Don't Ask the Lady What the Lady Did Before
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Lyrics
I'm no lady,
but now and then
(Bb)I've got somethin' that makes you yen.
(Bb)I'm no lady from way back when,
(F)but (Eb)pinch those (Edim)(Bb)panatellas, (Gdim)(G7)fellas, (Cm7)while I (F7)preach again.
(Bb)Don't ask a lady what (F#9)the (G7)lady did before.
Ask what the (F7)lady's doin' now.
(Bb)Don't poke around inside (F#9)the (G9)lady's bureau drawer.
(C9)What's here to thrill ya
(F7)ain't mem'rabilia.
(Dm)Why drag the laundry out when you're about to score?
(Cm)My henna lasts a month and not a moment more.
(Bb)Don't ask a lady what (F#7)the (G9)lady did before.
(C9)Ask what the (F7)lady's doin' (D7)speak up and (G7)you're a shooin' (Bb)ask what the (F7)lady's doin' now.
(Bb)Don't (D7)diddle with (Gm)chitchat
don't fiddle with smalltalk.
What good is the fancy footwork if it's (C9)all talk?
The trouble with (Cm7)guys is (F#9)once the (F7)ice is (Em7)thawed (Ebm7)they wanna know (Dm7)if the (G7)lady's been (Cm7)abroad!
(C7)ask what the lady's (Cm7)(F)doin' (Bb)(Now) don't ask how well she's doin' what other swell she's doin' ask what the (F7)hell she's doin' now.
Song info
Don't Ask the Lady What the Lady Did Before by Cy Coleman is a level 5 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of Bb at 120 BPM. Practice takes the song one line at a time and waits for you, with the letter inside every note. When the lines feel easy, play the full song.
- Level
- 5 of 5
- Key
- Bb
- Tempo
- 120 BPM
- Chords
- Bb Bb7 C7 C9 Cm Cm7 D7 Dm
- Artist
- Cy Coleman
- Genre
- Musical/Soundtrack
- Style
- Jazz standard
- Mood
- Playful