Chords for Billie Holiday: I Didn't Know What Time It Was (1957)

[Gm] _ _ [G] _ [Ebm] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ Once I [B] was young, [Dm] _ _ yesterday [G] perhaps, _
[C] _ danced [Cm] with Jim and Paul [Dm] and kissed [G] some other chaps.
[C] _ Once I [B] was young, _ [F] but never was [B] naive.
_ _ [Dm] [C] I thought I [Dm] had a trick or two [Em] up [E] my imaginary [Em] sleeve.
[A] _
_ _ [G] And [Gb] now I know _
_ [G] I was [Em] naive.
_ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ [C] I didn't [D] know what [B] time it [D] [Ab] was, [C] then I met you.
[D] _
_ [G] _ Oh, [C] what a lovely time [D] it [Dm] was, how [B] [F] sublime it was [Eb] too.
[F] _
[D] _ [Ab] I [C] didn't know what day it [D] was.
_ [E] [Am] You held my [Eb] hand, [Dm] _ _ [G] warm [Am] like the month [E] of May [Dm] was, [G] and I'll say [F] it was grand.
[G] _ [E] _
_ [A] Grand to be [D] [E] alive, to be [A] young, [Bm] to be [E] mad, to [Am] be [Abm] yours [Gm] alone.
[Gb] _ [F] _
[Dbm] _ [Dm] Grand [Em] to see your face, [G] feel [C] your touch, hear your [Gb] voice, say [G] I'm all yours.
[Eb] _ [F] _ [Bm] _
_ [E] I [Am] didn't know what [D] year it was.
[E] Life [Am] was no prize. _ _ _
[Dm] I [Em] wanted [C] love, [Em] and [Ebm] here it [Dm]
was, [G] shining out [Fm] of your [D] eyes.
[G] I'm [Am] wise, [Ab] [Dm] and [G] I know what time [C] it is now.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Am] _ [B] _ [F] _ _ [E] _
[Abm] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [G] _ [D] I _ _ [Em] _ [G] _
[Fm] _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] didn't know [D] what time it [Dm] was, [E] then [C] I met [D] you.
_ [Dm] _ [E] _ [Dm] Oh, [Am] what a lovely time [Ebm] it [Dm] was, and sublime it was too.
[F] _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab] I [Am] didn't know what [D] day it was.
_ [Ab] [A] You [C] held my [D] hand, [Dm] _ [F] _ warm [C] like the month [E] of May [Dm] was, [Am] and [F] I'll say [Em] it was [G] grand.
_ [Em] _ _ [Am] Grand [Bm] to be alive, [E] to be young, [G] to be mad, [E] [Db] to [C] be [Abm] yours [Gm] alone.
[Gb] _ [C] _ [Dbm] _ [Dm] Grand to [Em] see your face, [Dm] feel your touch, [Am] hear your [E] voice, say [D] I'm all [Am] yours.
_ [Dm] _ [Bm] _ [Ebm] _ [E] [Fm] I [Am] didn't know what year [Bm] it was.
[E] [D] Life [C] was no prize.
[E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] I [F] wanted [Am] love, [B] and [Dm] here it was, [G] shining [Ab] out of your eyes.
I'm [Em] wise, [Ab] _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] and I know what [E] time it [Cm] is [G] now. _ _ _ _