Stormy Weather Chords

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Stormy Weather by Etta James is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, G5+, C, Cdim, Dm7, C/B, Am7, Fdim, Em7, F, Fm and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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 G    G5+ C Cdim        Dm7          G 
Don't know why   there's no sun up in the sky  
G     C  C/B  Am7 
Stormy weather 
 Dm7            Fdim  Em7     C      C/B Am7   
Since my man and  I   ain't together 
 Dm7        Fdim     C      C/B Am7 Dm7 Fdim 
Keeps rainin' all the time 
 G       C  Cdim         Dm7           G 
Life is bare,    gloom and mis'ry ev'rywhere  
G      C  C/B Am7 
Stormy weather. 
  Dm7          Fdim Em7     C     C/B Am7 
Just can't get my poor self together 
 Dm7    Fdim       C    Fdim C 
I'm weary all the time. 

Bridge:
 
   F     Fm             C    Dm7  C 
When he went away, the blues walked in and met me; 
  F        Fm           C     Dm7   C 
If he stays away, old rockin' chair will get me. 
 F       Fm           C      F   C 
All I do is pray the Lord above will let me 
 Am7      D7     Fdim   G 
Walk in the sun once more.
 
 G      C  Cdim       Dm7            G 
Can't go on,      ev'rything I had is gone  
G   C     C/B  Am7 
Stormy weather. 
 Dm7        Fdim  Em7     C      C/B Am7 
Since my man and I  ain't together, 
 Dm7     Fdim       C      C/B Am7 Dm7 Fdim 
Keeps rainin' all the time, 
F             Fm   Fdim  C 
Keeps rainin' all  the  time. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante