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Artist: Fitzgerald, Ella Genre: Swing Tempo: Moderate Strum Pattern: D – D U – U D U Roman Numerals: i, i7, III, IV7, V7, vi, VII7 Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]

Song Notes:

Island strum pattern: | D – D U – U D U |

Slashes after chords indicate that they are each 2 beats of one 4-beat measure:
| [Fm]// D – D [C]// U – U D U |

NOTE: Where you see this symbol "(=)" it means that a new measure is starting, but don't change chords.

Written by Irving Berlin, 1926; As sung by Ella Fitzgerald, 1958. Simplified version.

Entered by: Cheryl Leon Levy

Am
(A,C,E)











-	A	E	A	C	E

Am7
(A,C,E,G)











-	A	E	G	C	E

C
(C,E,G)


-	C	E	G	C	E

D7
(D,F♯,A,C)











-	-	D	A	C	F♯

E7
(E,G♯,B,D)











E	B	D	G♯	B	E

Fm
(F,A♭,C)











-	-	F	A♭	C	F

G7
(G,B,D,F)











G	B	D	G	B	F

Verse 1:

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Blue skies

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] smiling at

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] me

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Nothing but

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] blue skies

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Minor Seventh] do I

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] see

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth]

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Bluebirds

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] singing a

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] song

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Nothing but

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] bluebirds

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Minor Seventh] all day

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] long (=)

Chorus 1
Tip: use pinkie on C

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Never saw the sun

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // shining so

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // bright

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // Never saw

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // things

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // going so

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // right

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Noticing the days

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /// hurrying

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // by

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // When you're in

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // love,

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // my how they

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // fly

Verse 2:

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Blue days,

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] all of them

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] gone

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth]

Nothing but

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] blue skies

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Minor Seventh] from now

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] on (=)

Instrumental (Ella goes on for a while – just play the notes of Verse 1 if you want to include the break; feel free to scat)

Chorus 2:

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] I never saw the sun

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // shining so

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // bright

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // Never saw

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // things going

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // oh, so

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // right

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] Noticing the days

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // hurrying

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // by

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] // When you're in

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // love,

[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] /// my how they

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Minor Seventh] // fly

Outro:

[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Blu–u–u–ue

[E7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] days,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] a–a–all of them

[D7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fourth] gone

Nothing but

[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] // blue

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // skies

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Minor Seventh] from now

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] // on

[Am7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] //

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Third] ///–