Fats Waller

^F7 No one to talk to, ^C7 all by myself
^F7 No one to ^A7 walk with, I'm ^Bb7 happy on the ^Bbm7 shelf
^F7 Ain't misbe ^Ab7 havin, ^G7 I'm saving ^C7 my love for ^F7 you ^{G7 C7
F7} Now it's for certain, ^C7 the one I love
^F7 I through with ^A7 flirtin' it's just ^Bb7 you I'm thinkin' ^Bbm7 of
^F7 Ain't misbe ^Ab7 havin, ^G7 I'm saving ^C7 my love for ^F7 you ^A7
Dm7 Like Jack Horner, ^Bb7 in the corner
^G7 Don't go no where, ^D7 what do I care
^G7 Your ^C7 kis ^G7 ses ^D7 are worth ^G7 waiting ^C7 for
^D7 Be- ^G7 lieve ^C7 me
^F7 I don't stay out late, ^C7 don't care to go
^F7 I'm home a ^A7 bout eight, just ^Bb7 me and my ^Bbm7 radio
^F7 Ain't misbe ^Ab7 havin', ^G7 I'm savin' ^C7 my love for ^F7 you ^{C7 F7 C7 F7}
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 08:47:31 -0400 (EDT)
From: Douglas French
corrections: attributions, words, key, chords, chord substitutions
Ain't Misbehavin'
Music by Fats Waller and Harry Brooks
Words by Andy Razaf
Time: 4/4
Key: Eb
^Eb No one to ^Cm7 talk with, ^Fm7 all by my ^Bb9 self,
^Eb No one to ^G7+5(1 walk with, but ^Ab I'm happy ^Abm on the ^Ddim shelf.
^Eb Ain't misbe ^Gb7 havin', ^Fm7 I'm savin' ^Bb9 my love for
^Eb you. ^{Edim F7(2 Bb7(3
Eb} I know for ^Cm7 certain, ^Fm7 the one I ^Bb9 love
^Eb I'm through wi ^G7+5 th flirtin' it's ^Ab just you I'm ^Abm thinkin' ^Ddim of
^Eb Ain't misbe ^Gb7 havin, ^Fm7 I'm saving ^Bb9 my love for
^Eb you. ^{Ab Bb7 G7
Cm} Like Jack Horner, ^Ab7 in the corner
^F7 Don't go no-where, ^C7 what do I care
^Bb Your kisses ^Cm are worth ^F7 waiting
^Bb7 for, ^C7 be - ^F7 lieve ^Bb7 me
^Eb I don't stay ^Cm7 out late, ^Fm7 don't care to ^Bb9 go
^Eb I'm home a ^G7+5(1 bout eight, just ^Ab me and my ^Abm ra - di ^Ddim -o
^Eb Ain't misbe ^Gb7 havin', ^Fm7 I'm savin' ^Bb9 my love for
Eb C7 F7 Bb7 <- 1st time through
you.
Repeat from beginning.
Eb Bb7 Eb <- 2nd time through
you.
Chords and substitutions:
Eb: x 6 5 3 4 3
Cm7: x 3 5 3 4 3 or x x 1 3 1 3
Fm7: 1 3 1 1 4 1
Bb9 x 1 0 1 1 1 or x 3 3 3 3 4
G7+5 x x 1 0 0 1 (1) G7+5 sounds awkward in a solo. I substitute G7.
It's not technically correct. I'm not a purist.
^{G7 3 5 3 4 3 3 Ab 4 6 6 5 4 4 Abm} Ddim ⁴ x ⁶ x ⁶ 3 ⁴ 4 ⁴ 3 ⁴ 4 or x x 0 1 0 1
^Gb7 Edim ² x ⁴ x ² 2 ³ 3 ² 2 ² 3
F7 1 3 1 2 1 1 (2) This should be a 9th, but the voice holds the 9th.
Play F7 for accompaniment or solo.
Bb7 x 1 3 1 3 1 (3) This is not in the original. But in a solo it
resolves better than the F7.
^G7 Cm ³ x ⁵ 3 ³ 5 ⁴ 3 ³ 4 ³ 3
^Ab7 C7 ⁴ 8 1 ⁶ 0 ⁴ 8 ⁵ 9 ⁴ 8 ⁴ 8 or x 3 5 3 5 3
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dfrench@site.gmu.edu
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