Chords for Al Jolson - "A Broken Doll" (1916)
Tempo:
93.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Bm
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[B]
[E] [C#m] [A]
[B] I wonder why I always sigh the way I do.
[F#m] [Bm] And now it seems [E] that all my dreams [B] are all of you.
You used to be so nice to me and days gone by.
[F#m]
[C#] But all that [G#] now is changed somehow.
[C#] I wonder why [E] you called me baby doll a year [B] ago.
You [Bm] told me I was [E] very nice to [B] know.
[A] I [B] soon learned what love was.
[B] I thought I knew.
But all I've learned has only taught me [E] how to love you.
[Bm] You made me think you loved [E] me in return.
[A]
[E] Don't tell me you are fooling [C#] after all.
[F#] For if you turn away, [B] you'll be sorry someday.
[E] You left behind a broken doll.
[A] [B]
[E] You'd bring me flowers and [Bm] stay for hours [A] with me [F#m] alone.
[Bm] You led me [E] to believe that you were [A] all my all.
You let me see [Bm] you wanted me.
[A] Why don't you now?
[F#m]
[C#] I'll prove I'm true [G#] if only you will [C#] show me [G#] how.
[C#]
[E] You called me baby doll a year [B] ago.
You [Bm] told me I was [E] very nice [B] to know.
[F#] I soon learned what love [B] was.
I thought I knew.
But all I've learned has only [E] taught me how to love you.
[Bm] You made me think [E] you loved me [B] in return.
[E] Don't tell me you are fooling [D#] after all.
[C#] [F#] For if you turn [F#] away, [B] you'll be sorry someday.
[E] You left behind [C#m] a broken [A] doll.
[N]
[B]
[E] [C#m] [A]
[B] I wonder why I always sigh the way I do.
[F#m] [Bm] And now it seems [E] that all my dreams [B] are all of you.
You used to be so nice to me and days gone by.
[F#m]
[C#] But all that [G#] now is changed somehow.
[C#] I wonder why [E] you called me baby doll a year [B] ago.
You [Bm] told me I was [E] very nice to [B] know.
[A] I [B] soon learned what love was.
[B] I thought I knew.
But all I've learned has only taught me [E] how to love you.
[Bm] You made me think you loved [E] me in return.
[A]
[E] Don't tell me you are fooling [C#] after all.
[F#] For if you turn away, [B] you'll be sorry someday.
[E] You left behind a broken doll.
[A] [B]
[E] You'd bring me flowers and [Bm] stay for hours [A] with me [F#m] alone.
[Bm] You led me [E] to believe that you were [A] all my all.
You let me see [Bm] you wanted me.
[A] Why don't you now?
[F#m]
[C#] I'll prove I'm true [G#] if only you will [C#] show me [G#] how.
[C#]
[E] You called me baby doll a year [B] ago.
You [Bm] told me I was [E] very nice [B] to know.
[F#] I soon learned what love [B] was.
I thought I knew.
But all I've learned has only [E] taught me how to love you.
[Bm] You made me think [E] you loved me [B] in return.
[E] Don't tell me you are fooling [D#] after all.
[C#] [F#] For if you turn [F#] away, [B] you'll be sorry someday.
[E] You left behind [C#m] a broken [A] doll.
[N]
Key:
E
B
A
Bm
C#
E
B
A
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] I wonder why I always sigh the way I do.
[F#m] _ [Bm] And now it seems [E] that all my dreams [B] are all of you. _
_ You used to be so nice to me and days gone by.
[F#m] _
[C#] But all that [G#] now is changed somehow.
[C#] I wonder why _ _ [E] you called me baby doll a year [B] ago. _
_ You [Bm] told me I was [E] very nice to [B] know. _ _
[A] _ I [B] soon learned what love was.
[B] I thought I knew.
_ But all I've learned has only taught me [E] how to love you.
[Bm] You made me think you loved [E] me in return.
_ [A] _
_ [E] Don't tell me you are fooling [C#] after all. _
[F#] For if you turn _ away, [B] you'll be sorry someday.
[E] You left behind a broken doll. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] You'd bring me flowers and [Bm] stay for hours [A] with me [F#m] alone. _ _
[Bm] You led me [E] to believe that you were [A] all my all. _
You let me see [Bm] you wanted me.
[A] Why don't you now?
[F#m] _ _
[C#] I'll prove I'm true [G#] if only you will [C#] show me [G#] how.
_ [C#] _
[E] You called me baby doll a year [B] ago. _
_ You [Bm] told me I was [E] very nice [B] to know. _
_ _ [F#] I soon learned what love [B] was.
I thought I knew.
But all I've learned has only [E] taught me how to love you.
[Bm] You made me think [E] you loved me [B] in return.
_ _ _ [E] Don't tell me you are fooling [D#] after all.
[C#] _ [F#] For if you turn [F#] away, [B] you'll be sorry someday.
_ [E] You left behind [C#m] a broken [A] doll.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] I wonder why I always sigh the way I do.
[F#m] _ [Bm] And now it seems [E] that all my dreams [B] are all of you. _
_ You used to be so nice to me and days gone by.
[F#m] _
[C#] But all that [G#] now is changed somehow.
[C#] I wonder why _ _ [E] you called me baby doll a year [B] ago. _
_ You [Bm] told me I was [E] very nice to [B] know. _ _
[A] _ I [B] soon learned what love was.
[B] I thought I knew.
_ But all I've learned has only taught me [E] how to love you.
[Bm] You made me think you loved [E] me in return.
_ [A] _
_ [E] Don't tell me you are fooling [C#] after all. _
[F#] For if you turn _ away, [B] you'll be sorry someday.
[E] You left behind a broken doll. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] You'd bring me flowers and [Bm] stay for hours [A] with me [F#m] alone. _ _
[Bm] You led me [E] to believe that you were [A] all my all. _
You let me see [Bm] you wanted me.
[A] Why don't you now?
[F#m] _ _
[C#] I'll prove I'm true [G#] if only you will [C#] show me [G#] how.
_ [C#] _
[E] You called me baby doll a year [B] ago. _
_ You [Bm] told me I was [E] very nice [B] to know. _
_ _ [F#] I soon learned what love [B] was.
I thought I knew.
But all I've learned has only [E] taught me how to love you.
[Bm] You made me think [E] you loved me [B] in return.
_ _ _ [E] Don't tell me you are fooling [D#] after all.
[C#] _ [F#] For if you turn [F#] away, [B] you'll be sorry someday.
_ [E] You left behind [C#m] a broken [A] doll.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _