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You Took Advantage Of Me

Billie Holiday

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners18 chords

How to play it

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

G6Diagram coming soon
E7○○○○
Am7×○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon
EdimDiagram coming soon
CdimDiagram coming soon
D7××○
G7○○○
C×○○
CmDiagram coming soon
Em7○○○○○
G○○○
C9Diagram coming soon
F#7Diagram coming soon
Em○○○○
B7Diagram coming soon
FdimDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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G6           E7/9- Am7          D9  Bm7               Edim   Am7    Cdim 
I'm a sentimental sap, that's all; What's the use of tryin' not to fall 
  D7/9    G7           C        Cm                        Em7      Cdim      G   D7 
I have no will you've made your kill  you took advantage of me 
G6              E7/9-   Am7   D9      Bm7                 Edim      Am7       Cdim 
I'm just like an apple on a bough, and you're gonna    shake me down somehow 
   D7/9       G7         C9        Cm                             Em7      Cdim     G 
So what's the use?  You cooked my goose  you took advan age of me 
Bridge 
G              F#7          Cdim      Em               C     D7      G    B7 
I'm so hot and bothered that I don't know my elbow from my ear 
  G                F#7        Cdim     Em                   C          D7          B7 
I suffer somethin' awful each time you go, and much worse when you're near 
G6             E7/9-    Am7     D9             Bm7            Edim       Am7           Cdim 
Here I am with all my bridges burned; Just a babe in arms where you're concerned 
   D7/9       G7       C9      Cm                        Em7      Cdim      G   D7 
So lock the doors and call me yours  you took advantage of me 
Interlude: G6 E7/9- Am7 D9 Bm7 Edim Am7 Cdim 
G              F#7          Cdim      Em                 C     D7      G    B7 
I'm so hot and bothered that I don't know my elbow from my ear 
  G                F#7         Cdim     Em                  C          D7          B7 
I suffer somethin' awful each time you go, and much worse when you're near 
G6             E7-9    Am7     D9               Bm7            Edim       Am7           Cdim 
Here I am with all my bridges burned; just a babe in arms where you're concerned 
   D7/9       G7       C9      Cm                      Em7      Cdim      G   E7 
So lock the doors and call me yours 'cause you took advantage of me, yeah 
     Em7      Cdim    G   E7               Em7 Fdim  Am7 Cdim G   E7-9  Am7  Cdim  G 
You took advantage of me, aw, you took     advantage of  me

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Chord set

G6 · E7 · Am7 · D9 · Bm7 · Edim · Cdim · D7 · G7 · C · Cm · Em7 · G · C9 · F#7 · Em · B7 · Fdim

Practice tip

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