Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Billie Holiday
R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners15 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
D
Bm
G
A7
D7
GdimDiagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
Em7
G#mDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
E
Em
A
G6Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
D Bm G A7/9- You say eether and I say eyether D Bm G A7/9- You say neether and I say nyther D D7 G Gdim Eether, eyether, neether, nyther F#m Bm5-/7 Em7 A7 Let's call the whole thing off D Bm G A7/9- You like potato and I like potahto D Bm G A7/9- You like tomato and I like tomahto D D7 G Gdim Potahto, potahto, tomahto, tomahto D A7/9- A7 D Let's call the whole thing off G#m F#m B7 E But oh, if we call the whole thing off Em A D D7 Then we must part G#m F#m B7 And oh, if we ever part E Em A7/9- Then that might break my heart D Bm G A-9 So, if you like pajamas and I like pajahmas D Bm G A7/9- I'll wear pajamas and give up pajahmas D D7 G Gdim For we know we need each other F#m G6 G B7 So we better call the calling off off Em7 A7/9- A7 D Let's call the whole thing off D Bm G A7/9- You say laughter and I say lawfter D Bm G A7/9- You say after and I say awfter D D7 G Gdim Laughter, lawfter, after, awfter F#m Bm7-5 Em7 A7 Let's call the whole thing off D Bm G A7/9- You like Havana and I like Havahnah D Bm G A7/9- You eat bananas and I eat banahnahs D D7 G Gdim Havana, Havahnah, Bananas, banahnahs. D A7/9- A7 D Let's call the whole thing off G#m F#m B7 E But oh, if we call the whole thing off Em A D D7 Then we must part G#m F#m B7 And oh, if we ever part, E Em A7/9- Then that might break my heart D Bm G A7/9- So, if you like oysters and I like ersters D Bm G A7/9- I'll take oysters and give up ersters D D7 G Gdim For we know we need each other, so we F#m G6 G B7 Better call the calling off off Em7 A7/9- A7 D Let's call the whole thing off
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Chord set
D · Bm · G · A7 · D7 · Gdim · F#m · Em7 · G#m · B7 · E · Em · A · G6 · Bm7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.