Blue Gardenia Chords
by Beegie Adair
Blue Gardenia by Beegie Adair is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords Em7, Cdim, A7, A7/13, D7M, F#m, E7/9, B7, D9, Bm5-/7, D, A, G/B, C#7, E, C#m4/7, Fdim, E7, F#7, Edim, Gdim, Bm, Bm7/E and Gm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em7 Cdim A7 A7/13 D7M F#m E7/9 D7M B7 F#m D9 Bm5-/7 A7 D
Em7 Cdim A7 A7/13 F#m D7M B7
Blue gardenia, now I'm alone with you
D7M B7 F#m D9 Bm5-/7 A7 D
And I am also blue she has tossed us aside
A A7/13 Em7 Cdim A7 A7/13 F#m D7M B7
And like you, gardenia, once I was near her heart
D7M B7 F#m Em7 A7 G/B A7 C#7
After the teardrops start, where are tear drops to hide
Bridge
E C#m4/7 F#m Fdim B7 E B7 E Cdim
I lived for an hour what more can I tell
A F#m D9 Fdim E7 F#7 Edim B7
Love bloomed like a flower , then the petals fell
Em7 Cdim A7 A7/13 D7M F#m E7/9
Blue gardenia, thrown to a passing breeze
Gdim D9 F#m Bm Bm7/E Em7 Edim D Gm7 A7 D
But pressed in my book of memorries
E C#m4/7 F#m Fdim B7 E B7 E Cdim
I lived for an hour what more can I tell
A F#m D9 Fdim E7 F#7 Edim B7
Love bloomed like a flower , then the petals fell
Em7 Cdim A7 A7/13 D7M F#m E7/9
Blue gardenia, thrown to a passing breeze
Gdim D9 F#m Bm Bm7/E Em7 Edim D Gm7 A7 D
But pressed in my book of memorries