I Loves You, Porgy
Billie Holiday
R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners16 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
B7Diagram coming soon
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Am7
E
BDiagram coming soon
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E7
G7
CmDiagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
Ab7Diagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
(B7) E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7 I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7 Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad E/B C#m7 F#m7 Am7 If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever E/B F#m7/B E7M B7 and I'll be glad (B7) E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7 I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7 Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad E/B C#m7 F#m7 Am7 If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever E/B F#m7/B E7M B7 I've got my man (B7) E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7 I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7 Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad E/B C#m7 F#m7 Am7 If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever E/B F#m7/B E7M B7 I've got my man Bridge Am6 F7 E7 Someday I know he's coming to call me Am6 G7sus G7 He's going to handle me and hold me Cm Cm/Bb Ab7 So, it' going to be like dying, Porgy, when he calls me Ab7 G7sus G7 Dm7 B7 But when he comes I know I'll have to go (B7) E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7 I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7 Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad E/B C#m7 F#m7 Am7 If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever
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Chord set
B7 · F#m7 · G#m7 · C#m7 · C#9 · F#9 · Am7 · E · B · F7 · E7 · G7 · Cm · Bb · Ab7 · Dm7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.