Mad About the Boy — Dinah Washington
Chords and lyrics for Mad About the Boy by Dinah Washington (key of Fm).
Verse 1
Chord proposals by: Mats Fagergren. 2019
Please use the chords according to my instructions below:
E,A,D,G,B,e
Fm(add9) x,8,6,5,8,x
Eb7 x,6,8,6,8,6
Abmaj7 4,x,5,5,4,x
Dbmaj7 x,4,6,5,6,4
C7-5-9 x,3,2,3,2,2
Gm7-5 3,x,3,3,2,x
Bbm x,1,3,3,2,1
Fm 1,3,3,1,1,1
Fm/C x,3,3,1,1,1
C7-13 x,3,5,3,5,4
F6 x,x,3,2,3,1
Fm6 1,x,0,1,1,1
C7-9 x,3,2,3,2,3
Bbm(maj7)x,1,3,2,2,1
G7-9 3,5,3,4,3,4
Cm x,3,5,5,4,x
G#m7-5 4,x,4,4,3,x
F#m6 2,x,1,2,2,2
Cm7-5 x,3,4,3,4,x
G#7 4,6,4,5,4,4
F#(add9) x,x,4,3,2,4
A6/9 5,4,4,4,5,5
Intro
[Fm(add9)] [Bbm7] [Eb7] [Abmaj7]
Intro
[Dbmaj7] [Gm7-5] [C7-5-9]
Verse 1
I´m [Gm7-5]Mad about the [C7]boy[Gm7-5]
[Gm7-5]I know it's[C7] stupid[Gm7-5]
[Gm7-5]to be mad about the[C7] boy
[Bbm]I'm so [C7]ashamed of it
but [Fm]must admit the [Fm/C]sleepless nights
I´ve [G7]had.. [C7-13]about the [F][Bbm]boy[F6]
Verse 2
[Gm7-5]Mmm..On the [C7]silverscreen[Gm7-5]
He [C7]melts my foolish heart[Gm7-5]
[Gm7-5]in every single [C7]scene
[Bbm]Although I'm[C7] quite aware that
[Fm]here and there are[Fm6] traces of the [G7]cad
[G7]About the [C7][Gm7-5]boy[C7-9][C7-5-9]
Intermission
[Fm]Lord knows [G7]I'm not a [Cm]fool girl
[Cm7-5]I.... [F7]really shouldn't [Bbm]care[Bbm(maj7)]
[Gm7-5]..Lord [C7]knows I'm not [Fm6]a school girl
In the [G7-9]flurry of her first [C7]affair[C7-13]
Verse 3
[Gm7-5]..Will it ever [C7]cloy[Gm7-5]
This [C7]odd diversity of[Gm7-5]
[Gm7-5]misery and [C7]joy[Bbm]
[Bbm]I'm feeling [C7]quite insane
And [Fm]young again [Fm6]and all because
I'm [G7]mad [C7]about the [Fm6]boy..
Bridge
[C#7] [C#7]
Outro-Verse
[G#m7-5][C#7][G#m7-5][C#7][G#m7-5][C#7].....................................
[Bm][C#7].......
[F#m]I'm feeling quite[F#m6] insane
[F#m6]And young again [G#7]and all because
[G#7]I'm [C#7]mad... about the [F#(add9)]boy..[F#][A6/9]
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