Sung by Nat King Cole, the song "You Call It Madness" was written in 1930 by Con Conrad, Gladys Dubois, Russ Columbo and Paul Gregory.
Chords to You Call It Madness
Key: G
Time: 4/4 suavely
C Cm I can't forget the night I met you, D7 G B7 E7 That's all I'm thinking of; Am Bdim D7 And now you call it madness, G C6 G But I call it love. C Cm You made a promise to be faithful D7 G B7 E7 By all the stars above; Am Bdim D7 And now you call it madness, G C6 G C6 G+ D7 I still call it love. Bridge: Fm6 G7 Fm6 G7 My heart is beating, it keeps on repeating C E7 Am For you constantly. Dm6 E7 Dm6 E7 You're all I'm needing, and so I'm pleading, C Cm D7 "Please come back to me!" C Cm You made a plaything out of romance! D7 G B7 E7 What do you know of love? Am Bdim D7 That's why you call it madness, G C6 G But I call it love.Chords to Learn
Am = AG/CE, AE/CA
B7 = BB/AD#G
Bdim = G#E#/BE
C = CGC/B, CG/EGC, E/CGB
Cm = CC/CEbGC
C6 = E/ACG, C/EGA
D7 = D/DF#B, DAF#/CEA, A/DF#C, D/CF#A
Dm6 = FA/BD
E7 = EB/G#DF#, EE/DG#E, EG#/B
G = G/BDG, GD/GBG, G/DEGB
G+ = B/EbGB
G7 = GB/GD
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B7 AM7 D9 I can't forget the night I met you, E7/9 A7 G#m7 C#7 That's all I'm thinking of; F#m7 Fdim F#m7 And now you call it madness, B7 E A7 E B7 But I call it love. B7 AM7 D9 You made a promise to be faithful E7/9 A7 G#m7 C#7 By all the stars above; F#m7 Fdim F#m7 And now you call it madness, E A7 E E7 I still call it love. Bridge: Bm7-5 E7 Bm7-5 E7 My heart is beating, it keeps on repeating A C#7 A For you constantly. G#m7 C#7 G#m7 C#7 You're all I'm needing, and so I'm pleading, F#m7 D9 B7 "Please come back to me!" B7 AM7 D9 You made a plaything out of romance! E7/9 A7 G#m7 C#7 What do you know of love? F#m7 Fdim F#m7 That's why you call it madness, B7 E A7 E B7 But I call it love.You may be interested in these excellent resources from Hear and Play: Jazz101, Jazz201 and Jazz Intensive Training Center.
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