Basin Street Blues by Ella Fitzgerald with Lyrics Chords
Tempo:
142.45 bpm
Chords used:
Gb
B
Ebm
Ab
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bbm] [Gb] [Ebm]
[Dbm] [E]
[B] [B]
[Gb] [E] Won't you come [Gb] along with me?
[B]
[Abm] [Gb] [Ebm]
To [Db] Mississippi.
[Ebm]
[B] [Gb] [Abm]
We'll take the boat to the light.
[Gm] [B]
Skiing down the river down to New [Gb] Orleans.
[B] The [Gb] band's there to meet us.
[B]
[Dbm] [Gb] [B]
[D] [Gb] Won't you greet [Ebm] us?
[B] [Gb] [Abm]
We're all elite folks.
[E] I [Ebm]
heard they call it Basin Street.
[B]
Basin [Gb] Street
[Em] is the street
[C] where the best [Eb]
folks [Ab] always meet.
[Bbm] In New [Db] Orleans, [Ab]
life's a dream.
[Gb]
You'll never [D] see [Dbm]
what [Gb] it really [B]
means.
Glad to [Eb] be a [Db] part of your [Ab] dream.
[Bb] Where we'll be [Eb] [C] and dear to me.
[Bbm] Where I [Db] can [Abm]
lose [E] my [Gb] [B]
Basin Street blues.
[Dbm]
[E]
[B] Basin Street, [Eb] Basin
[Ebm] Street, Basin Street.
[Ab] Mama, where the folks [Db] always [Abm] meet.
New Orleans, [Gb] land of dreams.
Mama,
[B] [Bm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] you'll never know what life is like.
[Bbm] So I'll be.
[Gb] [F] [N]
[B]
[Dbm] [E]
[B] [B]
[Gb] [E] Won't you come [Gb] along with me?
[B]
[Abm] [Gb] [Ebm]
To [Db] Mississippi.
[Ebm]
[B] [Gb] [Abm]
We'll take the boat to the light.
[Gm] [B]
Skiing down the river down to New [Gb] Orleans.
[B] The [Gb] band's there to meet us.
[B]
[Dbm] [Gb] [B]
[D] [Gb] Won't you greet [Ebm] us?
[B] [Gb] [Abm]
We're all elite folks.
[E] I [Ebm]
heard they call it Basin Street.
[B]
Basin [Gb] Street
[Em] is the street
[C] where the best [Eb]
folks [Ab] always meet.
[Bbm] In New [Db] Orleans, [Ab]
life's a dream.
[Gb]
You'll never [D] see [Dbm]
what [Gb] it really [B]
means.
Glad to [Eb] be a [Db] part of your [Ab] dream.
[Bb] Where we'll be [Eb] [C] and dear to me.
[Bbm] Where I [Db] can [Abm]
lose [E] my [Gb] [B]
Basin Street blues.
[Dbm]
[E]
[B] Basin Street, [Eb] Basin
[Ebm] Street, Basin Street.
[Ab] Mama, where the folks [Db] always [Abm] meet.
New Orleans, [Gb] land of dreams.
Mama,
[B] [Bm]
[Eb]
[Ab] [Ebm]
[Ab] you'll never know what life is like.
[Bbm] So I'll be.
[Gb] [F] [N]
[B]
Key:
Gb
B
Ebm
Ab
E
Gb
B
Ebm
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Won't you come [Gb] along with me?
[B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm]
To _ [Db] Mississippi.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
We'll take the boat to the light.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [B] _
Skiing down the river down to New _ _ [Gb] Orleans.
[B] The _ [Gb] band's there to meet us.
[B] _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] _
[D] _ _ [Gb] _ Won't you greet [Ebm] us?
_ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
We're all _ _ _ elite folks.
_ _ [E] _ I [Ebm] _
_ _ _ heard they call it _ Basin Street.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Basin _ [Gb] Street _
_ [Em] is the _ street _
[C] _ _ where the best _ [Eb]
folks _ _ [Ab] always meet. _
[Bbm] In New _ [Db] Orleans, _ [Ab] _
_ life's a dream.
_ _ [Gb]
You'll never _ [D] _ _ see [Dbm]
what _ _ [Gb] _ it really [B]
means.
_ _ _ Glad to _ [Eb] be a [Db] part of your [Ab] dream.
_ _ [Bb] Where we'll _ be [Eb] _ _ [C] and dear to me.
[Bbm] _ _ Where I [Db] can _ [Abm]
lose [E] _ my [Gb] _ _ _ [B]
Basin Street blues.
_ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ Basin _ Street, _ [Eb] _ _ _ Basin _ _
[Ebm] Street, _ _ _ Basin _ Street.
[Ab] _ Mama, where the folks _ [Db] always _ [Abm] meet.
New Orleans, [Gb] _ _ land of dreams.
_ Mama, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Ab] you'll _ _ never know what life is like.
[Bbm] _ So I'll _ be.
[Gb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [E] Won't you come [Gb] along with me?
[B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm]
To _ [Db] Mississippi.
_ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
We'll take the boat to the light.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [B] _
Skiing down the river down to New _ _ [Gb] Orleans.
[B] The _ [Gb] band's there to meet us.
[B] _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] _
[D] _ _ [Gb] _ Won't you greet [Ebm] us?
_ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
We're all _ _ _ elite folks.
_ _ [E] _ I [Ebm] _
_ _ _ heard they call it _ Basin Street.
_ _ _ [B] _
_ _ Basin _ [Gb] Street _
_ [Em] is the _ street _
[C] _ _ where the best _ [Eb]
folks _ _ [Ab] always meet. _
[Bbm] In New _ [Db] Orleans, _ [Ab] _
_ life's a dream.
_ _ [Gb]
You'll never _ [D] _ _ see [Dbm]
what _ _ [Gb] _ it really [B]
means.
_ _ _ Glad to _ [Eb] be a [Db] part of your [Ab] dream.
_ _ [Bb] Where we'll _ be [Eb] _ _ [C] and dear to me.
[Bbm] _ _ Where I [Db] can _ [Abm]
lose [E] _ my [Gb] _ _ _ [B]
Basin Street blues.
_ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ Basin _ Street, _ [Eb] _ _ _ Basin _ _
[Ebm] Street, _ _ _ Basin _ Street.
[Ab] _ Mama, where the folks _ [Db] always _ [Abm] meet.
New Orleans, [Gb] _ _ land of dreams.
_ Mama, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ [Ab] you'll _ _ never know what life is like.
[Bbm] _ So I'll _ be.
[Gb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _