(I Was) Born To Be Blue chords by Ella Fitzgerald

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • Ab

    4
  • Abdim

    6
  • A

  • C#

    4
  • Bb

  • Eb

    6
  • Faug

  • Gm

    3
  • Am

  • Db

    4
  • Ebm

    6
  • Abm

    4
  • Gb

    2
  • F

  • Cm

    3
Intro 1
D
G
C
G
C
Verse 1
G
Ab
Some folks were meant
Abdim
G
A
C#
to live in clover,
C
Bb
Eb
Faug
But they are such a chosen few.
D
Gm
Ab
Gm
And clover being green is something
C
Bb
A
I've never seen
Eb
Am
'Cause I was born to be blue.
D
Verse 2
G
Ab
When there's a yellow
G
Db
C
moon above me,
Bb
They say there's moonbeams
Eb
I should view
D
Gm
Ab
Abdim
But moonbeams being gold
Gm
C
A
are something I can't behold
Eb
D
'Cause I was born to be
G
blue.
D
G
Verse 3
Ebm
Faug
Ebm
When I met you the world was
Ab
Bb
Ebm
bright and sunny
Eb
Ab
Db
When you left the curtain fell
Bb
Abm
Db
I'd like to laugh but noth
Gb
F
Bb
Eb
ing strikes me funny
Cm
F
Faug
Now my world's a faded pastel
Bb
Verse 4
A
D
G
Ab
Well, I guess I'm
G
Db
luckier than some folks,
C
Bb
Eb
I've known the thrill of
D
loving you.
Gm
Db
Gm
And that alone is more than I
C
A
was created for
D
'Cause I was born to be
G
blue.
Outro 1
Ab
G
C#
C
Ab
G
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