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Sophisticated Lady
Words & Music by Mitchell Parish, Duke Ellington & Irving MillsRecorded by Linda Ronstadt, 1984
Fdim Em C7 B7 Bb7 A7 D
They say into your ear - ly life ro - mance came,
A7 D7 C#7 C7 B7 E7
And in this heart of yours burned a flame,
A6 A A6 A A7 D Cdim A7
A flame that flick-ered one day and died a - way.
Em C7 B7 Bb7 A7 D
Then, with dis - il - lu - sion deep in your eyes,
A7 D7 C#7 C7 B7 E7
You learned that fools in love soon grow wise.
A6 A A6 A A7 D F#m G#
The years have changed you some - how. I see you now...
Bridge:
C#7 Bbm
Smo - king and drink - ing,
F# G#7 C#7 Fdm(III) F# F#m G#
Nev - er think - ing of to - mor - row, non - chal - ant,
C#7 Bbm
Dia - monds shi - ning,
Gdim G#7 C# Fdim F#m
Danc - ing, di - ning with some man in a res - tau - rant.
A7 G7
Is that all you real - ly want?
Em C7 B7 Bb7 A7
No, Soph - is - ti - ca - ted La - dy,
D A7 D7 C#7 C7 B7 E7
I know you miss the love you lost long a - go,
A7+5 A7 D
And when no - bod - y is nigh, you cry,
Em7 G/B DM7
You cry, you cry.
Ronstadt's rendition may not be the best-known, or most popular version of this song to have appeared over the years -- Ellington himself recorded it and re-released it numerous times -- but Ronstadt's 1984 recording of this song, and the album in which it appeared, have been favorites of mine for years.