Hard Hearted Hannah chords by Ella Fitzgerald

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

**Moderate swing tempo**

Intro:
G        Em       G       E minorEm
  In old Savannah  I said Savannah
G         Em          G         Em
  The weather there is nice and warm
Am7           D7   Am7    D7
   A augmentedA climate of a southern brand
G                A7       Eb7  D7D7
  But here's the thing I don't understand

G           Em       G            Em
 They got a gal there, real pretty gal there
G        Em             G      E minorEm
  Who's colder than an arctic storm, Got a
Bm                E7E7
Heart just like a stone, even
A7                 D7
Ice men leave her alone.

Verse 1:
       G            Em        
Her name was Hard-hearted Hannah
    G       Em
The vamp of Savannah
A7A7
  The meanest gal in town

Am7       D7         
Leather is tough but
Am7               D7D7
Hannah's heart is tougher
G                           Eb      D7
  She's a gal that likes to see men suffer

    G              E minorEm
To tease them and thrill 'em
    G          Em
To torture and kill 'em
A7A7
  Is her delight they say

  Am7
I saw her by the shore
       A7
With a great big can
           G+G
There was a-Hannah pourin' water on a
E7E7
Drowning man

A7A7
Hard Hearted Hannah,
    D7                G+G
The vamp of Savannah G-A!

Verse 2:
D7                G           E minorEm
  Look out! It's Hard Hearted Hannah
    G         Em
The vamp of Savannah
A7A7
The meanest girl around

Am7        D7
Talk about your cold,
   Am7      D7D7
Refrigerated mamas
G                          Eb       D7
  Brother, she's the polar bear's pajamas

    G              E minorEm
To tease them and thrill 'em
    G          Em
To torture and kill 'em
A7A7
  Is her delight they say

     A minorAm
An evening spent with Hannah sittin'
A7A7
Right there on your knee
        G+G
Is like travelin' through Alaska
        E7
In your BVD's

A7A7
Hard Hearted Hannah
    D7                 G  F   E7E7
The vamp of Savannah G-A, hey hey...

         Am7
Can you imagine a woman as
A7A7
Cold as Hannah?
     G+G
She's got the right name
    E7
The Vamp of Savannah

Am7Am7
 Anytime a woman can
A7A7
Take a great big can and start
G                       E7E7
Pourin' water on a drowning man
A7A7
Hard Hearted Hannah
    D7                 G  F#7  F7  E7E7
The Vamp of Savannah G-A!

Eb7Eb7 D7D7

(*Pluck on bottom E MajorE & A augmentedA strings)
*G *A *Bb *B

G7G7

(The ending chords are just a walk down into a nice tag.)

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