Duke Ellington

Sophisticated Lady(Chords)

Duke Ellington

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	        Fm   Em            C7    B7 Bb7  A7          D 
They say into your ear - ly life ro - mance came, 

    A7        D7  C#7  C7    B7       E7  
And in this heart of yours burned a flame, 

              A6    A   A6   A   A7  D   Cm       A7 
A flame that flick-ered one day and died      a - way. 


Em                    C7    B7  Bb7  A7        D 
Then, with dis - il - lu - sion deep in your eyes, 

    A7            D7  C#7  C7   B7        E7 
You learned that fools in love soon grow wise. 

                 A6    A   A6      A    A7 D            F#m  G#   
The years have changed you some - how.  I see you now... 



(Bridge:) 

C#7            Bbm 
Smo - king and drink - ing,  

F#        G#7                C#7       Fm (III)  F#           F#m  G# 
Nev - er think - ing of to - mor - row,          non - chal - ant, 

C#7            Bbm 
Dia - monds shi - ning,  

Gdim        G#7                 C# Fm    F#m 
Danc - ing, di - ning with some man in a res - tau - rant. 

   A7            G7 
Is that all you real - ly want? 


Em                   C7   B7  Bb7  A7         
No, Soph - is - ti - ca - ted La - dy, 

   D    A7               D7  C#7  C7   B7      E7 
I know     you miss the love you lost long a - go, 

              A7+5        A7        D 
And when no - bod - y is nigh, you cry, 

     Em7 G/B Dmaj7 
You cry, you cry.
	        

Written by Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/Mitchell Parish

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