Chords
[Intro]
F Fsus4/Eb Bb/D Db6
F Fsus4/Eb
Bb/D
[Verse 1]
Db6 I was Fwatching TV Fsus4/Eblate last night
And a Bb/Dscene transported me
Db6 FLong gone figures came Fsus4/Ebback to life
In a Bb/Ddocumentary
Db6 C Though I saw them daFnce for joy
I was Bb/Dsad I missed that Fshow
F If I had a Fsus4/Ebtime machine
I Bb/Dknow just where I'd Db6go
[Chorus]
I was Fborn too late to see JoFsus4/Ebsephine Baker
DanBb/Dcing in a ParisDb6 cabaret
FBorn too late to see JoFsus4/Ebsephine Baker
She Bb/Dmust have been great in Db6her heyFday
[Interlude]
Fsus4/Eb Bb/D Db6 F
Fsus4/Eb Bb/D
[Verse 2]
Db6 Now Fsome they stand out Fsus4/Ebfrom a crowd
Even Bb/Dat an early age
Db6 FI suppose that her Fsus4/Ebcall was loud
'Cause she Bb/Djust lit up the stage
Db6 C You can put on aFll that gloss
And Bb/Dstill not have to feel
F F What's inside will Fsus4/Ebcome across
And Bb/Donly real is Db6real
[Chorus]
I was Fborn too late to see JoFsus4/Ebsephine Baker
DanBb/Dcing in a ParisDb6 cabaret
FBorn too late to see JoFsus4/Ebsephine Baker
DanBb/Dcing in a ParisDb6 cabaret
FBorn too late to see JoFsus4/Ebsephine Baker
She Bb/Dmust have been great in herDb6 heyFday
[Solo]
Eb Ab Bb C F
Bb Ab Db6 Bb
C Bb C
[Interlude]
F Fsus4/Eb Bb/D Db6
F Fsus4/Eb Bb/D
[Verse 3]
Db6 I'm Fsometimes trapped by the Fsus4/Ebclose confines
Of the Bb/Dage I'm born into
Db6 FThough there were others Fsus4/Ebworse than mine
Well, I Bb/Dmiss what I can't do
Db6 C Join the feast of AnFcient Greece
See AleBb/Dxander's Library
F F Maybe clink a Fsus4/Ebchampagne toast
With a Bb/Djazz age dancing Db6queen
[Chorus]
I was Fborn too late to see JoFsus4/Ebsephine Baker
DanBb/Dcing in a ParisDb6 cabaret
FBorn too late to see JoFsus4/Ebsephine Baker
DanBb/Dcing in a ParisDb6 cabaret
In Fblack and white film you Fsus4/Ebcan't mistake her
She Bb/Dmust have been great in herDb6 heyFday
[Interlude]
Fsus4/Eb Bb/D Db6 F
Fsus4/Eb Bb/D Db6
[Outro]
FBorn too late to see JoFsus4/Ebsephine Baker
Bb/D Db6 F Fsus4/Eb
Bb/D Db6 F Fsus4/Eb
Bb/D Db6 Db6 Eb
F
