When Joanna Loved Me Chords
by Tony Bennett
When Joanna Loved Me by Tony Bennett is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Bb9, A7, Dm7, G7, Bm5-/7, E7, Am, Am7+, Am7, Am6, Dm, Dm7+, Dm6, G, Dm5-/7, C7M, C7/9+, Edim, Fdim, F7M, C/B, Am7/G, Fm, Fm7, Em7 and A9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Bb9 C A7 Dm7 G7
Verse
C Bb9 C Bm5-/7 E7
Today is just another day, tomorrow is a guess;
Am Am7+ Am7 Am6
But yesterday, oh, what I'd give for yesterday,
Dm Dm7+ Dm7 Dm6 G
To relive one yesterday and its happiness
Melody
Dm7 Dm5-/7
When Joanna loved me,
C7M C7/9+
Every town was Paris,
Dm7 Dm5-/7
Every day was Sunday,
G7 C Edim Dm7 G7
Every month was May;
Dm7 Dm5-/7
When Joanna loved me,
C7M C7/9+
Every sound was music,
Dm7 Dm5-/7
Music made of laughter,
G7 C Fdim C
Laughter bright and gay.
Bridge:
F7M Bb9
But when Joanna left me,
C C/B Am7
May became December;
Am7/G Fm Fm7 Bm5-/7 E7
But, even in December, I remember
Em7 A9 Bm5-/7 G
Her touch, her smile, and for a little while.
Dm7 Dm5-/7
She loves me,
G7 CM7 C7/9+
And once again it's Paris,
Dm7 Dm5-/7
Paris on a Sunday,
G7 C Fdim C
And the month is May.