Ability To Swing Chords by Patti Austin

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[Bb] _ _ _ Everybody's thinking, [D] thinking pretty hard.
_ Everybody's [C] thinking, [G] that's hanging from the heart.
[Gm] You want my opinion, [D] doesn't mean a thing.
[Gm] [Bb] If you haven't [C] got [Gm] that ability to swing, the ability to swing.
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Everybody working, working pretty [C] hard.
[G] Everybody working, [Gm] that's hanging from [C] the heart.
[Gm] You want my opinion, [D] isn't worth a [C] bean.
[Dm] If you haven't got [G] that ability [D] to swing, the ability to swing.
[Dm] _ Dreams, [A] take them away.
_ [F] Got it all wrong, honey wrong, [B] wasn't built in a day.
But [Dm] now it's ruined, the [A] joke has swamped in.
[F] It isn't cool to abuse [Dm] the ability [A] to swing.
_ [Gm] Everybody talking, [C] _ [D] talking pretty loud.
[Gm] Everybody looking [G] to stand out.
_ [Gm] Don't break it to your buck, [C] [D] oh, it isn't worth a bean.
[G] If you ain't in possession [Dm] of the ability to swing, [D] the ability to [C] swing.
[Dm] _
Dreams, [A] send them away.
_ [Dm] Going [F] long, honey wrong, [B] wasn't built in a day.
[Dm] But now it's ruined, the [A] joke has swamped in.
[F] It isn't cool to abuse [Dm] the [A] ability to swing.
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[C] _ _ [Gm] Dum, dum, _ dum, _ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _
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Each bleeds and [B] be born to sleep
_ [Dm] Heart melts, eyes [A] bend, hearts swell, say [Am] no
Don't hold your breath for me, cause I don't come [E] cheap, no
Everybody _ [D] lookin', lookin' pretty hot
Everybody lookin' [G] for a [A] meanin' in my [C] art
[D] I'm gonna give it to you [Bb] straight, boy, [Dm] it isn't worth a thing
[Gm] If you haven't got that ability to swing _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] [Gm] I'm gonna give it to you straight, [D] boy, it _ [E] isn't worth a [C] thing
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