Chords for Nina Simone Don't Explain

Tempo:
127.05 bpm
Chords used:

F#

F#m

Bm

G#

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Nina Simone   Don't Explain chords
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[F#] [F#m]
[F#] [D#] Hush
[F#m] now,
[F#]
don't explain There
[F#m]
[F#] ain't nothing to [Bm] gain
[F#]
[C#] I'm [F#] [C#]
[F#] glad [Bm]
that you're back [G#]
[F#m] Don't explain,
[F#] [F#m]
[F#] quiet baby
Don't explain, [F#m]
there is nothing [B] to [G#]
gain [F#] Skip
[A#]
that, [Bm] the lipstick
[E]
Don't [A]
explain,
[F#] you know [Bm] that I love you And [E] what [A] love endures
[D]
All my [G#] thoughts are of you For [Bm] I'm so [C#] completely yours
[F#] Don't
[Bm] wanna hear folks chatter [E]
Cause I [F#m] know [C#m] you cheat
[D] Right [G#] and wrong don't matter When
[Bm] you're with [C#] me, my sweet
[F#m] Hush now, [Bm] don't explain [G#] Don't [F#m]
you know you're my [Bm] joy and you're my pain
[G]
[G#] My [F#]
[B] life [Bm]
is yours, [E] love Don't [F#m] explain
[A] All [F#m]
[F#]
[Bm]
[E] [A#]
[F#m] [D]
my [G#] thoughts are of you [Bm] For I'm so [C#] completely yours
[F#] Don't [C] wanna [D] hear folks chatter [E]
Cause I [F#m] know you cheat
[D] Right [G#] and wrong don't matter When you're with [C#] me, my sweet
[F#m] Hush now, [B] don't [Bm] explain [F#]
Don't [F#m]
you know you're my joy [Bm]
and you're my pain
[G#] My [F#]
life [Bm]
is yours, [E] love [C#]
Don't [F#] explain
[F#m] [F#]
Key:  
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
G#
134211114
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
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Let's start jamming Nina Simone - Dont Explain chords, Practice these chords sequence - G#, F#m, Bm, D#, F#m, F#, F#m, F#, Bm, E and A. Ease into the song by practicing at 63 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 127 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F# Minor.

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_ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [D#] Hush _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ now, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
don't explain _ _ There _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] ain't nothing to [Bm] gain
[F#] _ _
_ [C#] I'm [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ glad [Bm]
that you're back [G#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ Don't explain, _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] quiet baby _ _
_ Don't _ explain, _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ there is nothing [B] _ to [G#]
gain [F#] _ Skip _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
that, [Bm] _ the lipstick
[E] _ _ _
_ _ Don't [A] _ _ _
explain, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ you know [Bm] that I love you And _ [E] what [A] _ love _ endures
[D] _ _
All my [G#] thoughts are of you _ _ For [Bm] I'm so [C#] completely yours
_ _ [F#] _ Don't _
[Bm] wanna hear folks chatter _ [E] _
Cause I [F#m] know [C#m] you cheat
[D] _ Right _ [G#] and wrong don't matter _ When _
[Bm] you're with _ [C#] me, my sweet _
[F#m] _ Hush _ _ _ _ _ _ now, _ [Bm] don't _ explain [G#] _ _ Don't _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ you know you're my [Bm] joy and you're my pain
[G] _
_ [G#] _ My _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] life [Bm] _
_ is yours, [E] love _ _ Don't _ [F#m] _ _ _ explain
[A] _ _ _ All _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
my [G#] thoughts are of you _ [Bm] For _ I'm so _ [C#] completely yours
_ [F#] Don't _ _ [C] wanna [D] hear folks chatter _ [E] _ _
Cause I [F#m] know you cheat
[D] _ _ _ Right [G#] and wrong don't matter _ _ When you're with [C#] me, my sweet _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ Hush now, [B] _ don't [Bm] explain [F#] _ _
Don't _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ you know you're my joy [Bm]
and you're my pain
_ _ [G#] _ My _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
life _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
is yours, _ _ [E] _ love [C#] _
_ _ Don't [F#] explain _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog who authored this song.

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