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Doris Day - Tea For Two Chords

Chord reference Dm7, G7, C7, C, F#m, B7, E7, E
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Dm7]Picture [G7]you up[Dm7]on my [G7]knee, [C7]Tea for [C]two and [C7]two for [C7]tea; Just [Dm7]me for [G7]you and [Dm7]you for [G7]me [C]a[C]lone.

[F#m]Nobody [B7]near us to [F#m]see us or [B7]hear us, [E]No friends or re[E7]lations on week[E]end va[E7]cations, We [F#m]won’t have it [B7]known, dear, That [F#m]we own a [B7]tele[E]phone, [E7]dear;

[Dm7]Day will [G7]break, and [Dm7]you’ll a[G7]wake, And [C7]start to [C]bake a [C7]sugar [C]cake; For [Dm7]me to [G7]take for [Dm7]all the [G7]boys [A7]to see. [F] [A7]

[Dm]We will [Em7]raise a [A]fami[A7]ly, A [Bb]boy for [Dm]you, a [Fm]girl for [G7]me, Oh, [F]can’t you [G7]see [Dm7]how happy [G7]we would [C]be?

Artist Doris Day
Album Tea for Two
Genres Jazz
Year 1950
Key Dm7

How to Play Tea For Two on Guitar?

Doris Day - Tea For Two can be played in the key of Dm7 using the Dm7, G7, C7, C, F#m, B7, E7, E chords.

  • 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.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • 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 F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

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

You can play Tea For Two with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.