Sweet Georgia Brown Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays413

Sweet Georgia Brown by Ethel Waters is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords E7, A7, D7, G, B7, Em, G/F#, Bm7/5-, Bm5-/7, Cdim, Em7, D, Am7, D9, D7/F#, D7/13-, B, B7/F# and B7/F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			E7  
No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown  
 A7  
Two left feet but oh so neat, has Sweet Georgia Brown  
D7  
They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown  
              G        D7           G      B7  
I'll tell you why, you know I don't lie much  
E7  
It's been said she knocks 'em dead when she lands in town  
A7  
Since she came, why it's a shame how she coos 'em down  
Em      B7                Em      B7  
Fellers she can't get are fellers she ain't met  
 G       G/F#        Bm7/5-   E7        A7     D7      G  
Georgia claimed her, Gergia named her, Sweet Georgia Brown                                                    
E7     Bm5-/7      E7    Cdim      E7   Bm5-/7      E7  
No gal made has got a shade on Sweet Georgia Brown                                                                          
A7       Em7      A7    Cdim      A7   Em7      A7  
Two left feet but oh so neat has Sweet Georgia Brown  
D        Am7       D9   Am7      D    Am7       D7  
They all sigh and wanna die for Sweet Georgia Brown    
     D7/F#         G   G/F#  D7    D7/13-         G   G/F#     B7  
I'll tell you just why,        you know i don't lie,     not much   
E7        Bm5-/7      E7     Cdim      E7   Bm5-/7      E7  
All those tips the porter slips to Sweet Georgia Brown  
A7       Em7         A7     Cdim       A7   Em7    A7  
They buy clothes at fashion shows with one dollar down    
Em B   B7       B7/F#  Em B   B7         B7/F  
Oh boy tip your hats, oh joy, she's the "cat's"    
  G          G/F#    Bm5-/7   
Who's that, mister   
                      E7        A7       D7      G  
'Tain't her sister Sweet Georgia Brown 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante