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Getting Some Fun Out Of Life

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners12 chords

How to play it

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

G5Diagram coming soon
D9Diagram coming soon
G○○○
E7○○○○
D7××○
Am7×○○○
C×○○
BDiagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
EdimDiagram coming soon
E○○○
A7×○○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              G5       D9      G5   D9  G 
When we want to love, we love; 
E7/9-             D9      D7/9 
When we want to kiss, we kiss. 
Am7            C  C/B  Am7   G   E7 
With a little petting, we're getting 
      C Cdim D7  G  
Some fun out of life. 
G5       D9      G5   D9  G 
When we want to work. we work; 
E7/9-             D9      D7/9 
When we want to play, we play. 
Am7         C  C/B  Am7   G   E7 
In a happy setting, we're getting 
      C Cdim D7  G  
Some fun out of life. 
Bridge: 
C  C/B   Am7    Edim 
Maybe we do the right things 
G     D9 D7/9      G 
Maybe we  do the wrong 
G5            E   Bm5-/7       E7  A7   D7 
Spending each day wending our way along 
G5       D9      G5   D9  G 
When we want to sing, we sing 
E7/9-             D9       D7/9 
When we want to dance, we dance 
Am7              C  C/B  Am7   G   E7 
You can do your betting, we're getting 
      C Cdim D7  G  
Some fun out of life.

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Chord set

G5 · D9 · G · E7 · D7 · Am7 · C · B · Cdim · Edim · E · A7

Practice tip

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