Body and Soul chords by
The Manhattan Transfer

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Key: C# minor•

Intro 1

Am

Am

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F#dim

F#dim

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Am

Am

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E

E

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Edim

Edim

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C

C

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Edim

Edim

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F#dim

F#dim

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B

B

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Verse 1

G#m

G#m

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F#m

F#m

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Don't you know,

C#

C#

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F#m

F#m

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he was the king of saxophones

B

B

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E

E

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Yes indeed he was

F#m

F#m

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G#m

G#m

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Talkin' 'bout the guy that made it

C

C

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Gdim

Gdim

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F#dim

F#dim

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F#m

F#m

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sound so good

G#

G#

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Ebdim

Ebdim

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Some people knew him by the Bean

G#m

G#m

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G#dim

G#dim

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C#m

C#m

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But Hawkins was his name

Verse 2

F#dim

F#dim

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He sure could swing and

Adim

Adim

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E

E

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play pretty too

C#

C#

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Sounds good to me,

F#m

F#m

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should sound good to you

B

B

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I love to hear him playing Body and Soul

G#

G#

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E

E

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A

A

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Very pleasing to the ear

Verse 3

G#m

G#m

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When I first heard it on the record

G

G

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F#m

F#m

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I just stopped right there,

A

A

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Sounded like a band of angels

Ebdim

Ebdim

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in the sky,

Adim

Adim

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And I have never ever

Cdim

Cdim

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C#m

C#m

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heard a sweeter tone

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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I fact I pay no 'ttention to the

saxophone

Gdim

Gdim

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C

C

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F

F

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'Til Coleman Hawkins came

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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along and spoke to everyone

Am

Am

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Bb

Bb

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Say ing better listen

D#

D#

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won't you hear me,

Am

Am

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While I play for you

Dm

Dm

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Sometimes it's

Verse 4

Gm

Gm

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hot

C

C

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F

F

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Then again it's blue

My soul just seems to wander,

Fm

Fm

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Pleasing each and everyone

Bb

Bb

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D#

D#

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G#

G#

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It's what I've long been craving for

Verse 5

Gm

Gm

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F#dim

F#dim

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F

F

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The doors have not been always open,

Fm

Fm

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Bb

Bb

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D#dim

D#dim

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But I am trying to please you.

D

D

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Please don't stop me.

C#

C#

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Hope you like it folks

Verse 6

F#m

F#m

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And then he started cookin'

C#

C#

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F#m

F#m

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Every time he played

F#dim

F#dim

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B

B

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Adim

Adim

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Some melodic melody fast or slow

Am

Am

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E

E

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Am

Am

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You could tell that it was Hawkins

A

A

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No other

Verse 7

G#m

G#m

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one ever has

Gdim

Gdim

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Quite captured his tone

F#m

F#m

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E

E

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Just he alone

F#m

F#m

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D#dim

D#dim

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Has the sound that penet rates

A

A

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Adim

Adim

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G#

G#

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It will sure go right through you

C#m

C#m

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Yes it will

F#m

F#m

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And every chorus gives

E

E

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you just another thrill

Verse 8

C#

C#

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Then along came Eddie Jefferson

F#m

F#m

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He sang the melody like Hawkins played it

B

B

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Adim

Adim

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Cm

Cm

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He sang it true

G#m

G#m

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He sang it blue

F#m

F#m

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B

B

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Made words for it too

Verse 9

G#m

G#m

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Gdim

Gdim

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All his fans in New York loved him

F#m

F#m

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There's no one above him

C#

C#

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C#m

C#m

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Here in the USA

D#

D#

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G#

G#

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I've heard 'em say ol'

Verse 10

Eddie was the man

C#m

C#m

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C#

C#

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Oh how he could sing

F#m

F#m

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Man did he swing

A

A

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G#dim

G#dim

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Sang on the wing, did his own thing

C#

C#

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A

A

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Yes he did

Verse 11

F#m

F#m

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Throughout the country

Music lovers are still wiggin'

G

G

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Bdim

Bdim

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on Eddie's singin'

E

E

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F#m

F#m

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All around the world he

G#m

G#m

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is known

Gdim

Gdim

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Rhythm was his special joy

F#m

F#m

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He swung it like a horn

Verse 12

E

E

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F#m

F#m

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D#dim

D#dim

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He must have been born

Adim

Adim

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to be a singer

G#

G#

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'Cause his lyrics were so

C#m

C#m

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sincere and true

B

B

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Cdim

Cdim

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Funny sad or blue

E

E

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Oh yeah!

Verse 13

Gm

Gm

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C

C

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And we've got to remind you

F

F

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Gm

Gm

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Many years it took him

Am

Am

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F

F

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Singing every day to achieve

Bb

Bb

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his first claim to fame

Verse 14

Adim

Adim

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Dm

Dm

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Gm

Gm

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C

C

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He was twenty years ahead of his time

F

F

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And he knew it

But he kept right on-a singing

singing

He went all around the world

Eb

Eb

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making rhythm

Gm

Gm

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'Cause music sure was in

F#dim

F#dim

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him and he knew it was

Verse 15

Fm

Fm

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Bb

Bb

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Sang with Moody and Richie Cole

F

F

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Dm

Dm

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He could sing it just like Bird

Ddim

Ddim

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But his forte was the

Db

Db

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words he wrote to

F#m

F#m

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Music that he sang

Verse 16

F#m

F#m

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So he sang, and he sang

F#dim

F#dim

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And he sang his words so clever

E

E

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A

A

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And I know they'll silence him never

G#m

G#m

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Gdim

Gdim

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'Cause he cut this masterpiece

Verse 17

F#

F#

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F#m

F#m

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And now we're try ing

A

A

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to sing it for you

D#dim

D#dim

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Hope the Bean and Eddie

G#

G#

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both would still approve

Adim

Adim

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G#

G#

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C#m

C#m

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There we go

We didn't mean to reminisce

You can surely bet

F#m

F#m

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That we won't forget

F

F

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'Cause we hear them yet

Fm

Fm

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E

E

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Good bye

Outro 1

E

E

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Body and Soul by The Manhattan Transfer is C# minor.

The primary chords used in Body and Soul are C#m, A#dim, G#, G#dim, E, Abdim.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C#m, A#dim, G#, G#dim, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Body and Soul is approximately 68 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Body and Soul using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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