Lady Day
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.
Am
Am7
Dm
G7
E7
FdimDiagram coming soon
G
G9Diagram coming soon
D9Diagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
GdimDiagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Introdução: Am Am7+ Dm G7 C7M Am E7/9- Am Fdim G G9 Her day was born in shades of blue C7M Am Her song was sad the words were true D9 Dm G G9 Her morning came too fast too soon C7M Am And died before the afternoon G Cdim Dm Gdim G7 G C7M Am Poor lady day could use some love, some sunshine Dm Dm7+ Dm7 G Fdim C7M Lady day has too much rain G Cdim Dm Gdim G7 G C7M Am Poor lady day could use some spring, some breezes Dm Dm7+ Dm7 G Fdim C7M Lady day has too much pain Am Am7+ Dm G7 C7M Am It's such a lonely face, it's such a cloudy sky Dm G Fdim G7 Am Am7+ So many shadows in her eye Am Am7+ Dm G7 C7M Am So many empty dreams, so many bitter times, Dm Fdim Am Just a handful of broken rhymes. G Cdim Dm Gdim G7 G C7M Am Poor lady day could use a smile, some kindness Dm Dm7+ Dm7 G Fdim C7M Lady day has too much rain G Cdim Dm Gdim G7 G C7M Am Poor lady day could use some dreams, some flowers Dm Dm7+ Dm7 G Fdim C7M Lady day has too much pain Am Am7+ Dm G7 C7M Am Just too much to say, just to much to know Dm G Fdim G7 Am Am7+ Too little time to say, Am Am7+ Dm G7 C7M Am And then the evening comes, and now she doesn't cry Am7+ Dm Fdim Am And it's too late to say,
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Chord set
Am · Am7 · Dm · G7 · E7 · Fdim · G · G9 · D9 · Cdim · Gdim · Dm7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.