Manhattan Chords by Ella Fitzgerald
Tempo:
115.85 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gm
Dm
C
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] [Dm]
[Bb] Summer [Eb] journeys to [F] Niagara and to other [Cm] places [Bb] [F] aggravate all our [Dm]
[Bb] cares.
[Eb] We'll save our [Dm] fares.
[Bb] I've a cozy little flat in what is known as Old Manhattan.
[F] We'll settle [Fm] [G] down [Eb] right here in [Cm] [F] town.
[A] [Gm] We'll have [Dbm] [C] Manhattan, the [A] Bronx and [G] Staten [Dm] Island too.
[Gm]
[Bbm] It's [C] lovely [Cm] going [Am] through [Gbm] the [Bb] [Gm] zoo.
[Eb]
[Dm] [Gm] It's very [Db] fancy [C]
on [A] Old [G] Delancey Street, you [Dm] know.
[Gm]
The subway charms the [Eb] [Em] soul.
When [Eb] balmy breezes [Dm] blow to and [A] fro.
[Gm] And tell [Db] me [C] what street [A] compares with [Gm] Mott Street in [Dm] July.
[Bb]
[G] Sweet [C] pushcarts [Gm] gently [C]
[Db] gliding [D] by.
[G]
[Eb] The great big city's a [Ebm] wondrous toy.
[Bb] Just made for a girl [C] and boy.
[Bb] We'll turn [Cm] Manhattan [F] into an [Bb] isle [Gb] of [Bb] joy.
[A] [Cm]
[Dm] [Gm] We'll go [Dbm] to [C] Yonkers where [A] true love [G] conquers in [Dm] the [Bb]
wilds.
[G] And [C] starve [Bb] together [Cm] dear [Db] [Bb] in [Gm] [Eb]
[Dm] childs.
[Gm] We'll go to [Dbm] Coney [C]
[Bb] and [A] eat [G] bologna [Dm] on a roll.
[Gm]
In Central Park we'll [Eb] stroll [E]
where our [Eb] first kiss [Dm] we stole soul to [Gm] soul.
And my [G] fair [C] lady [A] is a [G] terrific show [Dm] they say.
[Bb]
[Dbm] We both [C] may see [Cm] it close [Am]
[Gbm] [D] someday.
[C]
The [Eb] city's clamor can never [Ebm]
spoil [Bb] the dreams of a boy [C] and girl.
[Bb] We'll turn [G] Manhattan [Cm]
into [F] an [Bb] isle of joy.
[E] [Bb]
[Gm] [Cm] [Dm]
[Bb] Summer [Eb] journeys to [F] Niagara and to other [Cm] places [Bb] [F] aggravate all our [Dm]
[Bb] cares.
[Eb] We'll save our [Dm] fares.
[Bb] I've a cozy little flat in what is known as Old Manhattan.
[F] We'll settle [Fm] [G] down [Eb] right here in [Cm] [F] town.
[A] [Gm] We'll have [Dbm] [C] Manhattan, the [A] Bronx and [G] Staten [Dm] Island too.
[Gm]
[Bbm] It's [C] lovely [Cm] going [Am] through [Gbm] the [Bb] [Gm] zoo.
[Eb]
[Dm] [Gm] It's very [Db] fancy [C]
on [A] Old [G] Delancey Street, you [Dm] know.
[Gm]
The subway charms the [Eb] [Em] soul.
When [Eb] balmy breezes [Dm] blow to and [A] fro.
[Gm] And tell [Db] me [C] what street [A] compares with [Gm] Mott Street in [Dm] July.
[Bb]
[G] Sweet [C] pushcarts [Gm] gently [C]
[Db] gliding [D] by.
[G]
[Eb] The great big city's a [Ebm] wondrous toy.
[Bb] Just made for a girl [C] and boy.
[Bb] We'll turn [Cm] Manhattan [F] into an [Bb] isle [Gb] of [Bb] joy.
[A] [Cm]
[Dm] [Gm] We'll go [Dbm] to [C] Yonkers where [A] true love [G] conquers in [Dm] the [Bb]
wilds.
[G] And [C] starve [Bb] together [Cm] dear [Db] [Bb] in [Gm] [Eb]
[Dm] childs.
[Gm] We'll go to [Dbm] Coney [C]
[Bb] and [A] eat [G] bologna [Dm] on a roll.
[Gm]
In Central Park we'll [Eb] stroll [E]
where our [Eb] first kiss [Dm] we stole soul to [Gm] soul.
And my [G] fair [C] lady [A] is a [G] terrific show [Dm] they say.
[Bb]
[Dbm] We both [C] may see [Cm] it close [Am]
[Gbm] [D] someday.
[C]
The [Eb] city's clamor can never [Ebm]
spoil [Bb] the dreams of a boy [C] and girl.
[Bb] We'll turn [G] Manhattan [Cm]
into [F] an [Bb] isle of joy.
[E] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
Gm
Dm
C
Eb
Bb
Gm
Dm
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Summer [Eb] journeys to [F] Niagara and to other [Cm] places [Bb] _ [F] aggravate all our [Dm]
[Bb] cares.
[Eb] We'll save our [Dm] fares.
[Bb] I've a cozy little flat in what is known as Old Manhattan.
[F] We'll settle [Fm] _ [G] down [Eb] right here in [Cm] [F] town. _ _
_ [A] [Gm] We'll have [Dbm] [C] Manhattan, the [A] Bronx and [G] Staten [Dm] Island too.
[Gm] _
[Bbm] It's [C] lovely [Cm] going _ [Am] through [Gbm] the _ [Bb] [Gm] zoo.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ It's very [Db] fancy [C]
on [A] Old [G] Delancey Street, you [Dm] know.
[Gm]
The subway charms the [Eb] [Em] soul.
When [Eb] balmy breezes [Dm] blow to and [A] fro.
[Gm] _ And tell [Db] me [C] what street [A] compares with [Gm] Mott Street in [Dm] July.
[Bb] _
[G] Sweet [C] pushcarts [Gm] gently _ [C] _
_ [Db] gliding [D] by.
_ _ [G] _
[Eb] The great big city's a [Ebm] wondrous toy.
[Bb] Just made for a girl [C] and boy.
_ [Bb] We'll turn [Cm] Manhattan [F] into an [Bb] isle [Gb] of [Bb] joy.
[A] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ We'll go [Dbm] to [C] Yonkers where [A] true love [G] conquers in [Dm] the _ [Bb]
wilds.
[G] And [C] starve [Bb] together [Cm] dear _ [Db] _ [Bb] in _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] childs.
[Gm] We'll go to [Dbm] Coney [C]
[Bb] and [A] eat [G] bologna [Dm] on a roll.
[Gm] _
In Central Park we'll [Eb] stroll [E] _
where our [Eb] first kiss [Dm] we stole soul to [Gm] soul.
And my [G] fair [C] lady [A] is a [G] terrific show [Dm] they say.
[Bb] _
[Dbm] We both [C] may see [Cm] it close [Am] _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [D] someday.
_ _ [C] _
The [Eb] city's clamor can never [Ebm] _
spoil [Bb] the dreams of a boy [C] and girl.
_ _ [Bb] We'll turn [G] Manhattan [Cm]
into [F] an [Bb] isle of joy.
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Summer [Eb] journeys to [F] Niagara and to other [Cm] places [Bb] _ [F] aggravate all our [Dm]
[Bb] cares.
[Eb] We'll save our [Dm] fares.
[Bb] I've a cozy little flat in what is known as Old Manhattan.
[F] We'll settle [Fm] _ [G] down [Eb] right here in [Cm] [F] town. _ _
_ [A] [Gm] We'll have [Dbm] [C] Manhattan, the [A] Bronx and [G] Staten [Dm] Island too.
[Gm] _
[Bbm] It's [C] lovely [Cm] going _ [Am] through [Gbm] the _ [Bb] [Gm] zoo.
_ [Eb] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ It's very [Db] fancy [C]
on [A] Old [G] Delancey Street, you [Dm] know.
[Gm]
The subway charms the [Eb] [Em] soul.
When [Eb] balmy breezes [Dm] blow to and [A] fro.
[Gm] _ And tell [Db] me [C] what street [A] compares with [Gm] Mott Street in [Dm] July.
[Bb] _
[G] Sweet [C] pushcarts [Gm] gently _ [C] _
_ [Db] gliding [D] by.
_ _ [G] _
[Eb] The great big city's a [Ebm] wondrous toy.
[Bb] Just made for a girl [C] and boy.
_ [Bb] We'll turn [Cm] Manhattan [F] into an [Bb] isle [Gb] of [Bb] joy.
[A] _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ We'll go [Dbm] to [C] Yonkers where [A] true love [G] conquers in [Dm] the _ [Bb]
wilds.
[G] And [C] starve [Bb] together [Cm] dear _ [Db] _ [Bb] in _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Dm] childs.
[Gm] We'll go to [Dbm] Coney [C]
[Bb] and [A] eat [G] bologna [Dm] on a roll.
[Gm] _
In Central Park we'll [Eb] stroll [E] _
where our [Eb] first kiss [Dm] we stole soul to [Gm] soul.
And my [G] fair [C] lady [A] is a [G] terrific show [Dm] they say.
[Bb] _
[Dbm] We both [C] may see [Cm] it close [Am] _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [D] someday.
_ _ [C] _
The [Eb] city's clamor can never [Ebm] _
spoil [Bb] the dreams of a boy [C] and girl.
_ _ [Bb] We'll turn [G] Manhattan [Cm]
into [F] an [Bb] isle of joy.
[E] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _