Someone To Watch Over Me chords by Ella Fitzgerald (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

D9sus4
Gmaj9
G13
Cmaj7
Em7
A7
Am7
Gmaj7
G7
E7
F#m7b5
F#7
Bm7
F#m7
F7
Eb7
D
Cadd9
Bb9
Ab9
B7
D7
C#m7b5
Bm7b5
E9
D9
C6
Dm7
Gadd9

Intro 1
D9sus4 
Gmaj9 
G13 
There's  a saying old, says that love  is blind
Cmaj7 
Em7 
A7 
Still    we're often told, seek and ye  shall find
Am7 
D9sus4 
So    I'm going to seek a certain lad
Gmaj7 
Am7 
D9sus4 
I've had      in mind
Gmaj7 
G7 
Looking  everywhere, haven't found him yet
Cmaj7 
Em7 
A7 
He's     the big affair I cannot cannot forget
Am7 
E7 
Am7 
D9sus4 
Gmaj7 
Only  man I ever  think of with      regret
F#m7b5 
F#7 
Bm7 
E7 
F#7 
Bm7 
E7 
I'd   like to add his initial  to my monogram
F#m7 
F7 
Em7 
Eb7 
Tell   me, where is the shepherd,
D 
Cadd9 
Bb9 
Ab9 
for this lost     lamb

Verse 1
Gmaj7 
There's a somebody
Cmaj7 
B7 
I'm long     in' to see
Em7 
A7 
D7 
G7 
I     hope that he  turns out to be
Cmaj7 
E7 
Someone who'll
C#m7b5 
D7 
Bm7b5 
E9 
Am7 
D9 
watch     over me

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Verse 2

Gmaj7

I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood

Em7

I know I could always be good

Cmaj7

C#m7b5

To one who'll watch

Gmaj7

Am7

Bm7

over me

Dm7

Although he

Bridge 1
Cmaj7 
may      not be
The man some girls,
Gmaj7 
think of as handsome
C#m7b5 
F#7 
B7 
To my        heart, he carries the key
E7 
A7 
D9sus4 

Verse 3
Gmaj7 
G7 
Won't you tell him please to
Cmaj7 
B7 
put      on some speed
Em7 
A7 
D7 
G7 
Follow my lead, oh, how I need
Cmaj7 
E7 
Someone to
C#m7b5 
D9sus4 
Gmaj7 
F7 
Gadd9 
watch     over      me

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GuitarPianoUkulele

D9sus4
Gmaj9
G13
Cmaj7
Em7
A7
Am7
Gmaj7
G7
E7
F#m7b5
F#7
Bm7
F#m7
F7
Eb7
D
Cadd9
Bb9
Ab9
B7
D7
C#m7b5
Bm7b5
E9
D9
C6
Dm7
Gadd9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: G majorBPM: 55

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

D9sus4: x-x-0-0-1-0
Gmaj9: 3-x-0-2-0-2
G13: 3-x-3-4-5-x
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
F#m7b5: 2-x-2-2-1-x
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
F#m7: 2-4-2-2-2-2
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cadd9: x-3-2-0-3-3
Bb9: 6-5-6-5-6-x
Ab9: 4-3-4-3-4-x
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
C#m7b5: x-4-5-4-5-x
Bm7b5: x-2-3-2-3-x
E9: 0-2-0-1-0-2
D9: x-5-4-5-5-x
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Gadd9: 3-x-0-2-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of Someone To Watch Over Me by Ella Fitzgerald, 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 G major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Ella Fitzgerald.