Sophisticated Lady -- Billie Holiday 'Lady Day' Chords

Tempo:
115.5 bpm
Chords used:

Abm

Bb

Ebm

B

Dbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sophisticated Lady -- Billie Holiday 'Lady Day' chords
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[Ab] [Am] They [Dbm] say [E] [Bb] into [Db] your [C] early [B] [Dbm] life [Ebm] romance came, [Gbm] [Abm]
and in this [Bb] heart [A] of [C] [Ab] yours [Abm] burned a [Bb] [Dbm] flame,
[Abm]
a [Dbm] flame that [B] flickered one day and died [Abm] [Abm]
[Gbm] away.
[Ebm] [Ab] [B]
[Dbm] Then [E] with
[A] [Fm] disillusion [C] [E] [Ebm] deep in your [Abm] eyes you
[Dbm] learned [G] that [D] [Gbm] fools in love [C] [Ebm]
[Abm] soon grow [Bb] [Ebm] wise.
[Bbm] [E] The years have changed [Eb] you somehow, I see you [Ebm] now.
[B] [Ebm]
[Eb] [F] [Gb] [Db] [Bb]
Smoking, [Gm] drinking, [Cm]
never [Eb] thinking [D] [Bb] of [D] tomorrow, [Em] [G] [Gm]
[Cm] na [Eb]-chi-la.
[Dm]
[Bb] Diamonds [Gm] shining, dancing, [Eb] dining, [Bb] with some [D] man [C] in a restaurant.
[Dbm]
Is that [Gb] all you really [E] want?
[Ab] No.
[E]
[Em] [C] Sophisticated [G] [Bb] lady, [Ebm]
I know, [B] you miss the [Gm] love [A] you [Gbm] [Bb] lost [Abm]
long ago, [F] and when [E] nobody's [Gb] night [Eb] you [Abm]
cry.
[B] [Eb]
[Db] [D] [Ebm] [Abm] [Dbm]
[Em]
[Ab] [G] [Bb] [B]
[Eb]
[D] [Db] [C] [Abm]
[Db] [E]
[Abm] [Gb] [Abm]
[Ebm] [Eb]
I'm a [Ab] [Eb] fool, [Dbm]
[E] fool, [Em]
[Ab] [G] [B] [Bb] [B]
[Db] [Gbm]
[D] [Db] [C] [D] [Abm]
[Bb] [Gb] [B]
[Gm]
[Gb] [A] fool.
[Ebm] [Dm]
[Gm] Smoking, drinking, [Eb]
never thinking [Bb] of [Dm] tomorrow, [Db] [Cm]
na [B]-chi-la.
[Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Gm] Diamonds shining, [Cm]
dancing, [A] dining, [Bb] with some [D] man [Gb] in a [C] restaurant.
[Dbm]
Is that all [C] you really [Dbm] want?
[Ab] No.
[Abm] [C]
[Ab] Sophisticated [G] [Gb] lady, [Ebm] I know, [Abm] you [B] miss the [Bb] love you [Em] [Ab] lost long [Ebm] ago, [Abm] and [E] when [Dbm] nobody's [E] night [Abm] you cry.
[Gb] Sophisticated [Ebm] [B]
lady, [Dbm] [Eb] [N] you cry.
[Ebm] [B]
Key:  
Abm
123111114
Bb
12341111
Ebm
13421116
B
12341112
Dbm
13421114
Abm
123111114
Bb
12341111
Ebm
13421116
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To start learning Billie Holiday - Sophisticated Lady chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: A, C, Ab, Abm, Bb, Dbm, Eb, N, Ebm, B, Gm, Eb and Bb. Set your pace at 57 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 116. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of B Major in mind.

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[Ab] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ They [Dbm] _ say _ _ [E] _ [Bb] into _ [Db] your [C] early [B] _ [Dbm] life _ [Ebm] _ romance came, [Gbm] _ [Abm] _
and in this [Bb] heart [A] of [C] [Ab] yours [Abm] burned a [Bb] [Dbm] flame,
_ [Abm] _
a [Dbm] flame that [B] flickered one day _ and died [Abm] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Gbm] away.
[Ebm] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _
[Dbm] _ _ Then [E] _ with _
[A] _ [Fm] disillusion _ [C] _ _ [E] [Ebm] deep in your _ [Abm] eyes _ you
[Dbm] learned [G] that _ [D] [Gbm] fools in love [C] _ [Ebm]
[Abm] soon grow _ [Bb] [Ebm] wise.
[Bbm] _ [E] The years have changed [Eb] you somehow, _ _ I see you [Ebm] now.
[B] _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ _
_ Smoking, [Gm] _ _ drinking, [Cm] _
_ never [Eb] thinking [D] _ [Bb] of _ _ [D] tomorrow, [Em] _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _
[Cm] na [Eb]-chi-la.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ [Bb] _ Diamonds [Gm] shining, _ _ _ dancing, [Eb] dining, _ [Bb] with some [D] man [C] in a restaurant.
_ [Dbm]
Is that [Gb] all you really [E] want?
_ [Ab] No.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [C] Sophisticated [G] _ _ [Bb] lady, [Ebm]
I know, _ _ _ [B] _ you miss the [Gm] love [A] you [Gbm] [Bb] lost [Abm] _
long ago, [F] _ _ _ and when [E] _ nobody's [Gb] night [Eb] you [Abm] _
cry.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [D] _ [Ebm] _ [Abm] _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [D] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [E] _
_ [Abm] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ I'm a [Ab] _ [Eb] fool, _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ [E] fool, _ _ [Em] _
[Ab] _ _ _ [G] _ [B] _ [Bb] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Db] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Gb] _ _ _ [A] _ fool.
[Ebm] _ [Dm] _
_ [Gm] Smoking, _ drinking, _ [Eb] _
never _ thinking _ [Bb] of [Dm] tomorrow, _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Cm]
na _ [B]-chi-la.
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ [Gm] Diamonds shining, _ _ [Cm] _
_ dancing, [A] dining, _ [Bb] with some [D] man [Gb] in a [C] restaurant.
[Dbm] _
Is that all [C] you really _ [Dbm] want?
[Ab] No.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Ab] Sophisticated [G] _ _ [Gb] lady, [Ebm] I know, _ _ _ [Abm] you [B] miss the [Bb] love you [Em] _ [Ab] lost long [Ebm] ago, [Abm] _ _ _ and [E] when _ _ [Dbm] nobody's [E] night _ [Abm] you cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] Sophisticated [Ebm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
lady, [Dbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] you cry.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Mitchell Parish, Duke Ellington and Irving Mills.

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