The song, Body and Soul is a slow ballad. It was written in 1930 by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton. The music by John Green is quite popular and has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald in 1953. Plus, other great artists like Sarah Vaughn and fRank Sinatra have recorded it.
Chords and Lyrics to Body and Soul
Intro:
Ebm7
Ab13 Adim7
Bbm Ebm7 Ab7
Db Gb6 Db Bb7#5 Bb7
Ebm7
Ddim7/Eb
Ebm7
Ddim7/Eb
Verse:
Ebm7 Ddim7/Eb Ebm7
Life's dreary for me,
Ddim7/Eb Ebm7 Ddim7/Eb Ebm7 Bb7#5 Bb7
days seem to be long as years
Key Change (3 flats) - Key of Eb
Eb6 Ddim7/Eb Eb6
I look for the sun,
Ddim7/Eb Eb6 Bb7#5 Ebmaj7
but I see none through my tears
D7sus D7 Gm Gm(maj7)
Your heart must be like a stone
Gm C9
to leave me here all alone
Bb Gm7 Cm
when you could make my life worth living
F9 Fm7 Bb7 bb7#5
by simply taking what I'm set on giving
Key Change (4 flats) - Key of Ab
Expressively
Ebm Ebm(maj7) Ebm7 Ab7sus Ab7
My heart is sad and lonely;
D6 Ab7#5 Db/F Edim7
For you I sigh, for you dear on - ly.
Ebm7 Ab13 Adim7
Why haven't you seen it?
Bbm Ebm7 Ab7 Db Bb7#5 Bb7
I'm all for you body and soul.
Ebm Ebm(maj7) Ebm7 Ab7sus Ab7
I spend my days in long - ing
Db Ab7#5 Db/F Edim7
And won - d'ring why it's me you're wrong - ing;
Ebm7 Ab13 Adim7
I tell you I mean it,
Bbm Ebm7 Ab7 Db A7
I'm all for you body and soul.
Bridge: (Key of D)
D A7/E D/F# G
I can't believe it, it's hard to conceive it,
D/A A7 D
That you turn away ro - mance.
Key Change: (Key of C)
Dm7 G7sus G7 Cmaj7 C/E
Are you pretending? It looks like the ending,
Dm7 G7 C7 B7 Bb7
Unless I could have one more dance to prove, dear,
Key Change: (Key of Db)
Ebm Ebm(maj7) Ebm7 Ab7sus Ab7
My life a wreck you're ma - king;
Db Ab7#5 Db/F Edim7
You know I'm yours for just the ta - king
Ebm7 Ab13 Adim7
I'd gladly surrender
Bbm Ebm7 Ab7 Db Dmaj7 Db6 Db6/9
Myself to you body and soul.
There's a couple of chords to know throughout the song:
Ab7#5 = Ab/CEBb
Ab7 = AbGb/CAb
Adim7 = AGb/CEb
Ab13 = AbGb/CF
A7 = AG/C#B and A/GBE
Bb = BbF/DFBb
Bb7#5 = BbAb/DGbBb
Bb7 = BbAb/DF
Bbm = BbF/BbDb
Ddim7/Eb = Eb/FAbCbD
Db/F = FDb/AbEb
D7sus = DA/DGA
Db6 = DbAb/FBbDb
D/F# = F#A/DAD
D/A = A/ADF#
Ebm7 = Eb/EbGbBb
Ebm(maj7) = Bb/GBbDF
Eb6 = Eb/DbFAbB
Edim7 = E/GC
F9 = FAE/G
Fm7 = F/CEbBb
Gm(maj7) = GD/BbDF#Bb
Gm7 = GF/DFC
G7sus = GF/CFA
See Jazz 201 for more resources from Hear and Play.
Happy piano playing!
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