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Hard Hearted Hannah  Chords by Ella Fitzgerald

Hard Hearted Hannah chords by Ella Fitzgerald (Ver. 2)

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

**Moderate swing tempo**

Intro:
G         Em       G       Em
   In old Savannah  I said Savannah
G         Em            G         Em
   The weather there is nice and warm
Am7             D7    Am7    D7
     A climate of a southern brand
G                  A7            Eb7  D7
    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      Em
   Who's colder than an arctic storm, Got a
Bm                E7
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
A7
    The meanest gal in town

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

    G              Em
To tease them and thrill 'em
    G          Em
To torture and kill 'em
A7
  Is her delight they say

  Am7
I saw her by the shore
       A7
With a great big can
            G
There was a-Hannah pourin' water on a
E7
Drowning man

A7
Hard Hearted Hannah,
    D7                 G
The vamp of Savannah G-A!

Verse 2:
D7                G           Em
  Look out! It's Hard Hearted Hannah
    G         Em
The vamp of Savannah
A7
The meanest girl around

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

    G              Em
To tease them and thrill 'em
    G          Em
To torture and kill 'em
A7
  Is her delight they say

     Am
An evening spent with Hannah sittin'
A7
Right there on your knee
        G
Is like travelin' through Alaska
        E7
In your BVD's

A7
Hard Hearted Hannah
    D7                 G  F   E7
The vamp of Savannah G-A, hey hey...

         Am7
Can you imagine a woman as
A7
Cold as Hannah?
      G
She's got the right name
    E7
The Vamp of Savannah

Am7
 Anytime a woman can
A7
Take a great big can and start
G                       E7
Pourin' water on a drowning man
A7
Hard Hearted Hannah
    D7                 G  F#7  F7  E7
The Vamp of Savannah G-A!

Eb7 D7

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

G7

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

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