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Love For Sale

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners21 chords

How to play it

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

D××
D6Diagram coming soon
Am×
G7
C×
BbDiagram coming soon
E7
Bm7Diagram coming soon
F6Diagram coming soon
C9Diagram coming soon
A7×
GdimDiagram coming soon
Dm××
F
CdimDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Bb7Diagram coming soon
EdimDiagram coming soon
Am7×
G
F7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              D     D6     Am   Am9  D              D6        Am    Am9   Am 
Love---- for sale,      advertising love for sale. 
 
D                      G7 
Love that's fresh and still unspoiled, 
 
C                  Bb              E7  Bm7/5-  E7      Am 
Love that's only slightly soiled. Love---------- for sale. 
 
 
D     D6     Am  Am9  D                   D6       Am      Am9  Am 
Who---- will buy?     Who would like to sample my supply? 
 
D                  G7 
Who's prepared to pay the price 
 
C             Bb           E7  Bm7/5-  E7      Am 
For a trip to paradise?  Love----------- for sale. 
 
 
F6             G7          C                 C9 
Let the poets pipe of love in their childish way; 
 
F6             G7          C               C9 
I know ev'ry type of love better far than they. 
 
A7              Gdim       A7 
If you want the thrill of love,  
 
 Dm         Bm7/5-     Dm6       Am 
I've been through the mill of love-- 
 
F    Dm6  Cdim  B7  Bb7            Edim  A7 
Old love, new love, ev'ry love but true  love. 
 
 
D    D6      Am   Am9  D            D6        Am   Am9 
Love---- for sale,      advertising love for sale. 
 
D              G7 
If you want to buy my wares, 
 
C             Bb                E7   Bm7/5-  E7      Am   Am7/G 
Follow me and climb the stairs. Love---------- for sale. 
 
Bm7/5-  Dm6  E7        Am   Am7     Am7   Am6   F7   E7   Am 
Love------------ for sale. 
          
 

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Chord set

D · D6 · Am · G7 · C · Bb · E7 · Bm7 · F6 · C9 · A7 · Gdim · Dm · F · Cdim · B7 · Bb7 · Edim · Am7 · G · F7

Practice tip

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