Chords for Billie Holiday T'aint nobody's business if I do

Tempo:
116.8 bpm
Chords used:

B

Eb

Db

E

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billie Holiday T'aint nobody's business if I do chords
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And now for the first time anywhere with Buster Harding on piano in
combination with Teddy Kodik bass Tiny Cat on drums Jimmy Rainey guitar and Stan Getz
The incredibly indelible Lady Day, Miss Billie Holiday
[B]
Who opens with It Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
[Bm] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [B] There ain't nothing [Eb] I ever [Gb] do
[Abm]
[B] Or nothing [Ebm] I ever [Ab] say
[Eb] [Bb] That [D] folks [Db] don't [Ab] criticize me
[Abm] [Db] But [Ab] I'm going to do
Just [Abm] as I want to
[Db] People say
[B] [Bm] [B]
If [Eb] I should take a [Abm] notion
To jump [E] right into [Dbm] the ocean
[B]
Ain't [Db] nobody's business
[Ebm] If I do
[Bm] [Ebm] [B] If I [Eb] go to church on [Abm] Sunday
[E] Then [Em] cabaret all [B] day Monday
[Ab] Ain't [Db] nobody's [Eb] business
If I [E] do
[B] If my man [Eb] ain't got no [E] money
[Abm] And I say [Em] take all of [E] mine, honey
[B] [Ab] Ain't [Db] nobody's [Gb] business
If I [B]
do
[Gb] [B] If I [Eb] give him my last nickel [Em] and it leaves me in a [B] pickle
[Eb]
Ain't [Db] nobody's business
[Gb] If [Eb] I do
[Db] [Gb] [B]
I'd [Eb] rather my [Ab] man would [E] hit me
Then [Em] for him to [B] jump up and quit me
[Abm]
Ain't [Db] nobody's business
[B] If I do
[Gb] [Ab]
I swear [Ebm] I won't call no copper [Cm]
if [E] I'm beat up [B] by my papa
Ain't nobody's [Gb] business
If I [Eb] do
[Dbm]
Ain't [E] nobody's business
[Dbm]
Nobody's business
[Db] Nobody's [B] business
If I do
[E] You
[Bm] [Abm] [B]
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Eb
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Db
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E
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Ab
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B
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Eb
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To jam and learn Billie Holiday - Aint Nobodys Business chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bm, Bb, B, Ebm, Bb, Eb, Abm, B, Bb, Ebm and Eb. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. With the song's key of B Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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And now for the first time anywhere with Buster Harding on piano in
combination with Teddy Kodik bass Tiny Cat on drums Jimmy Rainey guitar and Stan Getz
The incredibly indelible Lady Day, Miss Billie Holiday
_ _ _ [B]
Who opens with It Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ There ain't nothing _ [Eb] I ever [Gb] do
_ [Abm] _
[B] Or nothing [Ebm] I ever [Ab] say _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] That [D] folks [Db] don't [Ab] criticize me
[Abm] _ _ [Db] But [Ab] I'm going to do
_ Just [Abm] as I want to
_ [Db] People say
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B]
If [Eb] I should take a [Abm] notion
To jump [E] right into [Dbm] the ocean
[B] _ _
Ain't [Db] nobody's business
[Ebm] If I do
[Bm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ If I [Eb] go to church on [Abm] Sunday
[E] Then [Em] cabaret all [B] day Monday
[Ab] Ain't _ [Db] nobody's [Eb] business
If I [E] do
_ [B] _ _ _ If my man [Eb] ain't got no [E] money
_ [Abm] And I say [Em] take all of [E] mine, honey
[B] _ [Ab] Ain't _ [Db] nobody's [Gb] business
If I [B]
do
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ If I [Eb] give him my last nickel [Em] and it leaves me in a [B] pickle
_ [Eb]
Ain't [Db] nobody's business
_ [Gb] If [Eb] I do
[Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _
I'd [Eb] rather my [Ab] man would [E] hit me
Then [Em] for him to [B] jump up and quit me
_ [Abm]
Ain't [Db] nobody's business
[B] _ If I do
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
I swear [Ebm] I won't call no copper _ [Cm]
if [E] I'm beat up [B] by my papa
Ain't _ nobody's [Gb] business
If I [Eb] do
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
Ain't [E] nobody's business
[Dbm] _ _ _
_ _ Nobody's business _ _ _
_ [Db] Nobody's [B] business
If I do
[E] _ You
_ [Bm] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Dont Explain album.

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