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A Cottage For Sale

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners13 chords

How to play it

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

D××○
F#7Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
GdimDiagram coming soon
Gm7Diagram coming soon
D7××○
F#Diagram coming soon
G○○○
E○○○
A7×○○○
E7○○○○
FdimDiagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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  D                 F#7       C#m5-/7 
Our little dream castle with every dream gone  
     B7              Gdim        Gm7 
Is lonely and silent the shades are all drawn, 
  D7      D7/F#     G      Gm7 
And my heart is heavy as I gaze upon 
E A7       D 
A cottage for sale 
   D             F#7   C#m5-/7 
The lawn we were proud of is waving in hay 
  B7            Gdim       Gm7 
Our beautiful garden has withered away 
   D7      D7/F#    G        Gm7 
Where we planted roses the weeds seem to say 
E A7       D 
A cottage for sale 
Bridge 
 F#7               B7 
Through every single window I see your face 
  E7          Fdim   E7     A7  Cdim     A7 
But when I reach the window there's only empty space 
  D                  F#7       C#m5-/7 
The key's in the mail box, the same as before 
  B7             Gdim    Gm7 
But no one is waiting for me anymore 
  D7      D7/F#      G         Gm7     
The end of our story is told on the door 
E  A7      D 
A Cottage For Sale

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Chord set

D · F#7 · B7 · Gdim · Gm7 · D7 · F# · G · E · A7 · E7 · Fdim · Cdim

Practice tip

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