These Foolish Things Chords by Ella Fitzgerald

Tempo:
133.45 bpm
Chords used:

F

Dm

G

Bb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ella Fitzgerald - These Foolish Things chords
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[Dm]
A [Gm] cigarette [Cm] that bears [G] a lipstick [F]
[Eb] traces
[Dm] [Gm] An airline ticket [C] to [F] romantic [Gbm] places
[Fm]
[G] And [Bb] still my [E] heart's [Eb]
[D] voice
[G] These
[C] foolish [E] [G] tears [C]
remind [Eb] me of you
[Bb] A [Dm] tinkling piano [Cm] in the next [F] apartment
[Dm]
Those stumbling words that told [C] you what my heart
[B] [Eb] meant
[Fm] A [Bb] fairground's [E] pain [Eb] it's [D] words
[G] These [C] foolish things [F] remind [Am] [Bb] me of [E] you
[Gbm] [Dm]
You came,
[E] you [A] saw
[Dm] You conquered [G] me
[Db]
[Gb] [F] When
[Dm] you did that [Bb] to me
[Am] [E] [F] I [B] knew [Bm] somehow [Cm]
it had to [F] [C] be
[Bb]
The [Bbm] [Gm] winds of March that [Cm] made my heart a [Eb]
dancer
[Dm] A [Gm]
telephone that [C] rings [Gm] for [Ab] [Abm] hurdles to [Fm] answer
[Bb] Oh how the [E] ghost [Eb] of you [D] clings
[G] These foolish [Am] things [F] remind [Bb] me of [Gm] you
[A]
[Dm] You [B] came, [G] you [A]
saw
[Bb] [Dm] You [D]
[G] conquered
[Dbm] me
[Gb] [F]
[C] When [Dm] you [Gm] did that to [Am] me
[Gm]
[F] I [G] knew [Bm] somehow
[Cm] it had to be
[D] [G] The [Gm] winds of March [Cm] that made my [F] heart a [Eb] dancer
[Dm] A telephone that rings [Gm]
for hurdles [F] [Ab] to [Eb] answer
[Ab] [Bb] Oh [E] how the
[Eb] [G]
ghost of you clings
These foolish [C]
things remind [F]
me of [N]
you
These foolish things remind me [Fm] of you
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
Key:  
F
134211111
Dm
2311
G
2131
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Dm
2311
G
2131
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To learn Ella Fitzgerald - (Live At The Chicago Opera House,1957) These Foolish Things chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Bb, E, Eb, D, G, C and E. Kick off your practice at a gentle 66 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 133 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
A [Gm] _ cigarette _ _ [Cm] that bears [G] a lipstick [F] _
[Eb] traces
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ An airline ticket _ [C] _ to [F] romantic _ [Gbm] places
_ [Fm] _ _
[G] And [Bb] still my [E] _ heart's [Eb] _
_ _ [D] voice
_ [G] These _
[C] foolish [E] _ _ [G] tears [C] _
remind _ [Eb] me of _ _ you
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ A [Dm] tinkling piano _ _ [Cm] _ in the next [F] _ apartment
_ _ [Dm] _ _
Those stumbling words that told [C] you _ what my heart _
[B] [Eb] meant
_ [Fm] A _ [Bb] fairground's [E] pain _ [Eb] it's _ _ [D] words
[G] These _ [C] foolish _ things [F] remind [Am] _ _ [Bb] me of _ [E] you
_ _ [Gbm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
You _ _ _ came, _
[E] _ _ you [A] _ saw _
_ [Dm] _ _ You _ _ _ conquered [G] _ me
_ [Db] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [F] _ When _ _
[Dm] _ _ you did that [Bb] to me
[Am] _ _ [E] _ [F] I _ _ _ [B] knew [Bm] somehow _ [Cm] _
it had to [F] _ [C] be
_ [Bb] _
The [Bbm] _ [Gm] winds of March that [Cm] made my _ heart a [Eb]
dancer
_ [Dm] _ _ A _ [Gm]
telephone that _ _ [C] rings [Gm] for [Ab] _ [Abm] hurdles to _ [Fm] answer _ _
[Bb] Oh how the [E] ghost [Eb] of you _ _ [D] clings
_ [G] These foolish [Am] _ _ things [F] _ remind [Bb] me of [Gm] _ you
_ _ [A] _
[Dm] You _ _ _ _ _ [B] came, _ [G] _ _ _ you [A] _
saw
_ [Bb] _ [Dm] You _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] conquered _
_ [Dbm] me
[Gb] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] When _ [Dm] you _ [Gm] did that to [Am] me
_ [Gm] _ _
[F] I [G] knew _ [Bm] somehow _ _
_ [Cm] it had to be _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ The [Gm] winds of March [Cm] that made my _ [F] heart a [Eb] dancer
_ [Dm] _ _ A telephone that _ rings [Gm] _
for hurdles [F] _ [Ab] to _ [Eb] answer
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] Oh [E] how the _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
ghost of you clings
These foolish [C] _ _ _ _
things _ remind [F] _ _ _
me of _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ you
These foolish things remind me [Fm] of you _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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