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Jezebel
Words & Music by Wayne Shanklin*Recorded by Frankie Laine, 1951 (#2)
Am G Am G Am G Am G Am
Jez - e - bel, Jez - e - bel.
G Am G Am G
If ever the devil was born without a pair of horns,
Am G Am G
It was you, Jezebel, it was you;
Am G Am G
If ever an angel fell, Jez - e - bel,
Am G Am
It was you, Jezebel, it was you;
D C D C
If ever a pair of eyes promised paradise,
D D9 D C C9 C F#7 G#7 F#7 F7
Deceiving me, grieving me, leavin' me blue,
F#7 F7 F#7 F7
Jez - e - bel, it was you.
Am G Am G
If ever the devil's plan was made to torment man
Am G Am
It was you, Jezebel, it was you.
Am Am7 Dm7 Am Dm Dm7 Am
Could be better that I never know a lover such as you,
Am7 F7 G7 Dm7-5 E7
Forsaking dreams and all for the siren call of your arms.
Am Am7 Dm Dm7 Am Dm Dm7 Am
Like a demon, love possessed me, you obsessed me constantly
Am7 F7 G7 Dm7-5 E7
What evil star is mine, that my fate's design should be
Am G Am G Am
Jez - e - bel?
D C D C
If ever a pair of eyes promised paradise,
D D9 D C C9 C F#7 G#7 F#7 F7
Deceiving me, grieving me, leavin' me blue,
F#7 F7 F#7 F7
Jez - e - bel, it was you.
Am G Am G
If ever the devil's plan was made to torment man
Am G Am G Am
It was you, night and day, every way
F7 Am Dm7 Am
Jezebel, Jezebel, Jez - e - bel.
*This song was also recorded by Edith Piaf in 1951, with lyric credit on that recording given to Charles Aznavour (he may have translated it into French.) Aznavour subsequently recorded it himself in 1954. The song was also featured in the 1958 movie "The Seven Hills of Rome" starring Mario Lanza.