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These Foolish Things

by Ella Fitzgerald

Written by: Maschwitz & Strachey

THESE FOOLISH THINGS Maschwitz & Strachey Ella Fitzgerald E C#m7 F#m7 B7 E C#m | ~ ^A cigar ette^that bears^a | lip sticks traces ss | ~ ^An airline ticket to^ro | F#m7 B7 E E7+ A C#7 | man tic places ss | ~ ^And still^my heart has^wings.| ss ss (These fool ish) | F#7 F#m7 B7 | things s ^re (mind me of) | you uu uu uu | E C#m7 F#m7 B7 ||: ~ ^A tinkling piano in^the | next a partment tt | ||: ~ ^The scent^of smolder ing^leaves | the vail^of steamers ss | E E7+ F#m7 B7 | ~ ^those stumbling words^that told^you | what my heart meant | | ~ ^two lovers on^their street^who | walk like dreamers ss | E E7+ A C#7 | ~ ^A fairgrounds ^paint ed ^swings. | ss ss (These fool ish) | | ~ ^Or how^the ghost^of you^clings.| ss ss (These fool ish) | F#7 B7 E Eb7 | things s ^re (mind me of) | you uu uu uu | | things s ^re (mind me of) | you uu uu uu | G#m7 C#m Eb7 G#m7 C#7 | / You came ee | / you saw ww | / you con quered | me ee ee ee | | / How strange ee | / how sweet tt | / to find you | still ll ll ll | B G#m7 C#m7 F#7 B7 Fdim F#m7 B7 | / When you did | that^to me ee I | knew some how this | had^to be ee ee | | / These things are | dear^to me ee they | seem to bring you | so^near to me ee | E C#m7 F#m7 B7 | ~ The winds^of March^that makes^my | heart a dancer rr | | ~ The sigh^of midnight trains^in | emp ty stations ss | E C#m7 F#m7 B7 E E7+ | ~ ^A tele phone^that rings^but | who's to answer rr | ~ ^Oh how^the (ghost of you) | | ~ ^Silk stock ings^thrown aside | dance invi tations ss | ~ ^Oh how^the (ghost of you) | AM7 C# F#7 B7 E B7 1. | clings ss (These fool ish) | things s ^re (mind me of) | you uu uu / :|| AM7 C# F#7 B7 E 2. | clings ss (These fool ish) | things s ^re (mind me of) | you uu uu / ||

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These Foolish Things is performed by Ella Fitzgerald and written by Maschwitz & Strachey. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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