Born To Be Blue Chords by Chet Baker

Tempo:
170 bpm
Chords used:

C

Db

Cm

F

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chet Baker - Born to be blue chords
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[Bb]
[Db] [C]
[Db] [C]
[Bbm] [Cm]
[Db] [Bbm]
[B] [C] [Db]
[C]
[Db] [C] [Cm]
[Db] [C]
Some folks [Db] were meant to [C] live in clover, [Gb]
[F] but [Eb] they are such a [Ab] chosen [Fm]
few.
[C] [G] [Cm] And clover [Db] being green is something I've [F] never [A]
[Fm] seen,
Cause I [C] was born to be blue.
[G] [B] [C]
When [Bbm] there's a yellow [C] moon above [Gb] me,
[F] They [Bb] say there's [Ab] moonbeams I should [C] view,
[G] [Cm] But moonbeams [Db] being gold [Cm]
are something I [F] can't behold,
[Bb] Cause I was
[G] born to [C] be blue.
[B]
[Cm] When I [Db] met [G] [Ab] you, the world [Db] was bright and [Eb] sunny,
[Abm] When you left, [Db] the [Gb] curtain fell.
I'd like [B] to laugh, [Gb] but [B] there's [Ebm] nothing that strikes [Bbm] me [Abm] funny,
[Fm]
[F] Now [Bb] my world's a faded [Eb] pastel.
[D]
[G] Well, [C] I [Db] guess I'm luckier [C] than some [Gb] folks,
[F]
I've known the [Eb] thrill of [Ab] loving you,
[D]
[G] [Cm] And that alone [Db] is more [Cm] than I was [F] created for,
[Fm]
[Bb] Cause I [C] was [G] born to be [Am] blue.
[B] [C]
[Db] [C]
[Gb] [F]
[Eb]
[Ab] [C]
[Gm] [Cm]
[F] [Fm]
[D] [G]
[C]
[Gm] [Abm] When I met [Db] you, [Ab] [Abm] the world [Bbm] was bright [Db] and sunny,
[Abm]
When you left, [B] the curtain [Gb] fell.
I'd like [E] to laugh,
[Gb] [C] but [B] nothing [Bb] strikes me funny,
[Fm]
Now my [Bb] world's a [Ab] faded [Eb] pastel.
[Cm] [G]
Well, [C] I guess [Db] I'm luckier [C] than some
[Gb] [F] folks,
I've [Eb] known the [Bbm] thrill of [Ab] loving you,
[Gm] And
[Cm] that alone [Db]
is more [Cm] than I was [F] created for,
[Fm]
Cause I was [G] born [C] to be blue.
[Cm] [Db]
[C] Cause I [Db] was born [Cm] to be blue.
[Db] [F]
[C] Cause [Eb] I was born [Cm] to be blue.
[Db] [Cm] [Bbm]
[C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
Db
12341114
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Db
12341114
Cm
13421113
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To start learning Chet Baker - Born To Be Blue chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Ab, F, Eb, Db, C and Db. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 52 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 104. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ Some folks [Db] were meant to _ [C] live in _ clover, _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ but [Eb] they are such a [Ab] chosen [Fm] _
few.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] And clover _ [Db] being green _ _ is something I've [F] never _ [A] _
[Fm] seen,
_ _ _ Cause I [C] was born to be blue. _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _
When [Bbm] there's a yellow _ [C] moon above _ _ [Gb] me, _ _
_ [F] _ _ They [Bb] say there's _ _ [Ab] _ moonbeams I should [C] view,
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] But _ moonbeams [Db] being _ gold _ [Cm]
are something I [F] can't behold, _
_ _ [Bb] _ Cause I was _
[G] born to [C] be _ blue.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Cm] When I [Db] _ met [G] [Ab] you, the world [Db] was bright and [Eb] sunny, _ _
[Abm] _ When you left, [Db] _ the _ [Gb] curtain _ _ fell. _
_ _ I'd like [B] to laugh, _ [Gb] _ _ but [B] there's [Ebm] nothing that strikes [Bbm] me [Abm] funny,
_ [Fm] _
_ [F] Now [Bb] my world's a faded [Eb] _ pastel.
_ _ [D] _ _
[G] Well, _ [C] _ _ I [Db] guess I'm _ luckier [C] than some _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ folks,
[F] _
_ I've known the [Eb] thrill of [Ab] _ loving you,
_ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] And that alone [Db] is more [Cm] than I was [F] created for,
_ _ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] Cause I [C] was [G] born to be _ [Am] blue. _ _
_ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Abm] _ When I met [Db] you, _ _ _ _ [Ab] [Abm] the world [Bbm] was bright [Db] and sunny,
_ _ [Abm] _
When you _ left, [B] the curtain [Gb] _ _ fell. _ _ _
_ I'd like [E] to laugh, _
[Gb] _ [C] but _ _ [B] nothing [Bb] strikes me funny,
_ _ [Fm] _
Now my [Bb] world's a [Ab] faded [Eb] _ pastel.
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _
Well, _ [C] _ _ I guess [Db] I'm _ luckier [C] than some _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [F] folks, _
_ I've [Eb] known the [Bbm] thrill of [Ab] loving you,
_ [Gm] And _
_ [Cm] _ _ that alone [Db]
is more _ [Cm] than I was [F] created for,
_ _ _ [Fm] _
Cause I was [G] born [C] to be blue.
_ [Cm] _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ Cause I [Db] was born [Cm] to be blue.
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ Cause [Eb] I was born [Cm] to be blue.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Robert Wells and Mel Torme.

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