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

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Intro 1
G6 
Cm6 
G 
C9 
G6 
G6 
G7 
D7 
D7 
G 
Cm 
G 
D7 
G6 

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

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Chorus 1

Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good

Oh, lady, be good

D#7

to me

Chorus 2

I am so awfully misunderstood

So lady, be good

D#7

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 just a lonesome
C9 
G 
D7 
babe in the wood
G 
G7 
D7 
Oh, lady, be good
G 
C6 
D#7 
to me
G 
A7 
D7 

Interlude 1

D#7

Interlude 2

D#7

Interlude 3

Chorus 4

I am so awfully misunderstood

Oh, lady, be good

D#7

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.

Oh, Lady Be Good!

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