Learning How To Listen Chords by Abbey Lincoln
Tempo:
101.75 bpm
Chords used:
B
Gb
Db
Abm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Bbm]
[Abm] [B] [F]
[B] [D] [Gb] [B]
Life is [Bb] like a song [Bbm] to sing [Abm] with [B] measured beats and [Gb] phrases,
[Bb] [Eb] with [Gb] bended [Cm] notes and some [F] [Cm] repeats.
[F]
Music [Bb] through the ages
[B] that brings the [Bb] highs, [Bbm] the lows,
the [Abm] swells, [B] sometimes [Bbm] for [F] an [B] ending.
[Bb] [Ebm] [Db] [Gb] Bringing [C] other songs to sing, [F] [Eb] ascending,
[Bb] descending.
[Gb] I'm learning how to listen, how to [B] hear a [Gb]
melody,
[G] how [Abm] to hear the [B] [Db] song I'm singing, [B] how to feel and let it be.
And listen for the song, [Bbm] knowing [Gb] [Eb]
how it goes.
[Abm] And listen [Db] to the melody [B] [Gb] that flows.
[Ebm] [Gb] [B] Music [Gb]
is a lover with [B] shiny [Gb]
golden [G] wings
[Abm] that whispers [Db]
[Abm] in the lover's ear [B] and [Db] [B] dances when it sings.
And sense of variation [Bbm] are an [Db] [Eb] everlasting theme.
[Abm] It's either [Db]
love or sorrow [Gb] on the scene.
[Ebm] [Gb] I'm learning how to listen [Ebm] for the songs [Gb] I name and [G] sign
[Abm] and claim [Db] as a possession.
[B] And say [Db] that [B] they are mine, because everybody knows
that [Bbm] songs come from [Eb] out of the blue.
[Abm] And I'm learning [Db] how to hear [Gb] the changes too.
[B] [Gb]
[B] [Gb] [Db]
[Abm] [B] [Db]
[B] [Db] [B]
[Bbm] [Eb] [B]
[Abm] [Db]
[Gb]
[B] I'm learning [Gb] how to listen, how [B] to hear [Gb] a melody,
[G] [Abm] how to hear the song [Db] I'm singing, [B] how to feel [Db] [B] and let it be.
And listen for the song, [Bbm]
knowing [Eb] how it goes.
[Abm] And listen for [B] the [Db] melody [Gb] that flows.
[Ebm] [Abm] And listen for the melody [Db] that flows.
[Eb] [Gb] [B] [Gb] And listen for the melody that flows.
[B] [Gb]
[Abm] [B] [F]
[B] [D] [Gb] [B]
Life is [Bb] like a song [Bbm] to sing [Abm] with [B] measured beats and [Gb] phrases,
[Bb] [Eb] with [Gb] bended [Cm] notes and some [F] [Cm] repeats.
[F]
Music [Bb] through the ages
[B] that brings the [Bb] highs, [Bbm] the lows,
the [Abm] swells, [B] sometimes [Bbm] for [F] an [B] ending.
[Bb] [Ebm] [Db] [Gb] Bringing [C] other songs to sing, [F] [Eb] ascending,
[Bb] descending.
[Gb] I'm learning how to listen, how to [B] hear a [Gb]
melody,
[G] how [Abm] to hear the [B] [Db] song I'm singing, [B] how to feel and let it be.
And listen for the song, [Bbm] knowing [Gb] [Eb]
how it goes.
[Abm] And listen [Db] to the melody [B] [Gb] that flows.
[Ebm] [Gb] [B] Music [Gb]
is a lover with [B] shiny [Gb]
golden [G] wings
[Abm] that whispers [Db]
[Abm] in the lover's ear [B] and [Db] [B] dances when it sings.
And sense of variation [Bbm] are an [Db] [Eb] everlasting theme.
[Abm] It's either [Db]
love or sorrow [Gb] on the scene.
[Ebm] [Gb] I'm learning how to listen [Ebm] for the songs [Gb] I name and [G] sign
[Abm] and claim [Db] as a possession.
[B] And say [Db] that [B] they are mine, because everybody knows
that [Bbm] songs come from [Eb] out of the blue.
[Abm] And I'm learning [Db] how to hear [Gb] the changes too.
[B] [Gb]
[B] [Gb] [Db]
[Abm] [B] [Db]
[B] [Db] [B]
[Bbm] [Eb] [B]
[Abm] [Db]
[Gb]
[B] I'm learning [Gb] how to listen, how [B] to hear [Gb] a melody,
[G] [Abm] how to hear the song [Db] I'm singing, [B] how to feel [Db] [B] and let it be.
And listen for the song, [Bbm]
knowing [Eb] how it goes.
[Abm] And listen for [B] the [Db] melody [Gb] that flows.
[Ebm] [Abm] And listen for the melody [Db] that flows.
[Eb] [Gb] [B] [Gb] And listen for the melody that flows.
[B] [Gb]
Key:
B
Gb
Db
Abm
Bbm
B
Gb
Db
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
_ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [B] _
Life is [Bb] like a song [Bbm] to sing _ [Abm] with [B] measured beats and [Gb] phrases,
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] with [Gb] bended _ [Cm] notes and some [F] _ [Cm] repeats.
_ [F]
Music _ _ [Bb] through the ages _
[B] that brings the [Bb] highs, [Bbm] the lows,
the [Abm] swells, [B] sometimes [Bbm] for [F] an [B] ending.
[Bb] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] [Gb] Bringing [C] other songs to sing, [F] _ [Eb] _ ascending, _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ descending. _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] I'm learning _ how to listen, _ how to [B] hear a [Gb]
melody,
[G] how [Abm] to hear the [B] [Db] song I'm singing, [B] how to feel and let it be.
_ And listen for the song, _ [Bbm] _ knowing [Gb] _ [Eb]
how it goes.
[Abm] And listen [Db] to the melody [B] _ [Gb] that flows. _
_ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _ [B] Music _ [Gb]
is a lover _ with [B] shiny [Gb]
golden [G] wings
[Abm] that whispers [Db]
[Abm] in the lover's ear [B] and [Db] _ [B] dances when it sings.
And sense of variation _ [Bbm] are an _ [Db] [Eb] everlasting _ theme.
[Abm] _ It's either [Db]
love or sorrow [Gb] on the scene. _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [Gb] I'm learning how to listen _ _ _ [Ebm] for the songs [Gb] I name and [G] sign
[Abm] and claim [Db] as a possession.
[B] And say [Db] that [B] they are mine, _ because everybody _ knows
that [Bbm] songs come from [Eb] out of the blue.
[Abm] And I'm learning _ [Db] how to hear [Gb] the changes too. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Db] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] I'm learning [Gb] how to listen, _ how [B] to hear [Gb] a melody,
[G] _ [Abm] how to hear the song [Db] I'm singing, [B] how to feel [Db] [B] and let it be.
_ And listen for the song, _ [Bbm] _
knowing [Eb] how it goes.
[Abm] And listen for [B] the [Db] melody [Gb] that flows.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] [Abm] And listen _ _ for the _ melody [Db] _ _ _ _ that flows.
[Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ [Gb] And listen for the melody that flows.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ [F] _
_ [B] _ [D] _ _ _ [Gb] _ [B] _
Life is [Bb] like a song [Bbm] to sing _ [Abm] with [B] measured beats and [Gb] phrases,
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] with [Gb] bended _ [Cm] notes and some [F] _ [Cm] repeats.
_ [F]
Music _ _ [Bb] through the ages _
[B] that brings the [Bb] highs, [Bbm] the lows,
the [Abm] swells, [B] sometimes [Bbm] for [F] an [B] ending.
[Bb] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] [Gb] Bringing [C] other songs to sing, [F] _ [Eb] _ ascending, _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ descending. _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] I'm learning _ how to listen, _ how to [B] hear a [Gb]
melody,
[G] how [Abm] to hear the [B] [Db] song I'm singing, [B] how to feel and let it be.
_ And listen for the song, _ [Bbm] _ knowing [Gb] _ [Eb]
how it goes.
[Abm] And listen [Db] to the melody [B] _ [Gb] that flows. _
_ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _ _ [B] Music _ [Gb]
is a lover _ with [B] shiny [Gb]
golden [G] wings
[Abm] that whispers [Db]
[Abm] in the lover's ear [B] and [Db] _ [B] dances when it sings.
And sense of variation _ [Bbm] are an _ [Db] [Eb] everlasting _ theme.
[Abm] _ It's either [Db]
love or sorrow [Gb] on the scene. _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [Gb] I'm learning how to listen _ _ _ [Ebm] for the songs [Gb] I name and [G] sign
[Abm] and claim [Db] as a possession.
[B] And say [Db] that [B] they are mine, _ because everybody _ knows
that [Bbm] songs come from [Eb] out of the blue.
[Abm] And I'm learning _ [Db] how to hear [Gb] the changes too. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Db] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [Db] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] I'm learning [Gb] how to listen, _ how [B] to hear [Gb] a melody,
[G] _ [Abm] how to hear the song [Db] I'm singing, [B] how to feel [Db] [B] and let it be.
_ And listen for the song, _ [Bbm] _
knowing [Eb] how it goes.
[Abm] And listen for [B] the [Db] melody [Gb] that flows.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] [Abm] And listen _ _ for the _ melody [Db] _ _ _ _ that flows.
[Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ [Gb] And listen for the melody that flows.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _