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What A Difference A Day Makes:Dinah Washington.
#8 on pop charts and #4 on R&B charts in 1959.
            (Capo 1st fret.)
#1.
A7What a difference a Em7day makesG,A7  
Em7twenty-Gfour A7+5little D6hours.B7.
              B7  Bm7-5      Em7   G  A7  
brought the sun and the flowers,
where there A7+5used Fdimto be Drain.
#2.
DMy yesterD6day was C#m7blue, dearF#7..
F#7today I'm C#m7part F#7of  Bmyou, dearBm7.E  
EMy lonely B7nights Bm7are E7through, dearBm7,E7  
Bm7since you Em7said Fdimyou were A7mine.Fdim  A7  
#3.
A7What a difference a Em7day makesG.A7  
Em7There's a GrainA7+5bow beD6fore meB7.
          B7  Bm7-5        Em7   G  A7  
Skies above can't be stormy..
since that A7+5moment Fdimof    A7bliss...Am7that thrilling D7kiss.
It's Am7heaven when GM7you Gm7find, roGdimmance on your DmenuD6.B7  
       Bm7-5              Em7   G  A7  
What a difference a day makes..
Edimand the A7difference Gdimis    Dyou.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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What A Difference A Day Makes

by Dinah Washington

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

A7+5

Bm7

Fdim

C#m7

F#7

Am7

GM7

Gdim

Edim

What A Difference A Day Makes:Dinah Washington.

#8 on pop charts and #4 on R&B charts in 1959.

(Capo 1st fret.)

#1.

A7 Em7 G A7

What a difference a day makes,

Em7 G A7+5 D6 B7

twenty-four little hours..

B7 Bm7 Em7 G A7

-5

brought the sun and the flowers,

A7+5 Fdim D

where there used to be rain.

#2.

D D6 C#m7 F#7

My yesterday was blue, dear..

F#7 C#m7 F#7 Bm Bm7 E

today I'm part of you, dear.

E B7 Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7

My lonely nights are through, dear,

Bm7 Em7 Fdim A7 Fdim A7

since you said you were mine.

#3.

A7 Em7 G A7

What a difference a day makes.

Em7 G A7+5 D6 B7

There's a rainbow before me.

B7 Bm7 Em7 G A7

-5

Skies above can't be stormy..

A7+5 Fdim A7 Am7 D7

since that moment of bliss...that thrilling kiss.

Am7 GM7 Gm7 Gdim D D6 B7

It's heaven when you find, romance on your menu.

Bm7 Em7 G A7

-5

What a difference a day makes..

Edim A7 Gdim D

and the difference is you.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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