Chords for Billie Holiday-Tain't Nobody's Business if I Do (Live)

Tempo:
174.65 bpm
Chords used:

B

Gb

Db

E

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billie Holiday-Tain't Nobody's Business if I Do (Live) chords
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[B]
And now for the first time anywhere with Buster Harding on piano in combination with Teddy
Kotick bass, Tiny Cat on drums, Jimmy Rainey guitar and Stan Getz, the incredibly indelible
Lady Day, Miss Billie Holiday, [C]
[A] who [C] opens with It Ain't [Bm] Nobody's Business [E] If I [Gb] Do.
[B]
[Ab] [E]
[Bb] [C] [B]
There ain't nothing [Eb] I ever [Gb] do [Abm]
or [B] nothing [Ebm]
I ever say [Em]
[Eb] [C] that [D] folks
[Dbm] [Ebm] don't [D] criticize [Ab] me.
[Abm] [Db] But I'm [Ab] going to do [Abm]
just as I want to.
[Db] People say [B]
if I [Eb] should take an [Abm] ocean to [E] jump right into [Dbm] the [B] ocean, it [Ab] ain't [Db] nobody's business
[Em]
[Abm] if I [Bm] do.
[Bb] [Eb] [B]
If I [Eb] go to church on
[Abm] Sunday, [E] then [Bb] [Em] cabaret [B] all day Monday, [A] it ain't [Db] [Eb] nobody's business
[Gb]
[B] if I [Gb] [Db] do.
[B]
If my man [Eb] ain't got no [E] money, then I [B] say take all [D] of mine, [E] [B] honey.
[Ab] Ain't [Db] nobody's [Gb] business [B] if I [Db] do.
[B]
If I give [Eb] him [E] my last nickel [Em] and it leaves me in a [B] pickle, ain't [Db] nobody's [Gb] business [Db]
[Gb] if I [Abm] do.
[Db]
[G] [Gb] [B]
[Bb] I'd rather my man would [E] hit me [Em] than for him to [B] jump up and quit me.
[Gb]
[Abm] Ain't [Db] nobody's business [B] if I do.
[Fm] [Gb]
I swear I won't call no [E] copper if I'm beat up [B] by my papa.
Ain't [Ab] [Db] nobody's business [Gb]
if I do.
[Ab]
[Dbm] Ain't [E] nobody's business.
[Gb]
[Dbm] [E]
Nobody's business.
[Dbm]
[Gb] Nobody's [B] business if I do.
[E] [Bb] [Db] [Bm] [Abm]
[Bb] [B]
Key:  
B
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Gb
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Db
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E
2311
Abm
123111114
B
12341112
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
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To start learning Billie Holiday - Aint Nobodys Business chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ab, Db, Ab, Abm, Gb, E, B, Ab, Db, Gb and B in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 87 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 175 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Major.

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

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This song finds its place within the Dont Explain album.

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