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Little French Song

Carla Bruni

OtherAdvanced for beginners14 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BDiagram coming soon
E○○○
G○○○
F#Diagram coming soon
G#mDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Em○○○○
Bm×
A7×○○○
D××○
F#7Diagram coming soon
G#Diagram coming soon
A×○○
A#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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B                       E 
Quand tout va mal, when life goes wrong 
G                       B 
try for a little french song 
E                F#    B    G#m  E                F#     B B7 
French songs are maybe démodées, mais si douces a fredonner 
E                F#     B    G#m  E                F#    B B7 
French songs are tender a I'envi, nostalgiques a l'infini 
 
   B                           E 
Et quand on n'sait plus where to belong 
G                       B 
try for a little french song 
E                F#         B    G#m  E                F#     B B7 
French songs will take you to Paris, to Pigalle ou I'Île Saint-Louis 
E                F#     B        G#m   E                F#     B B7 
French song are dancing sous la pluie, de Bastille aux Tuileries 
 
   Em              F#              Bm 
Because we have de quoi frimer: we have Brassens, Brel and Ferré 
   G                A7            D 
We have Boris Vian, Barbara, Gainsbourg, Trenet, Prévert, Kosma 
   F#              F#7             Bm 
Because we have de quoi choisir we have Aznavour, Reggiani, 
   G              A7         D                      F# 
Bécaud, Nougaro, Moustaki, Édith Piaf CIoclo and Johnny 
(bass: F#,  G#,  A,   A#) 
       Oui, oui, oui, oui 
 
B                   E 
Bien sur c'n'est pas Duke Ellington 
G                         B 
C'n'est pas Elvis ni Jackson 
E               F#     B       G#m 
C'n'est pas Fitzgerald ou Armstrong 
E            F#            B  B7 
C'est iust a Iittle french song 
     E            F#     B      G#m 
Mais quand Ie chagrin reste too Iong 
E                 F#            B  B7 
Moi je chante une little french song 
 
 
   Em              F#              Bm 
Because we have de quoi frimer: we have Brassens, Brel and Ferré 
   G                A7            D 
We have Boris Vian, Barbara, Gainsbourg, Trenet, Prévert, Kosma 
   F#              F#7             Bm 
Because we have de quoi choisir we have Aznavour, Reggiani, 
   G              A7         D                      F# 
Bécaud, Nougaro, Moustaki, Édith Piaf CIoclo and Johnny 
(bass: F#,  G#,  A,   A#) 
       Oui, oui, oui, oui 
 
 
B                           E              
Et qu'on soit de Londres ou de Hong Kong, 
G                                B 
qu'on soit trois feuilles ou shu-bang 
E              F#    B     G#m  E          F#           B B7 
Qu'on soit djellabah ou sarong, try for a little french song 
E             F#      B         G#m 
Quand les méchants sonnent leur gong 
E                  F#           B 
Moi ie chante une little french song

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Chord set

B · E · G · F# · G#m · B7 · Em · Bm · A7 · D · F#7 · G# · A · A#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.