Born To Be Blue - Chet Baker

artist:Chet Baker

, writer:Mel Tormé, Robert Wells

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{artist:Chet Baker}
{key: Am}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3y11EHQAGhU 
{c: Thanks to Susan McCarthy}
 
[A7] Some folks were [Bb7] meant to live in [A7] clover [Eb7] 
[D7] But they are [C7] such a chosen [Fmaj7] few    
[E7] And [Am7] clovers being [Bb7] green
Is [Am7] something I've never [D7] seen
[Dm7] 'cause I was [F7] born to be [Bm7] blue 
 
[Fm7] When [A7] there's a [Bb7] yellow moon a-[A7]bove me [Eb7] 
[D7] They say there's [C7] moonbeams I should [F7] view  
[E7] And [Am7] moonbeams being [Bb7] gold
Are [Am7] something I can't be-[D7]hold
[Dm7] 'cause I was [F7] born to [E7] be blu-[Am]ue 
 
[Fm7] When I met [Bb7] you    
The [Fm7] world was bright and [Bb7] sunny
[Fm7] When you left the [Bb7] cour-tain fell [Ebmaj7]       
I'd like to [Bbm7] laau-[Eb7]uugh
[Eb7] But nothing [G#maj7] strikes me [Fm7] funny
[Dm7] Now my world's [G7] a faded [Cmaj7] pas-[E7]tel
 
[A7] I guess I'm [Bb7] luckier than [A7] some fol-[Eb7]ks 
[D7] I've known the [C7] thrill of loving [Fmaj7] you [E7]   
And [Am7] that alone is [Bb7] more
Than [Am7] I was created [D7] for
[Dm7] 'cause I was [F7] born to [A7] be [Am] blue
 
[Fm7] When I met [Bb7] you    
The [Fm7] world was bright and [Bb7] sunny
[Fm7] When you left the [Bb7] cour-tain fell [Ebmaj7]       
I'd like to [Bbm7] laau-[Eb7]uugh
[Eb7] But nothing [G#maj7] strikes me [Fm7] funny
[Dm7] Now my world's [G7] a faded [Cmaj7] pas-[E7]tel 
 
[A7] I guess I'm [Bb7] luckier than [A7] some fol-[Eb7]ks 
[D7] I've known the [C7] thrill of loving [Fmaj7] you [E7]   
And [Am7] that alone is [Bb7] more
Than [Am7] I was created [D7] for
[Dm7] 'cause I was [F7] born to [A7] be [Am] blue

Song Info

Title: Born To Be Blue - Chet Baker

Artist: Chet Baker

Writer: Mel Tormé, Robert Wells

Song Types: Jazz

Key: Am

Info: "Born to Be Blue" is a 1946 traditional pop torch song written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells. It was first recorded by Tormé and Sonny Burke in 1946. It was revived by both singers and instrumentalists starting in the mid-1950s, and is considered a jazz standard

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 - May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool"

Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals: Chet Baker Sings (1954) and It Could Happen to You (1958). Jazz historian Dave Gelly described the promise of Baker's early career as "James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix, rolled into one". His well-publicized drug habit also drove his notoriety and fame. Baker was in and out of jail frequently before enjoying a career resurgence in the late 1970s and 1980s.

Chet Baker is portrayed by Ethan Hawke in the 2015 film Born to Be Blue. It is a reimagining of Baker's career in the late 1960s, when he is famous for both his music and his addiction, and he takes part in a movie about his life to boost his career.[49] Steve Wall plays Baker in the 2018 film My Foolish Heart.

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artist:Chet Baker

, writer:Mel Tormé, Robert Wells

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