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Brown-Skin Gal (In The Calico Gown) chords by Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald

  • G

  • Bdim

  • Eaug

    5
  • A

  • Daug

  • Abdim

    6
  • D

  • Am

  • Bm

    2
  • Cm

    3
  • Dm

  • C

  • E

  • Bbdim

  • Fsus4

  • Em

  • Fdim

    3
  • Gaug

  • C#dim

    4
  • Eb

    6
  • F

  • Bb

  • F#dim

    4
Verse 1
G
Bdim
Eaug
A
Daug
Abdim
Bdim
Eaug
A penny
A
D
Am
for the moon,
Bm
Cm
a nickel for a dream
D
Dm
C
A quarter for a tune
Bm
like the old mill stream
Am
G
E
But I'd give a dollar and
Am
A
my heart to follow
Bbdim
D
To the brown -skinned
gal in a calico gown
G
Am
A puzzle for a pal,
Bm
Cm
a jackknife for a song
Fsus4
Dm
C
A quarter for a gal
Bm
Am
in a blue sarong
D
Em
Fdim
E
But I'd give a necklace
Am
Bbdim
because I'm reckless
D
For a kiss from a miss in
G
the calico gown
Gaug
C
Haven't much use
C#dim
for worldly goods
D
G
D
Robin Hood's for me
G
Bm
Bdim
Eaug
If my love's worth a nickel,
E
Eb
D
it's worth a peso
A
Mine for the giving,
D
C
D
hers for the say -so
G
Am
Bm
Cm
A pony for a cart to take her out to dive
Dm
C
Bm
A scissor cuts a heart on a valentine
Am
D
G
Fdim
Then a sky blue bonnet
E
Am
Bbdim
with pink ribbons on it
A
G
Bm
G
For the brown -skinned gal in
D
G
Em
C
Am
the calico gown
D
Am
A penny for the moon,
E
a nickel for a dream
Cm
F
C
A quarter for a tune like
Am
the old mill stream
D
E
Am
A
But I'd give a dollar in my heart to follow
D
To the brown skin gal in a calico gown
Am
D
F
Puzzles for a pal, a jackknife for a song
C
D
Am
A quarter for a gallon of blue sarong
D
E
But I'd give a necklace be
Am
C
cause I'm reckless
D
G
For a kiss from the Gallico gown
C
Have a much -used for
C#dim
A
worldly goods
D
Robin Hoods for me
G
D
Dm
E
If my love's worth a nickel,
D
it's worth the peso
A
Em
Mine's for the givin',
Am
D
hers for the say -so
G
Am
D
Cm
A pony for a carp to take her out to dine
F
Bb
F
Am
A scissor cuts out a valentine
D
C
E
Then a sky -blue bonnet
Am
with a pink ribbon on it
G
D
E
For the brown -skinned gal in the calico gown
Interlude 1
Bm
Em
C
Am
D
G
D
Am
C
Bb
C
F
Am
Em
E
Am
D
Bm
D
Am
G
D
G
Am
E
Cm
Bb
F
Am
E
Am
G
D
G
C
C#dim
A
D
E
C
D
A
Am
A
Am
C
D
Am
C
Bb
C
E
C
Am
C
G
Em
Am
D
Bm
C
Am
D
Am
for the moon a nickel

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Verse 2
Bm
C
for a dream
Verse 3
F
G
Bm
A
Quarter for a tune like the old mill stream
D
But
Verse 4
G
Am
A
I'd give a dollar in my heart
Verse 5
A
E
To follow to the brown -skinned gal
Am
In
Verse 6
D
a Gallagher gown
Verse 7
G
Am
A puzzle for a pal,
D
C
a jackknife for a song
D
Quarter
Verse 8
F
C
E
Am
for a gal in a blues or a rong
Verse 9
G
E
But I'd give a necklace
Am
because I'm reckless
A
Em
For a kiss from a miss
A
D
in a Gallagher gown
G
An
Verse 10
C
C#dim
d a much useful worldly good
A
G
D
Robbin' hoods for me
Bm
E
If my love is worth a nickel,
C
D
it's worth the pay
A
C#dim
Em
So, mine for the givin'
C
D
Her's for the sayin'
G
Am
C
So a pony for a cock to take out tonight
Bb
C
Suzie cuts her heart on a Valentine
Am
C
G
C
E
A sky blue bonnet
Am
F#dim
with a pink ribbon on it
D
A
A penny for the moon, a quarter for a tune
C
And I know it
D
C
Yes, I know it
G
F
It's the round -skinned gal
D
with the calico gown
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