Chords for You're The Top - Ella Fitzgerald
Tempo:
134.15 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
Bb
Cm
Eb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb] [Cm]
[Dm] [Bb] [Cm] [F] [Gm]
And words poetic, [Cm] I'm so pathetic [Bb] that I always [Gbm] have [Dm] found it best
[G] Instead [Cm] of getting [B] them off [Cm] my [A] chest
[Dm] To let them [Gm] rest, [Cm] [Bb] unexpressed
I hate [Cm] parading my serenading as I'll [Bb] probably miss [Em] a [A] bar
[Dm] But if [Bb] this ditty [Dm] is not [Bb] so pretty
[F] At least it'll tell you how great you are
[Gm]
You're the top, [F]
[Eb] you're the [Dm] Coliseum
[Gm]
You're the top, [C]
you're the [D] Louvre [Eb] Museum
[Cm]
You're the melody [Bb] from a symphony by Strauss
[A] You're a [D] band of money [G] to [C] Shakespeare's [Ab] son if you're
[Eb] [F]
[Gm] You're the Nile, [Eb] you're the Tower of [Bb] Pisa
[G] You're the [Gm] smile of [Fm]
the Mona [Eb] Lisa
[Cm] I'm a [Bb] worthless [D] check, a [G] total [C] wreck of [Gm] flour
[G] But if baby I'm [Ebm] not a
[Gm] You're the [Eb] top,
[Gm] you're the top, [Cm] you're Mahatma [Dm] Gandhi
[Gm] You're the top, [C] [D] [C] you're [D] Napoleon [Cm] Brandi
[Bb] [Eb] You're the purple [A] light [Gm] of a summer night in Spain
[Db] You're the National [Am] Gallery, [Em] you're a [C] gargoyle salary, [Cm] you're a cellophane
[Bb] [D] [Bb] You're [Gm] a supply, [Eb] you're [Cm] a turkey dinner
[Dm] You're [Gm]
the time [Ab] of the Derby [Eb] winner
[Bb] [Cm] I'm a [F] toy [Gm] balloon [Fm] that's fated [G] soon [C] to [Gm] pop
But if baby I'm
[C] [Gm] You're the top,
[F] [G] [F] [Bb] you're the top, [Eb] [A] you're a Waldorf salad
[Dm] [Gm] You're the top, [C] [D] [Am] you're a [D] Berlin [Eb] ballad
You're the [F] nimble tread [Gm] of the [Dm] feet of Fred [Gm]
Astaire
[A] You're an old [C] Neal's drama, [Em] you're a [C] Whistler's mama, [Cm] you're a camembert
[A]
[Bbm] [F]
[Bb] You're a rose, [Eb] you're [Cm] [F] Inferno's [Gm] Dante
You're the nose [Ab] on the great [Eb] Taranti
I'm a [F] lazy [Fm] lout who is just [G] about to [E] stop
But [Eb] if baby I'm the [Bb] bottom, you're the [Cm] top
[Dm] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] [Bb] [Cm] [F] [Gm]
And words poetic, [Cm] I'm so pathetic [Bb] that I always [Gbm] have [Dm] found it best
[G] Instead [Cm] of getting [B] them off [Cm] my [A] chest
[Dm] To let them [Gm] rest, [Cm] [Bb] unexpressed
I hate [Cm] parading my serenading as I'll [Bb] probably miss [Em] a [A] bar
[Dm] But if [Bb] this ditty [Dm] is not [Bb] so pretty
[F] At least it'll tell you how great you are
[Gm]
You're the top, [F]
[Eb] you're the [Dm] Coliseum
[Gm]
You're the top, [C]
you're the [D] Louvre [Eb] Museum
[Cm]
You're the melody [Bb] from a symphony by Strauss
[A] You're a [D] band of money [G] to [C] Shakespeare's [Ab] son if you're
[Eb] [F]
[Gm] You're the Nile, [Eb] you're the Tower of [Bb] Pisa
[G] You're the [Gm] smile of [Fm]
the Mona [Eb] Lisa
[Cm] I'm a [Bb] worthless [D] check, a [G] total [C] wreck of [Gm] flour
[G] But if baby I'm [Ebm] not a
[Gm] You're the [Eb] top,
[Gm] you're the top, [Cm] you're Mahatma [Dm] Gandhi
[Gm] You're the top, [C] [D] [C] you're [D] Napoleon [Cm] Brandi
[Bb] [Eb] You're the purple [A] light [Gm] of a summer night in Spain
[Db] You're the National [Am] Gallery, [Em] you're a [C] gargoyle salary, [Cm] you're a cellophane
[Bb] [D] [Bb] You're [Gm] a supply, [Eb] you're [Cm] a turkey dinner
[Dm] You're [Gm]
the time [Ab] of the Derby [Eb] winner
[Bb] [Cm] I'm a [F] toy [Gm] balloon [Fm] that's fated [G] soon [C] to [Gm] pop
But if baby I'm
[C] [Gm] You're the top,
[F] [G] [F] [Bb] you're the top, [Eb] [A] you're a Waldorf salad
[Dm] [Gm] You're the top, [C] [D] [Am] you're a [D] Berlin [Eb] ballad
You're the [F] nimble tread [Gm] of the [Dm] feet of Fred [Gm]
Astaire
[A] You're an old [C] Neal's drama, [Em] you're a [C] Whistler's mama, [Cm] you're a camembert
[A]
[Bbm] [F]
[Bb] You're a rose, [Eb] you're [Cm] [F] Inferno's [Gm] Dante
You're the nose [Ab] on the great [Eb] Taranti
I'm a [F] lazy [Fm] lout who is just [G] about to [E] stop
But [Eb] if baby I'm the [Bb] bottom, you're the [Cm] top
[Dm] [Cm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
Key:
Gm
Bb
Cm
Eb
F
Gm
Bb
Cm
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm]
And words poetic, [Cm] I'm so pathetic [Bb] that I always [Gbm] have [Dm] found it best
[G] Instead [Cm] of getting [B] them off [Cm] my [A] chest
[Dm] To let them [Gm] _ rest, [Cm] _ _ [Bb] unexpressed
I hate [Cm] parading my _ _ serenading as I'll [Bb] probably miss [Em] a [A] bar
[Dm] But if [Bb] this ditty [Dm] is not [Bb] so pretty
[F] At least it'll tell you how great you are
_ [Gm] _
_ You're the top, _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ you're the _ [Dm] _ Coliseum
[Gm] _
_ You're the top, _ _ [C] _
_ you're the [D] Louvre [Eb] Museum
[Cm] _ _
You're the melody [Bb] from a symphony by Strauss
[A] You're a [D] band of money [G] to [C] Shakespeare's [Ab] son if you're _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] You're the Nile, _ _ _ [Eb] you're the Tower of [Bb] Pisa _ _
[G] You're the [Gm] smile _ _ of [Fm]
the Mona [Eb] Lisa
_ _ [Cm] I'm a [Bb] worthless [D] check, a [G] total [C] wreck of [Gm] flour
[G] But if baby I'm [Ebm] not a_
[Gm] You're the [Eb] top, _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ you're the top, [Cm] _ _ _ you're Mahatma [Dm] Gandhi
_ _ _ [Gm] You're the top, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [C] you're [D] Napoleon [Cm] Brandi
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] You're the purple [A] light [Gm] of a summer night in Spain
_ [Db] You're the National [Am] Gallery, [Em] you're a [C] gargoyle salary, [Cm] you're a cellophane _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] [Bb] You're [Gm] a supply, _ [Eb] _ _ _ you're [Cm] a turkey dinner
[Dm] _ _ You're [Gm]
the time _ [Ab] _ _ _ of the Derby [Eb] winner
_ _ _ [Bb] [Cm] I'm a [F] toy [Gm] balloon [Fm] that's fated [G] soon [C] to [Gm] pop
But if baby I'm_
[C] _ [Gm] _ You're the top, _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] [Bb] you're the top, [Eb] _ _ _ [A] you're a Waldorf salad
_ _ [Dm] [Gm] You're the top, [C] _ _ [D] _ [Am] you're a [D] Berlin [Eb] ballad
_ _ You're the [F] nimble tread [Gm] of the [Dm] feet of Fred [Gm] _
Astaire
[A] You're an old [C] Neal's drama, [Em] you're a [C] Whistler's mama, [Cm] you're a camembert
[A] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] You're a rose, [Eb] _ _ _ you're [Cm] _ [F] Inferno's [Gm] Dante
_ _ You're the nose [Ab] _ _ _ on the great _ [Eb] Taranti _ _
I'm a [F] lazy [Fm] lout who is just [G] about to [E] _ stop
But [Eb] if baby I'm the [Bb] bottom, _ you're the [Cm] top
[Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ [Gm]
And words poetic, [Cm] I'm so pathetic [Bb] that I always [Gbm] have [Dm] found it best
[G] Instead [Cm] of getting [B] them off [Cm] my [A] chest
[Dm] To let them [Gm] _ rest, [Cm] _ _ [Bb] unexpressed
I hate [Cm] parading my _ _ serenading as I'll [Bb] probably miss [Em] a [A] bar
[Dm] But if [Bb] this ditty [Dm] is not [Bb] so pretty
[F] At least it'll tell you how great you are
_ [Gm] _
_ You're the top, _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ you're the _ [Dm] _ Coliseum
[Gm] _
_ You're the top, _ _ [C] _
_ you're the [D] Louvre [Eb] Museum
[Cm] _ _
You're the melody [Bb] from a symphony by Strauss
[A] You're a [D] band of money [G] to [C] Shakespeare's [Ab] son if you're _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] You're the Nile, _ _ _ [Eb] you're the Tower of [Bb] Pisa _ _
[G] You're the [Gm] smile _ _ of [Fm]
the Mona [Eb] Lisa
_ _ [Cm] I'm a [Bb] worthless [D] check, a [G] total [C] wreck of [Gm] flour
[G] But if baby I'm [Ebm] not a_
[Gm] You're the [Eb] top, _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ you're the top, [Cm] _ _ _ you're Mahatma [Dm] Gandhi
_ _ _ [Gm] You're the top, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [C] you're [D] Napoleon [Cm] Brandi
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] You're the purple [A] light [Gm] of a summer night in Spain
_ [Db] You're the National [Am] Gallery, [Em] you're a [C] gargoyle salary, [Cm] you're a cellophane _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [D] [Bb] You're [Gm] a supply, _ [Eb] _ _ _ you're [Cm] a turkey dinner
[Dm] _ _ You're [Gm]
the time _ [Ab] _ _ _ of the Derby [Eb] winner
_ _ _ [Bb] [Cm] I'm a [F] toy [Gm] balloon [Fm] that's fated [G] soon [C] to [Gm] pop
But if baby I'm_
[C] _ [Gm] _ You're the top, _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ [F] [Bb] you're the top, [Eb] _ _ _ [A] you're a Waldorf salad
_ _ [Dm] [Gm] You're the top, [C] _ _ [D] _ [Am] you're a [D] Berlin [Eb] ballad
_ _ You're the [F] nimble tread [Gm] of the [Dm] feet of Fred [Gm] _
Astaire
[A] You're an old [C] Neal's drama, [Em] you're a [C] Whistler's mama, [Cm] you're a camembert
[A] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] You're a rose, [Eb] _ _ _ you're [Cm] _ [F] Inferno's [Gm] Dante
_ _ You're the nose [Ab] _ _ _ on the great _ [Eb] Taranti _ _
I'm a [F] lazy [Fm] lout who is just [G] about to [E] _ stop
But [Eb] if baby I'm the [Bb] bottom, _ you're the [Cm] top
[Dm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _