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Stormy Weather

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.

G○○○
G7○○○
C×○○
CdimDiagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
FdimDiagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
F
FmDiagram coming soon
D7××○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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 G     G7+  C    Cdim            Dm7            G 
Don't know why       there's no sun up in the sky  
G7+        C  C/B    Am7 
Stormy weather 
  Dm7            Fdim  Em7     C      C/B   Am7   
Since my man and  I   ain't together 
 Dm7          Fdim    C      C/B Am7 Dm7 Fdim 
Keeps rainin' all the time 
 G7+       C  Cdim          Dm7           G 
Life is bare,    gloom and mis'ry ev'rywhere  
G7+       C      C/B  Am7 
Stormy weather 
  Dm7             Fdim Em7     C      C/B  Am7 
Just can't get my poor self together 
 Dm7     Fdim       C     Fdim   C 
I'm weary all the time 
Bridge 
   F           Fm                   C      Dm7  C 
When he went away, the blues walked in and met me 
   F          Fm                C        Dm7 C 
If he stays away, old rockin' chair will get me 
   F         Fm             C         F   C 
All I do is pray the Lord above will let me 
 Am7        D7      Fdim    G 
Walk in the sun once more 
 G7+       C  Cdim       Dm7            G 
Can't go on,      ev'rything I had is gone  
G7+      C      C/B  Am7 
Stormy weather 
  Dm7            Fdim  Em7     C      C/B  Am7 
Since my man and  I   ain't together 
 Dm7         Fdim       C      C/B Am7 Dm7 Fdim 
Keeps rainin' all  the time 
F             Fm   Fdim  C 
Keeps rainin' all  the  time

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Chord set

G · G7 · C · Cdim · Dm7 · B · Am7 · Fdim · Em7 · F · Fm · D7

Practice tip

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