Willow Weep For Me
Billie Holiday
R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners19 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G6Diagram coming soon
Em
F#mDiagram coming soon
A7
Gm7Diagram coming soon
B5Diagram coming soon
Em7
A
GmDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
Dm
D
F
D7
E
A9Diagram coming soon
G#mDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Am7
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
D7M G6 D7M G6 Willow weep for me, willow weep for me D7M Em F#m Em A7 Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea G6 Gm7 Em B5+ Em7 Em6 A D7M Listen to my plea, listen willow, weep for me D7M G6 D7M G6 Gone my lover's dream, lovely summer's dream D7M Em F#m Em A7 Gone and left me here to weep my tears into the stream G6 Gm7 Em B5+ Em7 Em6 A D7M Sad as I can be hear me, willow, weep for me Gm Eb Dm D Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned Gm F Eb D7 Leave my heart a breaking and making a moan Gm Eb Dm D7 Murmur to the night to hide her starry light Gm F Eb A7 So none will see me sighing and crying all alone D7M G6 D7M G6 Weeping willow tree, weeping sympathy D7M Em F#m Em A7 Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me G6 Gm7 Em B5+ Em7 Em6 A D7M When the shadows fall, bend, oh willow, and weep for me Gm Eb Dm D Whisper to the wind and say that love has sinned Gm F Eb D7 Leave my heart a breaking and making a moan Gm Eb Dm D7 Murmur to the night to hide her starry light Gm F Eb A7 So none will see me sighing and crying all alone E A9 E A Weeping willow tree, weeping sympathy E F#m G#m F#m B7 Bend your branches down along the ground and cover me; A A9 A Am7 F#m B7 E A9 E A9 E When the shadows fall, bend, oh willow, and weep for me
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Chord set
G6 · Em · F#m · A7 · Gm7 · B5 · Em7 · A · Gm · Eb · Dm · D · F · D7 · E · A9 · G#m · B7 · Am7
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.