Chords for Ella Fitzgerald - I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues

Tempo:
113.5 bpm
Chords used:

F#

G

G#

A

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ella Fitzgerald - I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues chords
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[E] [G]
[F#] [Gm] [C#m]
[A] [G#]
Ain't got the change [G#m] of a nickel
[C#] Ain't got no [G] bounce [F#] in my [G] shoes
[F#] Ain't got [Bm] no fancy [D#] to tickle [G#] I [D#]
[A] ain't [F#] got nothing but the blues
[G] [G#] Ain't got no [F#] coffee [F] that's perking [G] [C#]
[D#] Ain't got no [D#m] winnings to lose
[F] [G#] [A#] Ain't got a [F#] dream that's [Fm] working [G#]
[C#] I ain't got nothing [C#m] but the blues
[F#] [G]
[D#] [F#] When trumpets [Dm] flare up [D#m]
I [Dm] keep my hair up [Cm] I [Gm] just can't make [C] it come [Gm]
down
Believe [G] me, Pappy, [A] [A#m] I [G] can get happy [A]
[Fm] Since my ever-loving baby [G#] left town
Ain't got no rest [C#m] in my [G#] slumbers [Em] Ain't [G] got [F#] no feelings [Em]
to [F#] bruise
Ain't [A#] got no [D#] telephone [G#] numbers I ain't got nothing [C#m] but the
[F#] blues
[F#m] Ain't got the [F] change of a nickel Ain't [G#] got no bounce [G] in my shoes
Ain't [B] got no [Em] fancy to [F#m] tickle [G]
[G#] [A] [Am] I ain't got nothing [D] but the blues
[F#m] Ain't got [G] no coffee [F#] that's perking [A] Ain't [Am] [G#] got no [G] winnings to lose
[F#] [G] I [Em] ain't got a [A]
dream that's working I ain't got nothing [D] but the blues
[F#]
[Em] [A] [D] When
[F#] trumpets flare up [Em] I keep [F#] my hair up I [B] just can't [G#m] make it [B] come down
[F#]
Believe [E] me, Pappy, [Bm] I can [C#m] get [Bm] happy [A#] [A] Since my ever [Am]-loving baby [F#m] left town
Ain't [Am] got no rest [D] in my [A]
slumbers [F] Ain't [G#] got no [G]
feelings to bruise
Ain't [Cm] got no [Bm] telephone numbers [A#] [A] I ain't got [D] nothing but the [Dm] [F#] blues
[G]
I [G#] ain't got [A] nothing but the blues But the [G] blues
[Bm]
[D]
Key:  
F#
134211112
G
2131
G#
134211114
A
1231
Em
121
F#
134211112
G
2131
G#
134211114
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Let's start jamming Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass - I Aint Got Nothing But The Blues chords, practice the chord sequence A, G#, F#, G, A#, G, A, G#, G, D#, B and Gm. For best results, commence at 106 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 213. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of B Major.

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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
Ain't got the change [G#m] of a nickel _
_ _ _ [C#] _ Ain't got no [G] bounce [F#] in my [G] shoes _ _
[F#] _ _ Ain't got [Bm] no fancy [D#] to tickle [G#] _ I [D#] _ _
[A] ain't [F#] got nothing but the blues _
[G] _ _ [G#] _ Ain't got no [F#] coffee [F] that's perking _ [G] _ _ _ [C#] _
[D#] Ain't got no [D#m] winnings to lose
_ _ [F] _ _ [G#] _ _ [A#] Ain't got a [F#] dream that's [Fm] working [G#] _
_ _ [C#] I ain't got nothing [C#m] but the blues
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D#] _ [F#] When trumpets [Dm] flare up [D#m] _
I [Dm] keep my hair up [Cm] _ I [Gm] just can't make [C] it come _ [Gm]
down
_ _ Believe [G] me, Pappy, [A] _ [A#m] I [G] can get happy [A] _
_ [Fm] Since my ever-loving baby [G#] left town
Ain't got no rest [C#m] in my _ [G#] slumbers _ [Em] _ Ain't _ [G] got [F#] no _ feelings [Em]
to [F#] bruise
Ain't [A#] got no [D#] telephone _ _ [G#] numbers _ _ I ain't got nothing [C#m] but the _
_ [F#] _ blues
[F#m] _ _ Ain't got the [F] change of a nickel _ _ Ain't [G#] got no bounce [G] in my shoes
_ _ _ Ain't [B] got no [Em] fancy to [F#m] tickle _ [G] _
[G#] _ _ [A] _ [Am] I ain't got nothing [D] _ but the blues _ _
[F#m] Ain't got [G] no coffee [F#] that's perking [A] _ _ Ain't [Am] _ _ [G#] got no _ [G] winnings to lose _ _ _
[F#] _ [G] I [Em] ain't got a [A]
dream _ that's working _ I ain't got nothing [D] but the blues
[F#] _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ When _
[F#] trumpets flare up [Em] I keep [F#] my hair up _ I [B] just can't [G#m] make it _ [B] come down
[F#] _
Believe [E] me, Pappy, _ [Bm] I can [C#m] get [Bm] happy [A#] _ _ [A] Since my ever [Am]-loving baby [F#m] left town
Ain't [Am] got no rest [D] in my _ [A] _
slumbers [F] _ Ain't [G#] got no _ [G] _
_ _ feelings to bruise
Ain't [Cm] got no [Bm] telephone _ numbers [A#] _ [A] I _ ain't got [D] nothing but the [Dm] [F#] blues
_ [G] _ _
I [G#] ain't got [A] nothing but the blues _ _ _ But the [G] blues
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Duke Ellington and Don George who authored this song.

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