Lady Day
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D#m
Her eyes like fire and ice
D#m
Her words sharper than a knife
A#7
Her hands are ever so cold
A#
But her voice is like wine and roses
D#m
Yeah, she's both shadow and light
D#m
She's both surrender and fight
A#7
She wears her heart on her clothes
A#
And her scars are always remembered
G#m C#7 A#7
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yesterday
B
Was dreaming 'bout Lady Day
B
Daydreaming 'bout Lady Day
G#
She was 18 shades of grey
A#7
18 and beautiful
B
Was dreaming 'bout Lady Day
B
Daydreaming 'bout Lady Day
G#
She was 18 shades of grey
A#7
18 and beautiful
Her road was harder than most
She rocks the walls like a ghost
Her smile's both pleasure and pain
And her guns are always loaded
Her soul's as big as the sky
Her life way ahead if its time
This town is too small for 'm both
She's a time bomb that just exploded
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yesterday
Was dreaming 'bout Lady Day
Daydreaming 'bout Lady Day
She was 18 shades of grey
18 and beautiful
Was dreaming 'bout Lady Day
Daydreaming 'bout Lady Day
She was 18 shades of grey
18 and beautiful
B
Woooh, woooh, woooh, woooh,
G# A#7
woooh, woooh, woooh oooh
Woooh, woooh, woooh, woooh
Woooh, woooh, woooh oooh
Her eyes like fire and ice
Her words sharper than a knife
Her hands are ever so cold
And her guns are always loaded
Was dreaming 'bout Lady Day
Daydreaming 'bout Lady Day
She was 18 shades of grey
18 and beautiful
Was dreaming 'bout Lady Day
Daydreaming 'bout Lady Day
She was 18 shades of grey
18 and beautiful
Woooh, woooh, woooh ,woooh,
woooh, woooh, woooh oooh
Woooh, woooh, woooh ,woooh,
woooh, woooh, woooh oooh
How to play Lady Day
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.