Mood indigo Chords
Mood indigo by Duke Ellington is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, B7, C, A7, Fm7, A9, Dm7, D7, G6, G5, Gm, D6, E, E6, A6, Fdim, D9, G, Gm7 and A7/5+. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
D A D B7 C A D A7
You ain't been blue, no, no, no;
D A D B7 Fm7 A A9 A
You ain't been blue 'til you've had that mood in-di-go.
D Dm7 D7 G6 G5 Gm
That feelin' goes stealin' down, down to my shoes
A D A D B7 C A D A7
While I sit and sigh, "So long, blues."
D D6 D E E6 E
I always get that mood in-di-go
A6 A A7 D Fdim A
Since my baby said, "Good-bye."
D D6 D E E6 E
And in the eve-nin', when lights are low,
Fm7 A
I'm so lonesome I could cry
D9 D Dm7 G
'Cause there's nobody who cares about me;
Gm7 A A7/5+ D
I'm just as blue as blue can be.
D6 E E6 E
I always get that mood in-di-go --
A6 A A7 D Fdim A
I could lay me down and die.
D A D B7 C A D A7
You ain't been blue, no, no, no;
D A D B7 Fm7 A A9 A
You ain't been blue 'til you've had that mood in-di-go.
D Dm7 D7 G6 G5 Gm
That feelin' goes stealin' down, down to my shoes
A D A D B7 C A D A D
While I sit and sigh, "So long, blues."