April In Paris Chords by Billie Holiday

Tempo:
81.65 bpm
Chords used:

F

A

Bb

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billie Holiday - April In Paris (1956) chords
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[F] [Dm] [Gm] [C] [A] April [F] [Bb] [Gm]
[Bbm] [F] in Paris, [Fm]
[F] [G] [C] chestnuts in [Gm] blossom,
[Am] [C] holiday tables [Dm]
[Dbm] under [Cm] the trees.
[F] [Bb] April [Dm] in [F] Paris, [Bb] [Am] this [G] is a [Dm] feeling no [B] one can [Dbm] ever [F] [Em] [D]
[A] reprise.
[C] [D] [Dm] [Bb]
[G] I never [F] knew the charm of spring, [Bb]
never met [Bbm] it [Am] face [A] to [Dm] [Eb] face.
[Bb] [E]
[C] I never [Bb] knew [A] my [F] heart could sing, [B]
never [E] missed a warm [Gb] [A] [Bb] embrace.
[A]
[G] Till [E] April [F] in [Dbm] [Dbm] Paris, [Am]
[A] whom [Abm] can I [Am] run to?
[Gb]
[F] What [Em] have you [B] done [Gm] to
[A] [Am] my heart?
[F] [Gm] [Dm]
[Dm] I [Am] never knew [F] the charm of spring, [Bb] [Bbm] never met it [Eb]
[F] face to [Dm] face.
[E] [Cm] [Dbm] I never knew [Dm] my heart [A] could [Cm] sing, [B] never [A] missed [D] a [Dbm] warm [Gbm] [Bb] embrace.
[A] [Bbm] Till April [C] in [F] Paris, [Am] [F] [Cm] [Am]
[F] whom can [E] I [Am] run to?
[D] [F]
What [G] did you mean to?
[Gm] What have you done to [A] [C]
my [Bb] heart?
[F] [E] [F] [Abm] [Gm] [Gb] [F]
[N]
Key:  
F
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A
1231
Bb
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Dm
2311
Am
2311
F
134211111
A
1231
Bb
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To learn Billie Holiday - April In Paris chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gm, Dm, Dm, Am, F, Dm, F, Bb, Cm and Am. Begin your practice at a relaxed 40 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 82. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Gb Major.

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[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] [A] April [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [F] in Paris, [Fm] _
[F] _ [G] _ _ [C] chestnuts in [Gm] blossom, _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ holiday tables [Dm] _
_ [Dbm] under [Cm] the _ trees. _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ April [Dm] in [F] Paris, [Bb] _ _ _ [Am] this [G] is a [Dm] feeling _ no [B] _ _ one can [Dbm] ever _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
[A] reprise.
_ [C] _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb]
[G] I never [F] knew the charm of spring, [Bb] _
never met [Bbm] it [Am] face [A] to [Dm] [Eb] face.
[Bb] _ [E] _
[C] I never [Bb] knew [A] my [F] heart could sing, [B] _
never [E] missed a warm [Gb] _ [A] [Bb] embrace.
[A]
[G] Till [E] April [F] in _ [Dbm] [Dbm] Paris, [Am] _
_ [A] whom [Abm] can I [Am] run to?
_ [Gb] _
_ _ [F] What [Em] have you [B] done [Gm] to _
[A] _ [Am] my heart?
[F] _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ I [Am] never knew [F] the charm of spring, _ [Bb] [Bbm] never met it [Eb]
[F] face to _ [Dm] face.
[E] _ _ [Cm] [Dbm] I never knew [Dm] my heart [A] could [Cm] sing, [B] never [A] missed [D] a [Dbm] warm [Gbm] [Bb] embrace.
[A] _ [Bbm] Till April [C] in [F] Paris, [Am] _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ [Am]
[F] whom can [E] I [Am] run to?
[D] _ _ _ [F]
What [G] did you mean to? _ _ _ _
[Gm] What have you done to [A] _ [C] _
my _ _ [Bb] heart?
[F] _ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Abm] _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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It's Yip Harburg and Vernon Duke who authored this song.

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