Chords for BABY HAVE PITY ON ME by Bessie Smith - 1930
Tempo:
140.05 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Gm
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Gm] [D] [Bb]
[G]
[E] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Bb] You [Dm] show your [Gm] sympathy to [Eb] every bird and bee,
[Bb] but when it [Ebm] comes to me, dear, [Bb] you [F] laugh at [Bb] every plea.
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] Sweetheart, I [D] need the bliss, [Eb]
the bliss of your sweet kiss.
[Gb] What can the answer [A] be, [Gm] dear?
[Eb] I can't go on like [F] this.
[Gm]
Like [Am] a beggar, [Eb] what can I [D]
do?
[Bb] [Fm] Hungry for kisses [G] and starving for you.
[Em] Press your lips,
[Eb] [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on me.
[F] [Gbm]
[Gm] Craving [Am] perfection, [Gm] my craving is [Am] strong.
[Bb] Put your [Ab] arms around me [G] where they [C] belong.
Caress me, [E] caress me, [F] oh, have pity [Bb] on me.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] One kiss and I'll
[Eb] [C] go [Bb]
[D] riding [B] on a [G] rainbow.
[F] [D] Straight [Db] up to heaven, [Bb] [F] I will [G] fly [Eb] right [Dm] to the sky.
[G] [Gm] Can you hear me [D] cry [Bb] for sweet [Am] sympathy?
[Gm] No [Ab] love like your [G] love can answer my plea.
[C] Press your lips to my [Eb] lips, [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on me.
[F]
[Gm] [D] [Bb]
[D] [Gm] [Fm]
[G]
[E] [F] [Dm]
[Bb] [B] [C]
[F] [Gm] [D]
[Bb] [E]
[Fm] [G]
[C] [G] [F] [F]
[Bb] [G]
[G] One [Gm] kiss and I'll [Ebm] go
[Bb] [D] riding [G] on a rainbow.
[F] [D] Straight up to [Db] heaven, [C] Lord, [F] I'll
[G] fly right [Dm] to the sky.
[Gm] Can you hear me [D] cry [Bb] for sweet [Am] sympathy?
[Gm] No [Ab] love like your love [G] can answer my [C] plea.
Press your lips to my [Eb] lips, [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on me.
[F] [Bb]
[Gm] [D] [Bb]
[G]
[E] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Bb] You [Dm] show your [Gm] sympathy to [Eb] every bird and bee,
[Bb] but when it [Ebm] comes to me, dear, [Bb] you [F] laugh at [Bb] every plea.
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] Sweetheart, I [D] need the bliss, [Eb]
the bliss of your sweet kiss.
[Gb] What can the answer [A] be, [Gm] dear?
[Eb] I can't go on like [F] this.
[Gm]
Like [Am] a beggar, [Eb] what can I [D]
do?
[Bb] [Fm] Hungry for kisses [G] and starving for you.
[Em] Press your lips,
[Eb] [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on me.
[F] [Gbm]
[Gm] Craving [Am] perfection, [Gm] my craving is [Am] strong.
[Bb] Put your [Ab] arms around me [G] where they [C] belong.
Caress me, [E] caress me, [F] oh, have pity [Bb] on me.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Gm] One kiss and I'll
[Eb] [C] go [Bb]
[D] riding [B] on a [G] rainbow.
[F] [D] Straight [Db] up to heaven, [Bb] [F] I will [G] fly [Eb] right [Dm] to the sky.
[G] [Gm] Can you hear me [D] cry [Bb] for sweet [Am] sympathy?
[Gm] No [Ab] love like your [G] love can answer my plea.
[C] Press your lips to my [Eb] lips, [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on me.
[F]
[Gm] [D] [Bb]
[D] [Gm] [Fm]
[G]
[E] [F] [Dm]
[Bb] [B] [C]
[F] [Gm] [D]
[Bb] [E]
[Fm] [G]
[C] [G] [F] [F]
[Bb] [G]
[G] One [Gm] kiss and I'll [Ebm] go
[Bb] [D] riding [G] on a rainbow.
[F] [D] Straight up to [Db] heaven, [C] Lord, [F] I'll
[G] fly right [Dm] to the sky.
[Gm] Can you hear me [D] cry [Bb] for sweet [Am] sympathy?
[Gm] No [Ab] love like your love [G] can answer my [C] plea.
Press your lips to my [Eb] lips, [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on me.
[F] [Bb]
Key:
Bb
F
Gm
G
D
Bb
F
Gm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ You [Dm] show your [Gm] sympathy _ _ _ _ to [Eb] every bird and bee, _ _ _
[Bb] but when it [Ebm] comes to me, dear, _ [Bb] you [F] _ laugh at [Bb] every plea.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] Sweetheart, I [D] need the _ bliss, _ _ [Eb]
the bliss of your sweet _ _ kiss.
[Gb] What can the answer [A] be, [Gm] dear?
_ _ [Eb] I can't go on like [F] _ _ _ this.
[Gm] _
Like [Am] a beggar, _ [Eb] what can I [D]
do?
[Bb] _ [Fm] Hungry for kisses [G] and starving for you.
[Em] Press your lips, _
_ [Eb] _ [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on _ me.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ [Gm] Craving [Am] _ perfection, [Gm] my craving is [Am] strong.
[Bb] Put your [Ab] arms around me [G] where they [C] belong.
Caress me, [E] caress me, [F] oh, have pity [Bb] on me.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] One kiss and I'll _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ go [Bb] _ _
_ [D] riding [B] on a _ [G] rainbow.
_ [F] _ [D] Straight _ [Db] up to heaven, [Bb] _ [F] I will [G] fly _ [Eb] right [Dm] to the sky.
[G] [Gm] Can you hear me [D] cry [Bb] for sweet [Am] sympathy?
[Gm] No [Ab] love like your [G] love can answer my plea.
[C] Press your lips to my [Eb] lips, _ [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on me.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [G] One [Gm] kiss and I'll [Ebm] go _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ riding [G] on a _ rainbow.
[F] _ _ [D] Straight up to [Db] heaven, [C] _ Lord, [F] I'll _
[G] fly right [Dm] to the sky.
[Gm] Can you hear me [D] cry [Bb] for sweet [Am] sympathy?
[Gm] No [Ab] love like your love [G] can answer my _ [C] plea.
Press your lips to my [Eb] lips, _ [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on me.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ You [Dm] show your [Gm] sympathy _ _ _ _ to [Eb] every bird and bee, _ _ _
[Bb] but when it [Ebm] comes to me, dear, _ [Bb] you [F] _ laugh at [Bb] every plea.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] Sweetheart, I [D] need the _ bliss, _ _ [Eb]
the bliss of your sweet _ _ kiss.
[Gb] What can the answer [A] be, [Gm] dear?
_ _ [Eb] I can't go on like [F] _ _ _ this.
[Gm] _
Like [Am] a beggar, _ [Eb] what can I [D]
do?
[Bb] _ [Fm] Hungry for kisses [G] and starving for you.
[Em] Press your lips, _
_ [Eb] _ [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on _ me.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ [Gm] Craving [Am] _ perfection, [Gm] my craving is [Am] strong.
[Bb] Put your [Ab] arms around me [G] where they [C] belong.
Caress me, [E] caress me, [F] oh, have pity [Bb] on me.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Gm] One kiss and I'll _
_ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ go [Bb] _ _
_ [D] riding [B] on a _ [G] rainbow.
_ [F] _ [D] Straight _ [Db] up to heaven, [Bb] _ [F] I will [G] fly _ [Eb] right [Dm] to the sky.
[G] [Gm] Can you hear me [D] cry [Bb] for sweet [Am] sympathy?
[Gm] No [Ab] love like your [G] love can answer my plea.
[C] Press your lips to my [Eb] lips, _ [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on me.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [G] One [Gm] kiss and I'll [Ebm] go _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [D] _ riding [G] on a _ rainbow.
[F] _ _ [D] Straight up to [Db] heaven, [C] _ Lord, [F] I'll _
[G] fly right [Dm] to the sky.
[Gm] Can you hear me [D] cry [Bb] for sweet [Am] sympathy?
[Gm] No [Ab] love like your love [G] can answer my _ [C] plea.
Press your lips to my [Eb] lips, _ [F] Lord, have pity [Bb] on me.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _