Chords for I've Got The World On A String

Tempo:
72.25 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Bbm

Eb

F

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I've Got The World On A String chords
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[Cm] [G] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Cm] [E] [Bbm] [Eb]
I've [Ab] got the world on [Eb] a [F] string, [Bbm] sitting [Gm] on a rainbow, [Cm] [Ab] got the string around [Eb] my [D] finger.
[Bbm] What a world, what a [G] life, [Ab] I'm in love.
[Db] [Ab]
I've got a song that [Eb] I [F] sing, [Bbm] I can [E] make the [Db] rain go, [Cm] anytime I move my [Bm] finger.
[Bbm] Lucky [A] me, [Db] can't [G] you see [Ab] I'm in [F] love.
[Cm] [Eb] [Ab] Life is a beautiful [Gm] thing, [Bbm] [E] as long as I [F] hold the [D] string.
[Am] [F] [F] I'd be a silly [Ab] so and so, [Gm] [Fm] if I should ever [Eb] let [G] [Bb] go.
[Eb] [Db] [Eb]
[Fm] I've got the world [F] on a string, [Bbm] sitting [E] on [A] a rainbow, [Cm] got the string [Ab] around my [Cm] [Bm]
finger.
[Bbm] What a world, [A] [Db] what a [G] life, [Ab] I'm in [Bbm] love.
Life is a [Em] [Ab] beautiful
[Gm] [C] thing, [Cm] as long as I hold the string.
[Fm] [Bb] I'd be [Eb] a silly [Bb] so and so, if I [Ab] should [Db] ever let [Bbm] go.
[Eb] Yes, [Ab] I've got the [Gbm] world on a string, [Db] sitting [G] on a rainbow, [Ab] got the string around [Eb] my [D] finger.
[Db] What [Bbm] a world, [F] what a life, [B] [Cm] I'm in love.
[B] [Bbm]
[Db] [Abm] [F]
[F] [Ab] [Bb] [Ab]
Key:  
Ab
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Bbm
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Eb
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F
134211111
Cm
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Ab
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Bbm
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Eb
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To learn Ella Fitzgerald - Ive Got The World On A String chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, Db, G, Ab, Cm, Bm, Bbm, A, Ab and Bbm in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 36 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 72 BPM. With the song's key of Ab Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb]
I've [Ab] got the world on [Eb] a [F] string, [Bbm] sitting [Gm] on a rainbow, [Cm] [Ab] got the string around [Eb] my [D] finger.
_ [Bbm] What a world, what a [G] life, [Ab] I'm in love.
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _
I've got a song that [Eb] I [F] sing, [Bbm] I can [E] make the [Db] rain go, [Cm] _ anytime I move my [Bm] finger.
_ [Bbm] Lucky [A] me, [Db] can't [G] you see [Ab] I'm in [F] love.
[Cm] _ [Eb] [Ab] Life is a beautiful [Gm] _ thing, [Bbm] _ [E] as long as I [F] hold the [D] string.
[Am] _ [F] _ [F] _ I'd be a silly [Ab] so and so, [Gm] _ [Fm] if I should ever [Eb] let [G] [Bb] go.
[Eb] _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
[Fm] I've got the world [F] on a string, [Bbm] sitting [E] on [A] a rainbow, [Cm] got the string [Ab] around my [Cm] _ [Bm]
finger.
[Bbm] _ What a world, [A] [Db] what a [G] life, [Ab] I'm in [Bbm] love.
Life is a [Em] [Ab] beautiful _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] thing, _ _ _ [Cm] as long as I hold the string.
_ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] I'd be [Eb] a silly [Bb] so and so, if I [Ab] should [Db] ever let [Bbm] go. _ _
_ [Eb] Yes, [Ab] I've got the [Gbm] world on a string, [Db] sitting [G] on a rainbow, [Ab] _ got the string around [Eb] my _ [D] finger.
_ [Db] What [Bbm] a world, [F] what a life, [B] _ _ [Cm] _ I'm in love.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [F] _
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the The First Lady Of Song album.

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