Chords for Georgie Fame - The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde (1968)

Tempo:
104.7 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

E

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Georgie Fame - The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde (1968) chords
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There it is, ladies [Cm] and gentlemen, Georgie [D] Maynard, Bonnie and [G] Clyde!
Bonnie and [C] Clyde, look [Bm] pretty looking [C] people, but I [D] can tell you [C] people, they were the [G] devil's children.
Bonnie and [C] Clyde, began [D] their evil [C] doing, they raised [D] the afternoon [C] down Savannah [G] Way.
They robbed a store [C] and hide-tailed out of [G] that town, [C] got clean away [G] in a stolen [E] car,
[A] and waited [D] till the heat [G] died down.
[Db] [G] [D]
[G] Bonnie and Clyde, [C] advanced their [D] reputation, [C] they made the [D] graduation [C] into the banking [G] business.
Sweets for the sky, [C] sweet talking [D] Clyde would holler, [C] this money [D] loaded dollar,
[C] when did you [G] write back?
Now one brave man, [C] he tried to take them [G] alone,
[C] they left him lying [G] in a pool [E] of blood, [A] and laughed [D] about it all the [G] way home.
[Db] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [Bm]
[C] [G]
[Am] [D]
[C] [Bm] [C] [G]
Bonnie [C] and Clyde got to be [Eb] public enemy [G] number [G] one, running [C] and hiding from every [Eb] American [G] lawman's gun.
[E] They used to laugh [A] about dying,
[D] but deep inside, [G]
[E] the pretty soon [A] they'd be lying,
[D] beneath the ground [G] together, pushing up [C] there just to welcome the sun and the morning [G] dew.
[C]
[Eb] [G] Acting upon [C] reliable [D] information, [C] the federal [D] deputation [C] laid a deadly [G] ambush.
When Bonnie and Clyde [C] came walking in the sunshine, half a dozen [D] carbine opened [G] up on them.
Bonnie
[N]
[Gm] and Clyde, [Eb] they lived a [D] lot together, [Eb] and finally [D] together, [G] they died.
[Db] [Cm]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
E
2311
Eb
12341116
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Georgie Fame - The Ballad Of Bonnie & Clyde chords, Practice these chords sequence - D, G, C, D, C, G, E and A. Start with a comfortable 52 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 105. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: G Major.

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_ There it is, ladies [Cm] and gentlemen, Georgie [D] Maynard, Bonnie and [G] Clyde!
Bonnie and [C] Clyde, look [Bm] pretty looking [C] people, but I [D] can tell you [C] people, they were the [G] devil's children.
_ Bonnie and [C] Clyde, began [D] their evil [C] doing, they raised [D] the afternoon [C] down Savannah [G] Way.
They robbed a store [C] and hide-tailed out of [G] that town, _ [C] got clean away [G] in a stolen [E] car,
[A] and waited [D] till the heat [G] died down.
[Db] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[G] Bonnie and Clyde, [C] advanced their [D] reputation, [C] they made the [D] graduation [C] into the banking [G] business.
Sweets for the sky, [C] sweet talking [D] Clyde would holler, [C] this money [D] loaded dollar,
[C] when did you [G] write back?
Now one brave man, [C] he tried to take them [G] alone,
_ [C] they left him lying [G] in a pool [E] of blood, [A] and laughed [D] about it all the [G] way home.
[Db] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
Bonnie [C] and Clyde got to be [Eb] public enemy [G] number [G] one, running [C] and hiding from every [Eb] American [G] lawman's gun.
_ [E] They used to laugh [A] about dying, _
[D] _ but deep inside, [G] _ _ _ _
[E] the pretty soon [A] they'd be lying, _ _
[D] _ beneath the ground [G] together, pushing up [C] there just to welcome the sun and the morning [G] dew.
_ _ [C] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ Acting upon [C] reliable [D] information, [C] the federal [D] deputation [C] laid a deadly [G] ambush.
When Bonnie and Clyde [C] came walking in the sunshine, half a dozen [D] carbine opened [G] up on them.
_ _ Bonnie _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ and _ Clyde, [Eb] they lived a [D] lot together, [Eb] and finally [D] together, _ _ [G] they died. _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

It's Mitch Murray and Peter Callander who authored this song.

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