The story behind
Billie Holiday sang Always on an album called Lady Sings the Blues. The song lasts three minutes and a half. The movie with the same name came out in 1972 and is based on the life of Holiday, which was published in 1956. In the story, she goes from working in a Harlem brothel to becoming a famous artist, but also struggles with addiction and loses the person she loves. Diana Ross played Holiday in the movie, which was nominated for an Oscar in 1973. The film was also shown at the Cannes Film Festival, although it did not compete. The song Always remains popular, with over 32 thousand plays on Last.fm. ↓ Skip to chordsIntro 1
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Verse 1
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G Bm E Am
C Am E Am
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Interlude 1
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G B F# B Abm C#m C#dim F# B G E Am Adim D
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Am G D G E Am G Em G B E F# E B F#
B G Am G C G Em E
Am G Am C Am C F G C B Em Am Em Am
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Verse 2
E G
C G Abdim E G
C Em
G Am C
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E B C#m B F#
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Cdim B G Am
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Am Bm E
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From the album
Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday · 1956 · Track 4