Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - Louis Jordan

Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby

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Am G7alt F7 E7 Am Fdim F7 E7
I got a gal that's always late, ev'ry time we have a date,
 
Dm7 Dm7+ E7 A Am7 F#7
But I love her, yes I love her,
 
Am G7alt F7 E7 A [C#m7/5- F#7]
I'm gonna walk right up to her gate and see if I can get it straight,
 
D9 E7 A F#7
'Cause I want her, I'm gonna ask her.
 
A C#7 D D6
Is you is or is you ain't my baby?
 
E7 Cdim E7 E7/6 A Edim [Bm7/5- E7]
The way you're actin' lately makes me doubt
 
Dm6 Dm7+ E7 E7/6 A F#7
Yous is still my baby, baby --
 
Dm6 [Bm7/5- E7/6 Fdim E7/6 A]
Seems my flame in your heart's done gone out.
 
D Cdim B7 D9 [Bm7/5- A]
A woman is a creature that has al - ways been strange;
 
D Cdim
Just when you're sure of one,
 
B7 E7
You find she's gone and made a change.
 
A C#7 D D6
Is you is or is you ain't my baby?
 
E7 Cdim E7 E7/6 A Am7 F#7
Maybe baby's found somebody new,
 
B7 Fdim E7 A
Or is my baby still my baby true?

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What is the starting chord?

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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

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