Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays368

Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart by Ruth Etting is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A7, Em7, Bm7, F#7, Bm, Em, B5+, Em6, Edim, G, G/F#, Gm, Gdim, Gm7, E7, Bm5-/7, A, Dm6, Cdim, D6, G#m7 and C#7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
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D     A7        Em7      D  Bm7 F#7    Bm       F#7 
Dear, when you smile dat me, I heard a melody 
Em  B5+      Em7 Em6      A7   Edim  G  A7 
It haunted me from the start 
G       G/F#   Em7  Em6    Gm Gdim Edim  Gm7 
Something inside of me started    a symphony 
D     Bm7       E7     Bm5-/7    A     Dm6  Cdim  A7 
Zing! Went the string sof my heart 
D     A7       Em7      D     Bm7 F#7    Bm    F#7 
'Twas like a breath of spring; I heard a Robin sing 
Em  B5+      Em7 Em6   A7   Edim  G  A7 
'Bout a nest set apart 
G   G/F#   Em7      Em6 Gm Gdim Edim  Gm7 
All nature seemed to be in perfect harmony 
D     Bm7       E7     A7     D    G   Gdim  D 
Zing! Went the string sof my heart 

Bridge 
     Em7        A7         D            D6 
Your eyes made skies seem blue again 
Em7        A7     D           D6 
Wha telse could I do again 
G#m7       C#7      D           E7          A7  Bm5-/7 Gdim  A7 
But keep repeating through and through, "I love you, love you" 
D  A7     Em7        D    Bm7 F#7 Bm        F#7 
I still recall the thrill  I guess I always will 
Em  B5+        Em7   Em6    A7 Edim G A7 
I  hope 'twil never depart 
G   G/F#      Em7      Em6  Gm Gdim Edim  Gm7 
Dear with your lips to mine,   a rhapsody divine 
D     Bm7       E7     A7      D´ 
Zing! Went the string sof my heart 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante