Oh, Lady Be Good! chords by Cliff Edwards (Official Version)

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Intro 1
G6 
Cm6 
 (G6)  (C minor6) 
G 
C9 
 (G major)  (C9) 
G6 
G6 
G7 
 (G6)  (G6)  (G7) 
D7 
D7 
 (D7)  (D7) 
G 
Cm 
G 
D7 
G6 
 (G major)  (C minor)  (G major)  (D7)  (G6) 

Verse 1
Em 
B 
Em 
B 
 (E minor) Listen to  (B major) my  (E minor) tale of woe  (B major) 
Em 
B 
Em 
It's terribly  (E minor) sad  (B major) but true  (E minor) 
G 
D7 
G 
D7 
All  (G major) dressed up,  (D7) no  (G major) place to go  (D7) 
G 
D7 
G 
Each evening  (G major) I'm awfully  (D7) blue  (G major) 
D7 
G 
I  (D7) must win some  (G major) winsome miss
D7 
G 
B 
 (D7) Can't go on like  (G major) this  (B major) 
E 
B7 
E 
B7 
I  (E major) could  (B7) blossom  (E major) out I know  (B7) 
E 
F#7 
B7 
E 
D7 
With  (E major) somebody  (F sharp7) just   (B7) like  (E major) you,  (D7) so

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Chorus 1

Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good

Oh, lady, be good

to me

Chorus 2

I am so awfully misunderstood

So lady, be good

to me

Bridge 1

Oh, please have some pity

I'm all-alone in this big city

Chorus 3
G 
I tell you I'm  (G major) just a lonesome
C9 
G 
D7 
 (C9)  (G major) babe in the wood  (D7) 
G 
G7 
D7 
 (G major)  (G7) Oh,  (D7) lady, be good
G 
C6 
D#7 
to  (G major) me  (C6)  (D sharp7) 
G 
A7 
D7 
 (G major)  (A7)  (D7) 

Interlude 1

Interlude 2

Interlude 3

Chorus 4

I am so awfully misunderstood

Oh, lady, be good

to me

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: E minorBPM: 122

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
Cm6: x-3-1-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C9: x-3-2-3-3-x
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x
D#7: x-x-1-3-2-3
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Oh, Lady Be Good! by Cliff Edwards, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Cliff Edwards.