White Gardenias Chords

KeyC Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays437

White Gardenias by Justin Townes Earle is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords C, F, G and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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16
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Intro:  C F G (2x)
  
        C           F       G 
has she been around tonight 

        C          F             G 
give a call if she should happen by 

      F                     G                  C                    (G or Am) 
cause it's been at least a week, since last time i've seen her 

F            G                C 
white dress, white shoes, and white gardenias 

      C        F                G 
maybe she went back to baltimore 

        C          F              G 
bet she packed her bags the night before 

       C            F           G 
took a taxi down to lex and 44th 

       C         F                 G 
caught the first train to baltimore 

      F                     G                  C                    (G or Am) 
cause long ago she left her heart there cause she could not stop the bleedin' 

F            G                C 
white dress, white shoes, and white gardenias 

solo 

F             C                      G 
i don't know, where she goes whe she leaves 

F                 C                  G 
and i don't know, where she stays or whom she sees 

          C           F        G  
so if you see her out tonight,  

          C           F       G 
yeah just look her in the eye 

    F                                C                    (G or Am)    
you might not know it now, but you'll know it when you see her 

F            G                C 
white dress, white shoes, and white gardenias 

F            G                C   
white dress, white shoes, and white gardenias 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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100 BPM Andante