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I Didn't Know What Time It Was

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners18 chords

How to play it

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

F#m7Diagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
E7○○○○
A7×○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
D6Diagram coming soon
D××○
F#mDiagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
EdimDiagram coming soon
D5Diagram coming soon
D7××○
GdimDiagram coming soon
Em○○○○
BDiagram coming soon
E○○○
A×○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: F#m7/9 B7 Cdim B7 F#m7/9 B7 Cdim B7  
 
F#m7/9  B7       Cdim      B7          F#m7/9     B7   Cdim  B7  
I       didn't know what time it was,      then I met you 
E7/9  A7         Cdim    A7         D9       D6          Cdim 
Oh       what a lovely time it was    how sublime it was too 
F#m7/9 B7        Cdim      B7      F#m7/9     B7      Cdim  B7  
I       didn't know what day it was     you held my hand 
E7/9      A7                  Cdim           A7         
Warm     like the month of May it was 
D7M       D6          D 
And I'll say it was grand 
D7M/9   F#m   A7   Em7   Edim 
Grand to be alive, to be young 
      D7M        D5+   D7/9  Em7 
To be mad, to be yours    alone 
Gdim  Edim  A7 Em7  D6    Cdim       Em7 
Grand  to  see your face, feel your touch 
Edim         A7   Em7        A7   D6   B7 
Hear your voice say, "I'm all your own" 
B7  F#m       Cdim       B7         F#m    Cdim    B7 
I      didn't know what year it was,   life was no prize 
Em7/9 B7        Em       B              D            Cdim         B7 
  I      wanted love and here it was    shining out of your eyes 
Cdim  E   C#m5-/7    A        Cdim       E 
I'm wise    and I know what time it is now

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Chord set

F#m7 · B7 · Cdim · E7 · A7 · D9 · D6 · D · F#m · Em7 · Edim · D5 · D7 · Gdim · Em · B · E · A

Practice tip

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