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Ella Fitzgerald - After You’ve Gone Chords

Chord reference F, Fm, C, A7, D, G7, C7, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F]After you’ve gone, [Fm]and left me cryin’ [C]After you’ve gone, [A7]there’s no denyin’ [D]You feel blue, [G7]you feel sad [C]You miss the bestest pal [C7]you ever had

[F]There’ll come a time, [Fm]now don’t forget it [C]There’ll come a time, [A7]when you’ll regret it [Dm]Someday when [A7]you grow [Dm]lonely [C]Your heart will [E7]break like mine and [Am]you’ll want me [C]only [C]After you’ve gone, [G7]after you’ve gone [C]away [C7]

[F]After you’ve gone, [Fm]after the break up [C]After you’ve gone, [A7]you are gonna wake up [D]And you will find [G7]that you were blind [C]To let somebody come and [C7]change your mind

[F]After the years that [Fm]we’ve been together [C]The joy and all the tears, [A7]in all types of weather [Dm]Someday when [A7]you’re down [Dm]hearted [Fm] [C]You’ll long to [E7]be with me right back [Am]where we [C]started [C]After you’ve gone, [G7]after you’ve gone [C]away [C7]

[F]After you’ve gone, [Fm]and left me cryin’ [C]After you’ve gone, [A7]there’s no denyin’ [D]You feel blue , [G7]you feel sad [C]You miss the bestest pal [C7]you ever had

[F]There’ll come a time, [Fm]now don’t forget it [C]There’ll come a time, [A7]when you’ll regret it [Dm]Someday when [A7]you grow [Dm]lonely [Fm] [C]Your heart will [E7]break like mine and [Am]you’ll want me [C]only [C]After you’ve gone, [G7]after you’ve gone [C]away

Artist Ella Fitzgerald
Album Rhythm Is My Business
Genres Jazz
Year 1962
Key F

How to Play After You've Gone on Guitar?

Ella Fitzgerald - After You've Gone can be played in the key of F using the F, Fm, C, A7, D, G7, C7, E7 chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play After You've Gone with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.