Button Up Your Overcoat Chords by Nnenna Freelon

Tempo:
169.15 bpm
Chords used:

Em

D

Am

F#

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nnenna Freelon - Button Up Your Overcoat chords
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[Am] [Em]
[D]
[F#] [E] [A]
[Em] [D]
[F#] But [Em] love your [Gm] overcoat when [D] the wind is free.
[Am] Take [Em] good care of [Gm] yourself.
[F#]
You belong [C] to
[D]
[F#] [C]
[D#] [D]
[Am] me.
Eat an apple [Em]
every [E] day.
Get to [D] bed by three.
[Am] Take good [Em] care of yourself.
[D]
[Am] You belong to me.
[Em]
[D]
[Am] [Em]
[D]
[C] Be careful [F] crossing [C#] streets.
[G#] Don't eat [C] meat.
[F#] Without [A#] sweets, [E] [D] you'll get a thing.
[F#m] [G#] [G#m]
[G] [D] [Em] And ruin your ba-da-da-ba-ba [D]-da-da.
[Em]
[D] [F#]
[Am] Keep [Em] away from bootleg [D] hooch when you're on a spree.
[D#] [Em] Take good care of yourself.
[D] You
[Am] belong to
[C] me.
[D]
[Am]
[C] [D]
[G#m] [C] Wear your [Em] flannel underwear [D] when you climb [F#] a tree.
[Em] [Am] Take [Em] good care of [D] yourself.
You belong [Em] to me.
[A#] [F#]
[Em]
[Gm] [A]
Don't sit [F] on hornets' [C#] tails.
[G#] Or on [C]
nails.
[F#] Or [A#] third rail.
[D] You'll get a pain.
[G#]
[Dm] [Em]
[D] Ba-da-da-ba-ba-da [Am]-da-da.
[Em]
[A#] [Bm]
[Am]
[Em] [Dm] [E] [Am]
[Em]
[D]
[Am]
[Em] [A#] [F#]
[Am]
[Em] [Gm] [D]
[Am]
[Em] [Dm]
[Fm] [Am] [Em] The [Dm]
[Bm] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am] [Em]
[A#] [Am]
[A]
[E] creator [G] has a master plan.
[A] Peace and happiness [G] for every man.
[E] The creator has [G] a working plan.
[D] [E] Peace and happiness [G] for every [Am] man.
[Em] Woman.
[D] Every [F#]
man and woman.
[C]
[A] [D]
[A#] [Am] Forgive [A] yourself and those you love.
[D] Let your heart be free.
[Am] Take [Em] good care of yourself.
You [A#] belong to [F#] me.
[C]
[D]
[Am] [C]
[D#] [F#]
Love [Em] yourself from inside out [A] [Gm] [D] unconditionally.
[Am] Take [Em] good care of [D] yourself.
[Am] You belong [Em] to [C] me.
[D]
[Am] [Em]
[E] [F#] [D] Don't ever [F] [C#] compromise.
[E] Just [C] realize.
[A#] Love will guide.
[E]
Key:  
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
F#
134211112
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
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To learn Nnenna Freelon - (Album Version) Button Up Your Overcoat chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Am, Em, D, Am, C, D, Em, Gm and D in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 84 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 169. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ But [Em] love your _ _ [Gm] overcoat when [D] the wind is free.
[Am] _ Take [Em] good care of [Gm] yourself.
_ _ [F#] _
You belong _ [C] to _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ me.
Eat an apple [Em]
every _ [E] day.
Get to [D] bed by three.
_ _ [Am] Take good [Em] care of yourself.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Am] You belong _ to me.
[Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] Be careful [F] _ crossing [C#] streets.
_ _ _ [G#] Don't eat [C] meat.
_ _ _ [F#] _ Without [A#] sweets, _ _ [E] _ [D] you'll get a thing.
[F#m] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [G#m] _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [Em] And ruin your ba-da-da-ba-ba [D]-da-da. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ Keep [Em] away from bootleg [D] hooch when you're on a spree.
[D#] _ _ [Em] _ Take good care of yourself.
_ [D] _ You _ _
_ [Am] _ belong to _ _
[C] me.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ [C] _ Wear your [Em] flannel _ underwear _ [D] when you climb [F#] a tree.
[Em] _ [Am] _ Take [Em] good care of [D] yourself. _ _ _
You belong [Em] _ to _ me.
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
Don't sit [F] on hornets' [C#] tails.
_ _ _ [G#] Or on [C] _ _
nails.
_ [F#] _ Or [A#] third _ rail.
_ [D] _ You'll get a _ pain.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Ba-da-da-ba-ba-da [Am]-da-da.
_ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ The _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] creator _ [G] has a _ master _ _ plan.
[A] _ _ Peace and _ happiness [G] for _ every _ man.
_ [E] _ _ The creator has [G] a working _ plan.
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ Peace and happiness [G] for _ _ _ _ every [Am] man.
_ [Em] _ Woman.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Every [F#]
man and woman.
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] [Am] Forgive _ [A] yourself and those you love.
[D] Let your heart be free.
_ [Am] Take [Em] good care of yourself.
You [A#] belong to [F#] me. _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ Love [Em] yourself from inside out [A] _ [Gm] _ _ [D] unconditionally. _
[Am] _ _ _ Take [Em] good care of [D] yourself.
_ _ _ [Am] You belong _ [Em] to _ _ [C] me.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [D] Don't ever [F] _ _ [C#] compromise. _ _ _
[E] Just _ _ [C] realize. _ _
_ [A#] _ Love will _ guide.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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