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Louis Jordan - Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Chords

Chord reference Am, G, F, E7, D7, G7, Cm
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am]I got a [G]gal that’s [F]always [E7]late, [Am]Every [G]time we [F]have a [E7]date, But I [D7]love her, yes I [E7]love her

[Am]I’m gonna [G]walk right up [F]to her [E7]gate, [Am]And [G]see if I can [F]get it [Am]straight, ‘Cause I [D7]want her, I’m gonna [E7]ask her.

[Am]Is you [E7]is or [Am]is you [E7]ain’t my [Am]baby? The [D7]way you’re actin’ [G7]lately makes me [C]doubt [F7] [E7] [Am]You’s [E7]is [Am]still my [E7]baby, [Am]baby [D7]Seems my flame in [G7]your heart’s done gone [Am]out. [C]

A [F]woman is a [Fm]creature that has [C]always been [C7]strange; [F]Just when you’re sure of [Fm]one, you find she’s [Bb7]gone and [A7]made a [Dm]change. [E7]

[Am]Is you [E7]is or [Am]is you [E7]ain’t my [Am]baby? [D7]Maybe baby’s [G7]found somebody [Bb7]new, [A7] Or [D7]is my baby [G7]still my baby [C]true? [F7] [E7]

[Am]You’s [E7]is [Am]still my [E7]baby, [Am]baby Baby boy, but the [D7]way you’re actin’ [G7]lately makes me [C]doubt [F7] [E7] [Am]You’s [E7]is [Am]still my [E7]baby, [Am]baby Baby boy, it [D7]sure seems my flame in [G7]your heart’s done gone [Am]out [C]Oh, blackout

A [F]woman is a [Fm]creature that has [C]always been [C7]strange; [F]Just when you’re sure of [Fm]one, you find she’s [Bb7]gone and [A7]made a [Dm]change, and took my [D7]change [E7]

[Am]Is you [E7]is or [Am]is you [E7]ain’t my [Am]baby? [D7]Maybe baby’s [G7]found somebody [Bb7]new, [A7] Or [D7]is my baby [G7]still my baby [C]true? [Cm] [C]

Artist Louis Jordan
Album Somebody Up There Digs Me
Genres Blues
Year 1962
Key Am

How to Play Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby on Guitar?

Louis Jordan - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, F, E7, D7, G7, Cm chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, 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 ring open, mute D, G.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • 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 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.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.

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

You can play Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.