Chords for Billie Holiday - Back In Your Own Back Yard (1938)

Tempo:
157.25 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Eb

Cm

F

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billie Holiday - Back In Your Own Back Yard (1938) chords
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[Bb] [Cm]
[F]
[Cm] [B]
[Bb] The bird with feathers of [G] blue [Cm] is [Eb] waiting for you [F] back in [Gm] your backyard.
You'll see all castles in [Bb] Spain [Eb] through your windowpane [Dm] back in [Bb] your backyard.
Oh, you [Dm] can go to the east, go to [G] the west, but someday you'll come [Gm] weary at heart back where you started [G] from.
You'll [D] find your happiness [Gm]
lies [Cm] right under [Ebm] your [E] eyes back in [Eb] your backyard.
[Bb]
[C] [Eb] [Ebm]
[A] [F]
[G] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Cm] [Ebm]
[F] [G]
[Bb]
[A] [Dm]
[B] [A]
[C]
[F] [A] [Cm]
[Bb] [Gm] [F] [Gm]
[Cm] [Ebm]
[F]
[Gm] [F] The
[Bb] bird with feathers of blue [Cm] is [Eb] waiting for you [D] back in your [Gm] own backyard.
[Bb] You'll see all castles in Spain [C] through [Eb] your windowpane back in your [Bb] own backyard.
[Dm] Oh, you can go to the east, go to the [G] west, but someday you'll come [C] [Gm] weary at heart back where [Eb] you started from.
[Gm]
You'll find your happiness [Bbm]
lies [F] right [Cm] under [Ebm] your eyes [Dm] back in your [Eb]
own backyard.
[Bb]
Key:  
Bb
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Eb
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Cm
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F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Cm
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To start learning Billie Holiday - Back In Your Own Backyard chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, Bb, Eb, Gm, Bb, Gm, Eb, C, Cm and F. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bb] The bird with feathers of [G] blue [Cm] is [Eb] waiting for you [F] _ back in [Gm] your _ _ backyard. _ _
_ You'll see all _ castles in [Bb] Spain [Eb] through your _ _ windowpane _ [Dm] _ back _ in [Bb] your _ backyard. _ _ _
Oh, you [Dm] can go to the east, go to [G] the west, but someday you'll come [Gm] weary at heart back where you started [G] from. _ _
You'll [D] find your happiness [Gm] _
lies _ [Cm] right under [Ebm] your _ _ _ [E] eyes back in [Eb] your backyard.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ The _
[Bb] bird with feathers _ of blue [Cm] is [Eb] waiting for you _ [D] _ _ back in your [Gm] own backyard. _ _ _ _
[Bb] You'll see all _ _ castles in Spain [C] through [Eb] your _ _ windowpane _ _ _ _ back in your [Bb] own backyard.
_ _ [Dm] Oh, you can go to the east, go to the [G] west, but someday you'll come [C] _ [Gm] weary at heart back where [Eb] you started from.
_ [Gm] _
You'll find your _ happiness _ [Bbm]
lies [F] right [Cm] under [Ebm] your eyes [Dm] _ back in your [Eb]
own backyard.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Billy Rose, Al Jolson and Dave Dreyer, is part of the album On The Sentimental Side.

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