On The Sunny Side Of The Street

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners14 chords

How to play it

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

BDiagram coming soon

Bb9Diagram coming soon

Am7

D9Diagram coming soon

Dm7Diagram coming soon

Gm7Diagram coming soon

G9Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
 
G7        C        C/B      Bm5-/7  E7 
Grab your coat and get your hat 
            F             Bm5-/7  Bb9 
Leave your worries on the doorstep 
Am     Am7+      D9    D7 
Just direct your feet 
       F      G7          C 
To the sunny side of the street 
G7        C        C/B   Bm5-/7 E7 
Can't you hear the pitter-pat 
         F             Bm5-/7  Bb9 
And that happy tune is your  step 
Am     Am7+      D9   D7 
Life can be complete 
       Dm7   G7           C  
On the sunny side of the street 
Bridge 
  C7M      C7  Gm7     C7    Gm7        F 
I used to walk in the shade with those blues on parade 
    D9  Am7    D7          G7            G9    
But I'm not afraid this rover crossed over 
G7    C    C/B   Bm5-/7 E7 
If I never had a cent 
         F            Bm5-/7  Bb9 
I'd be rich as Rockefeller 
Am       Am7+    D9  D7 
Gold dust at my feet 
       Dm7   G7           C 
On the sunny side of the street

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Chord set

G7 · C · B · E7 · F · Bb9 · Am · Am7 · D9 · D7 · Dm7 · C7 · Gm7 · G9

Practice tip

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