]
[Eb] It hurt me so [Cm] bad, [Ab] I went home and I sat all alone
in a lonely [Bb] room.
[Eb] And upon [Cm] paper, I began to write these few [Ab] words
[Bb]
and I [Eb] entitled it, [Cm]
[Ab] My True [Bb] Story.
[Eb] I [Cm] cried.
[Ab] When [Bb] you [Eb] [D] died.
[Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] Here is the [Eb] [D]
story, [Cm] and [Ab] I [Bb] must [Gm] tell.
[Eb]
A hope [Cm] to lover, that I [Bb] knew well.
Now they [Eb] must cry.
Cry, [D] [Cm] cry, cry, [Ab] cry, cry, cry, [Bb] cry.
Cry, [Eb]
[Cm] cry, [Ab] cry, cry, cry, [Bb] cry, [Eb] cry.
Her [Cm] name was Sue Ann.
His [Bb] name was Earl.
[Eb]
[Cm] His love was Lorraine.
[Ab]
She's a [Bb] wonderful girl.
Now [Eb] they must [D] cry.
[Cm] [Ab]
Love.
[Bb] The [Eb] blues away.
[Ab] The blues [Eb]
away.
[Bb] [Ab]
Happy, [Eb] and love will make you cry.
[Ab]
Love will make the tears fall when [Bb] your lover says good-bye.
And then [Eb] you'll [D] cry.
[Cm] Love.
[Ab]
[Bb] Your blues [Eb]
away.
[Dm] [Cm] [Ab]
Your blues [Bb] away.
[Eb]
[D] This [Cm] story in check.
[Ab]
It was [Bb] no lie.
[Eb]
Names [Cm] have been changed
[Ab] to protect [Bb] you and I.
But [Eb] we must [D] fly.
I, I, [Cm] I, [Ab]
I, [Bb] I, I, I, I, I, I,
I've [Eb] lost my blues away.
[D] [C] [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Ab] Baby, baby, [Bb] [Eb]
baby, [Cm] baby.
No more tears.
[Ab]
No more tears.
[Bb] No more tears.
When will [Eb] I tell my [Bb] friends, my baby, [Cm] baby, baby, baby, [Ab] baby, baby, baby, [Bb] baby?
[Eb] When they see the tears [C] in my [Eb] eyes.
[Ab] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Eb]
[D] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bb]
[Gm] [Cm] [Ab]
[Bb] [D]
[Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [D]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Eb]
[N]
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Eb
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Ab
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Cm
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D
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Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Ab
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_ _ [Eb] Back [D] in _ [Cm] 1961, _ [Ab] _ _ _ I [Bb] fell in love.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ But [Cm] you know, my best friend married [Ab] my girlfriend.
_ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Eb] _ It hurt me so [Cm] bad, _ [Ab] I went home and I sat all alone
in a lonely [Bb] room.
_ _ _ [Eb] _ And upon [Cm] paper, I began to write these few [Ab] words
_ _ _ [Bb] _
and I [Eb] entitled it, _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ My True [Bb] Story.
_ _ _ [Eb] I _ _ [Cm] cried.
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ When [Bb] _ _ you [Eb] _ [D] died. _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ Here is the [Eb] _ _ [D]
story, [Cm] _ and _ [Ab] I _ [Bb] must [Gm] tell.
_ [Eb] _ _
A hope [Cm] to _ lover, _ that I [Bb] knew well.
Now they [Eb] must cry.
Cry, [D] _ _ [Cm] cry, cry, [Ab] cry, cry, cry, [Bb] cry.
Cry, _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ cry, _ [Ab] cry, cry, cry, _ [Bb] _ cry, [Eb] cry. _
Her [Cm] name was Sue Ann. _ _
His [Bb] name was Earl.
_ [Eb] _
_ [Cm] His love was Lorraine.
_ [Ab] _
She's a [Bb] wonderful girl.
Now [Eb] they must [D] cry.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ Love.
[Bb] The _ [Eb] blues away.
_ _ _ [Ab] The blues [Eb]
away.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ Happy, _ [Eb] and love will make you cry.
_ [Ab]
Love will make the tears fall when [Bb] your lover says good-bye.
_ And then [Eb] you'll [D] cry.
_ [Cm] _ _ Love.
[Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Your blues [Eb]
away.
[Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab]
Your blues [Bb] _ away.
_ [Eb] _
_ [D] This [Cm] story in check.
_ [Ab] _
It was [Bb] no lie.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ Names [Cm] have been changed
[Ab] to _ protect [Bb] you and I.
But [Eb] we must [D] fly.
I, I, _ [Cm] _ I, _ [Ab] _
I, _ [Bb] I, I, I, I, I, I,
I've _ [Eb] lost my blues away.
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] Baby, baby, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb]
baby, _ [Cm] baby.
No more tears.
[Ab]
No more tears.
[Bb] No more tears.
When will [Eb] I tell my [Bb] friends, my baby, [Cm] baby, baby, baby, [Ab] baby, baby, baby, [Bb] baby?
[Eb] When they see the tears [C] in my [Eb] eyes.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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