Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - These Foolish Things Chords

Tempo:
118.2 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Cm

Ab

Db

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - These Foolish Things chords
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[Ab]
Oh, will you [Eb] never let me be?
Oh, will you never set [Cm] me free?
[Fm] [Bb] The [Eb] ties that [Ab] bound us are still [Bb] around us.
There's [Eb] no escape that [Bb] I can see.
[G]
[Ebm] And [Fm] still those little [Db] things remain
[Bbm] [Cm] that bring me happiness [F] [Db] or
[C] [B] pain.
[Ab]
A cigarette that [Bbm] bears a [Eb] lipstick's [Db] traces.
[Cm] An airline ticket to [Gm] romantic [Eb] places.
[Gb] And [Fm] still my heart [Bbm] has wings.
[C]
[F] These [Ab] foolish [G] things [Bb]
remind [Db] me of [C] you.
[Db]
[Eb] A [Cm] tinkling piano [Bbm] in the next [Eb]
[Db] apartment.
[Cm] [Fm] Those stumbling [Cm] words that told you [G] what [Eb] my heart [Gb] meant.
[Ebm] A [D] fairground's [Bbm] painted swings.
[Ebm] These [Ab] foolish [G] things [Eb] remind me [Ab] of you.
[D] [F] [A]
You came.
[D]
You [G] saw.
[F] [Cm]
You [Eb] [Cm] conquered [F] me.
[Db] [Eb] When
[Cm] you [F] did [Ab] that to [G] me,
[Eb] I knew [Gb] somehow [Bbm] this had to [Eb] be.
The [Fm] winds of March [Bbm] that make my [Eb] heart a [Db] dancer.
[Cm]
A telephone [Fm] that rings, [G] but [Eb] who's to [Ebm] answer?
Oh, how [Dm] the ghost [Bbm] of you clings.
[C] These [D] foolish things [G] remind [Ab] me [C]
[Ab] of you.
[Cm] First daffodils [Bbm] and long, [Eb] excited [G] cables.
[Cm] And [F] candle lights [Eb] on [G] little corner [Eb] tables.
[Ab] And still my
[Db] heart has [Bb] [Cm] wings.
[F] These foolish [Gm] [Bb] things remind [Ab]
me of [Dbm] you.
[G] [Db]
[Ab] The [C] pocket evening [Bbm]
when the bell [Eb] has [G] sounded.
[Cm] The yieldy [G] France with all [Bb] the [D] girls [Eb] around [A]
[Gb] it.
[Ab] The beauty that is [Db] springs.
[Cm] [A] These [B] foolish [G] [Ab] things remind me of [D] you.
[G]
[Cm] How strange.
[Fm] How [G] sweet.
[Cm] To find [F] you still.
[Db]
[Eb] [Cm] These things [Fm] are dear to [Gm] me.
[Eb] They seem [Gb] to bring
[Bbm] you near [Eb] to [Ab]
me.
The [F] sigh of midnight
[Bbm] trains and empty [Eb] stations.
[Abm] Silk [Fm] stockings thrown aside.
[Bb] Dance [Ab] invitations.
[Gb] [E] Oh, [Eb] how the [D] ghost [Db] of you [Bbm] clings.
[Cm] [F] These foolish [Gm] [D] things [Bbm] [Eb] remind [Ab] me of you.
[F] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Fm] Gardenia perfume [Bbm] lingering on [Eb] a pillow.
[Bb] [Cm] Wild strawberries, [Ab] only [Gm] seven [Eb] francs a kilo.
[Db] [Gb] And [Ebm] still my [Db] heart has wings.
[C] [A] These [G] foolish [Bb] things remind
[Db] me of you.
[Ab] The smile of garble
[Bbm] and the scent [Eb] [C] of roses.
[Cm] The waiters whistling
[Gm] as the last [Eb] bar closes.
[Gb] [Ebm] The song [Dm] that [Db] Crosby [Bbm] sings.
[C] Boo, boo, [A] boo, boo, boo.
[Bb] These foolish [Eb] things [Db] remind [Ab] me of [Cm] you.
[D] [G]
[Cm] How [Fm] strange.
[G] How [Db] sweet.
[Cm] To find [F] you [Ab] still.
[Db] [Eb]
These [Cm] things [Fm]
are dear to [G] me.
[Bb]
They [Gb] seem to bring [Bbm] you near to [Em] [Ab] me.
[Cm] The scent of [F] smoldering [Bbm]
leaves.
The [Eb] wail of [G] [Cm]
steamers.
Two [Fm] lovers on the [Ab] street [Gm] who walk [Eb] like [Gb] dreamers.
Oh, [C] how [Db]
[Fm] these [F] foolish [Gm] things [Eb] remind [Ebm] [F] [Eb] me of [Ab] you.
[Db]
[Ab]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
G
2131
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Ab
134211114
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To learn Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong - (Remind Me Of You) These Foolish Things chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bb, Eb, Fm, Bb, Eb, Ab, Bb, Gb, Bb, Ab and Db. A good strategy is to initiate at 59 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 119 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
Oh, will you [Eb] never let me be? _ _ _
_ Oh, will you never set [Cm] me free?
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ The [Eb] ties that [Ab] bound us are still [Bb] around us.
There's [Eb] no escape that [Bb] I can see.
_ [G] _
_ [Ebm] And [Fm] still those little [Db] things _ remain
[Bbm] _ _ [Cm] _ that bring me happiness [F] [Db] or _ _
_ [C] _ [B] pain.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
A cigarette _ that [Bbm] bears a _ [Eb] lipstick's [Db] traces. _
[Cm] _ An airline ticket to _ [Gm] _ romantic [Eb] _ places.
_ [Gb] _ _ And [Fm] still my heart [Bbm] has wings.
_ [C] _ _
[F] These [Ab] foolish [G] things _ _ [Bb]
remind [Db] me of [C] you.
_ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ A [Cm] tinkling piano _ [Bbm] in the next [Eb] _
[Db] apartment.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] Those stumbling [Cm] _ words that told you [G] what [Eb] my heart _ [Gb] _ meant.
[Ebm] A _ [D] fairground's [Bbm] painted _ swings.
_ _ [Ebm] These [Ab] foolish [G] things _ [Eb] remind me [Ab] of you.
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
You _ came.
_ _ [D] _ _
You [G] saw.
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
You [Eb] _ _ [Cm] conquered [F] me.
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] When _
_ _ [Cm] you _ [F] did [Ab] that to _ [G] _ me,
_ [Eb] I knew _ [Gb] somehow _ _ [Bbm] this had to [Eb] be. _ _ _ _
The [Fm] winds of March [Bbm] that make my _ [Eb] heart a [Db] dancer.
_ [Cm] _
A telephone [Fm] that rings, [G] but _ [Eb] who's to _ [Ebm] answer?
_ _ Oh, how [Dm] the ghost [Bbm] of you clings.
[C] _ _ These [D] foolish _ things [G] remind _ [Ab] me _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ of you.
[Cm] First daffodils [Bbm] and long, [Eb] excited [G] cables. _
[Cm] _ _ And [F] candle lights [Eb] on [G] little _ corner [Eb] _ tables. _
[Ab] _ _ _ And still my _
[Db] heart has [Bb] _ [Cm] wings.
[F] These foolish [Gm] _ [Bb] things _ remind _ [Ab]
me of [Dbm] you.
_ [G] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ The [C] pocket evening [Bbm]
when the bell [Eb] has [G] sounded. _
[Cm] _ _ The yieldy [G] France with all [Bb] the _ [D] girls [Eb] _ around [A] _
[Gb] it.
[Ab] The beauty that is [Db] _ springs.
_ [Cm] _ _ [A] These [B] foolish _ [G] _ [Ab] things remind _ me of [D] you.
_ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ How strange. _
[Fm] _ _ How [G] _ sweet. _
[Cm] _ _ To _ find [F] you still.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] These things [Fm] are dear to [Gm] me. _ _
[Eb] They seem [Gb] to bring _
[Bbm] you near [Eb] to _ _ [Ab]
me.
_ _ The [F] sigh of midnight _
[Bbm] trains and empty [Eb] _ stations. _
[Abm] _ _ Silk [Fm] stockings thrown aside.
[Bb] _ _ Dance [Ab] _ invitations. _
[Gb] _ _ [E] Oh, [Eb] how the [D] ghost [Db] of you [Bbm] clings.
_ [Cm] _ [F] These foolish [Gm] _ _ [D] things [Bbm] _ [Eb] remind [Ab] me of you.
[F] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Gardenia perfume [Bbm] lingering on [Eb] a pillow. _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] Wild strawberries, [Ab] only [Gm] seven _ [Eb] francs a kilo. _
[Db] _ _ [Gb] And [Ebm] still my [Db] heart has wings.
_ [C] _ _ [A] These [G] foolish _ [Bb] things remind _
[Db] me of you. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ The smile of garble _
[Bbm] and the scent [Eb] [C] of roses. _
[Cm] _ _ The waiters whistling _
[Gm] as the last [Eb] bar _ closes.
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] The song [Dm] that [Db] Crosby [Bbm] sings.
_ [C] Boo, boo, [A] boo, boo, boo.
[Bb] These foolish _ [Eb] things _ [Db] remind [Ab] me of [Cm] you.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[Cm] _ _ How _ _ _ [Fm] strange.
_ _ [G] How _ [Db] sweet.
[Cm] _ To _ find _ [F] you [Ab] still.
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ These _ _ [Cm] things [Fm]
are dear to [G] me.
_ _ [Bb]
They _ [Gb] seem to bring [Bbm] you near to _ [Em] _ [Ab] me. _
_ [Cm] The scent of [F] smoldering _ [Bbm] _
leaves.
The [Eb] wail of [G] _ _ [Cm]
steamers.
Two [Fm] lovers on the [Ab] street [Gm] who walk _ [Eb] like _ _ [Gb] dreamers.
Oh, [C] how _ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ [Fm] these [F] _ foolish [Gm] _ _ _ things _ [Eb] remind [Ebm] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] me _ _ of [Ab] _ you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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