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Early Autumn

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[Intro]
Dmaj7 Bm Em7 A7
[Verse]
When an eDmaj7arly autumn walks the land C#7and chills the breeze
And Cmaj7touches with her hand B7the summer trees,
PerBbmaj7haps you'll understand A7what memories I Dmaj7own.Bm  Em7  
[Verse]
A7There's a dance paDmaj7vilion in the rain C#7all shuttered down,
A Cmaj7winding country lane B7all russet brown,
A Bbmaj7frosty window pane A7shows me a town grown Dmaj7lonely.
[Bridge]
That spring of Em7ours that A7started Dmaj7so AprilFdim7-hearted,
Em7Seemed made for A7just a boy and Dmaj7girl.
I never dDm7reamed, did G7you, any Cmaj7fall would come in F7view
So Emaj7ea——rEb7ly, D7ea—Db7rly.
[Verse]
Dmaj7Darling if you care, C#7please, let me know,
I'll Cmaj7meet you anywhere, B7I miss you so.
Let's Bbmaj7never have to share A7another early Dmaj7autumnBm.Em7  A7  

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Early Autumn

by Ella Fitzgerald

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

Em7

C#7

Cmaj7

Bbmaj7

Fdim7

Dm7

Emaj7

Eb7

Db7

[Intro]

Dmaj7 Bm Em7 A7

[Verse]

Dmaj7 C#7

When an early autumn walks the land and chills the breeze

Cmaj7 B7

And touches with her hand the summer trees,

Bbmaj7 A7 Dmaj7 Bm Em7

Perhaps you'll understand what memories I own.

[Verse]

A7 Dmaj7 C#7

There's a dance pavilion in the rain all shuttered down,

Cmaj7 B7

A winding country lane all russet brown,

Bbmaj7 A7 Dmaj7

A frosty window pane shows me a town grown lonely.

[Bridge]

Em7 A7 Dmaj7 Fdim7

That spring of ours that started so April-hearted,

Em7 A7 Dmaj7

Seemed made for just a boy and girl.

Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 F7

I never dreamed, did you, any fall would come in view

Emaj7 Eb7 D7 Db7

So ea——rly, ea—rly.

[Verse]

Dmaj7 C#7

Darling if you care, please, let me know,

Cmaj7 B7

I'll meet you anywhere, I miss you so.

Bbmaj7 A7 Dmaj7 Bm Em7 A7

Let's never have to share another early autumn.

About Early Autumn Chords by Ella Fitzgerald

Learn how to play Early Autumn by Ella Fitzgerald with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Early Autumn chords”, “Early Autumn guitar chords”, or “Ella Fitzgerald Early Autumn chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Early Autumn chords and for experienced players who want accurate Early Autumn lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Dmaj7, Bm, Em7, A7, C#7, Cmaj7.

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What key is "Early Autumn" in?

The chords for "Early Autumn" show the original chord names (including Dmaj7, Bm, Em7, A7, C#7, Cmaj7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.