These Foolish Things
Abbey Lincoln
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Tom : D
Intro: D6 Bm7 Em9 A7 D6 Bm7 Em9 A7
D6 Bm7 Em9
A cigarette that bears a lipstick's
A7 D6 Bm7 Em9 A7
Traces, an airline ticket to romantic places
D9
D7/13- G6
And still my heart has wings
B7 E7 A7 Em7 A7
These foolish things, remind me of you
D6 Bm7 Em9 A7
A tinkling piano in the next apartment
D6 Bm7 E9 A7
Those stumblin' words that told you what my heart meant
D9
D7/13- G6
A fairground's painted swings
B7 E7 A7 D C#7
These foolish things, remind me of you
Bridge
F#m7 Bm6 C#9 F#m F#m7
You came, you saw, you conquered me
A F#m7 Bm7 E9 A7 Cdim Em7 A7
When you did that to me I knew somehow this had to be
D6 Bm7 Em9 A7
The winds of March that make my heart a dancer
D6 Bm7 E9 A7
A telephone that rings but who's to answer
D9
D7/13- G7M B7 E7 A7 D Cdim Em7 A7
Oh, how the ghost of you clings, these foolish things, remind me of you
Interlude: Bm7 Em9 A7 D6 Bm7 Em9 A7 D9 D7/13- G6 B7 E7 A7 Em7 A7 D6 Bm7 Em9 A D6 Bm7 Em9 A7 D9
D7/13- G6 B7 E7 A7 D C#7
D6 Bm7 Em9 A7
The scent of smouldering leaves the wail of steamers
D6 Bm7 E9 A7
Two lovers on the street who walk like dreamers
[Refrão]
D9
D7/13- G7M
Oh how the ghost of you clings
B7 E7 A7 D Cdim Em7 A7
These foolish things remind me of you
[Próxima Parte]
F#m7 Bm6 C#9 F#m F#m7
How strange, how sweet, to find you still
A F#m7 Bm7 E9
These things are dear to me
A7 Cdim Em7 A7
They seem to bring so you near to me
D6 Bm7 Em9 A7
The sigh of midnight trains in empty stations
D6 Bm7 E9 A7
Silk stockings thrown aside, dance invitations
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
D Cdim Em7 A7 D Cdim Em7 A7 D Cdim Em7 A7
Remind me of you, remind me of you, remind me of you
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Kit 3 Encordoamentos para Guitarra 010 SG Strings Níquel Elétrica
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