Lullaby Of Birdland Chords by Ella Fitzgerald

Tempo:
110.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

Fm

Ab

Eb

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ella Fitzgerald - Lullaby of Birdland  1954 chords
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[Cm] Oh
[D]
Bird [G]
[C]
[A] [D] land [G] that's what I
[Ab] Always [Fm] hear [Bb] when you sigh
[Gm]
[Cm] Never in my [Fm] word land could [Ab] there be ways [Eb] to reveal
[Ab] [D] In a phrase [G] how I [C] feel
[A] Have you ever [G] heard to turtle does?
[Cm]
[Ab] Bill and coo
when they [Gm] love
[G] That's the kind of [Fm] magic [Eb] music we make with our lips
[Bb] when we kiss
[C]
And there's a [Fm] weep you
[D]
He really [Eb] knows how to die
[G]
[E] That's how I [Fm] cry in my pillow
[Ab]
If you should tell [Eb] me
[G]
[A] Lullaby of [Bm] birdland whisper [G] low
[Ab]
Kiss [Fm] me sweet and [Bb] we'll go
[Gm]
Flying [C] high in [Fm] birdland high in [Ab] the sky up [Eb]
above
[Ab] All [D] because we're in [Cm] love
[F]
[Bb]
[G] [Cm]
[D] [F] Does [Cm]
bill and [Ab] coo when [Bb] they [Gm] love that's the [Cm] kind of magic
[Fm] Music [Ab] we make with [Eb] our lips
when we [D] kiss
And [Gm] there's a weep [Fm] you
[Bb]
He really knows [Eb] how to cry
[C]
That's how I cry in [Fm] my [G] pillow
[F] If you should [Eb] tell me
[G] [A]
[D] [G] [Cm] Kiss me [Fm] sweet and [F] we'll go [Gm]
flying [G] high in [F] birdland high in the sky
[G]
[Fm]
[Bb] [F] [Eb]
You
Key:  
G
2131
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
G
2131
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
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To jam and learn Ella Fitzgerald - Lullaby Of Birdland chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Gm, C, Fm, Eb, G, C, Fm and F. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 55 BPM before aiming for the song's 111 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: (unknown) Major.

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_ [Cm] Oh _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Bird _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] land [G] that's what I _
[Ab] Always [Fm] hear _ [Bb] when you sigh
[Gm] _
[Cm] Never in my [Fm] word land could [Ab] there be ways [Eb] to reveal
[Ab] _ [D] In a phrase [G] how I [C] feel
[A] Have you ever [G] heard to turtle does?
[Cm] _
[Ab] Bill and _ coo
when they [Gm] love
[G] That's the kind of [Fm] magic [Eb] music we make with our lips
[Bb] _ when we kiss
_ [C] _
And there's a [Fm] weep you
_ _ _ [D]
He really [Eb] knows how to die
_ _ [G] _
[E] That's how I [Fm] cry in my pillow
_ [Ab] _
If you should tell [Eb] me
_ [G] _ _ _
[A] Lullaby of [Bm] birdland whisper [G] low
[Ab]
Kiss [Fm] me sweet and [Bb] we'll go
[Gm]
Flying [C] high in [Fm] birdland high in [Ab] the sky up [Eb]
above
[Ab] All [D] because we're in [Cm] love
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [F] Does [Cm]
bill and [Ab] coo when [Bb] they [Gm] love that's the [Cm] kind of magic
[Fm] Music [Ab] we make with [Eb] our lips
_ when we [D] kiss _
And [Gm] there's a weep [Fm] you
_ _ _ [Bb]
He really knows [Eb] how to cry
_ _ [C]
That's how I cry in [Fm] my [G] pillow
_ [F] If you should [Eb] tell me
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [Cm] Kiss me [Fm] sweet and [F] we'll go [Gm]
flying [G] high in [F] birdland high in the sky
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ You _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was written by George Shearing and George David Weiss.

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