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Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers - A Fine Romance Chords

Chord reference C, Am7, Em7, D7, Dm7, G7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑

[C]A fine [Am7]romance, with [Em7]no [D7]kisses [Em7]a fine [Am7]romance, my [Dm7]friend [G]this is We [C]should be like a [Em7]couple of [D7]hot to[Dm7]matoes [G7] But [C]you’re as cold as [D7]yesterday’s mashed [F]potatoes [G]

A [C]fine [Am7]romance, [Em7]you won’t [D7]nestle , A [Em7]fine [Am7]romance, you [Dm7]won’t [G]wrestle I [C]might as well play [Gm7]bridge with [C7]my old maid [F]aunt [D7]I haven’t got a [Em7]chance [Dm7]This is a [G7]fine ro[C]mance [Dm7] [G7]

[C]A fine [Am7]romance, [Em7]my good [D7]fellow [Em7]You take [Am7]romance, [Dm7]I’ll take [G]jello You’re [C]calmer than the [Em7]seals in the [D7]Arctic [Dm7]Ocean [G7] At [C]least they flap their [D7]fins to ex[F]press e[Dm7]motion [G]

[C]A fine [Am7]romance with [Em7]no [D7]quarrels, [Em7]With no [Am7]insults and [Dm7]all [G]morals [C]I’ve never mussed the [Gm7]crease in your [C7]blue serge [F]pants [D7]I never get the [Em7]chance [Dm7]This is a [G7]fine ro[C]mance [Dm7] [G7]

[C]A fine [Am7]romance, with [Em7]no [D7]kisses [Em7]a fine [Am7]romance, my [Dm7]friend [G]this is We [C]should be like [Em7]clams in a [D7]dish of [Dm7]chowder [G7] But [C]we just fizz like [D7]parts of Seidlitz [F]powder [G]

A [C]fine [Am7]romance, [Em7]with no [D7]clinches, A [Em7]fine [Am7]romance, with [Dm7]no [G]pinches You’re [C]just as hard to [Gm7]land as the [C7]Ile de [F]France! [D7]I haven’t got a [Em7]chance [Dm7]This is a [G7]fine ro[C]mance [Dm7] [G7]

[C]A fine [Am7]romance, with [Em7]no [D7]kisses [Em7]a fine [Am7]romance, my [Dm7]friend [G]this is True [C]love should have the [Em7]thrills that a [D7]healthy [Dm7]mind has [G] We [C]don’t have half the [D7]thrills that the march of [F]time has [G7]

A [C]fine [Am7]romance, [Em7]with no [D7]clinches , A [Em7]fine [Am7]romance, with [Dm7]no [G]pinches [C]You never give the [Gm7]orchids I [C7]sent a [F]glance [D7]No! You like cac[Em7]us plants [Dm7]this is a [G7]fine ro[C]mance [Dm7] [G7] [C]

Album Single
Genres Blues, Jazz
Year 1936
Key C

How to Play A Fine Romance on Guitar?

Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers - A Fine Romance can be played in the key of C using the C, Am7, Em7, D7, Dm7, G7 chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Am7, To play Am7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For Dm7, To play Dm7, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A, D ring open, mute G.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play A Fine Romance with the ↓-↓↑ strumming pattern.