the greatest songs of george gershwin

Contents ALL THE I-IVELONG DAY (And The Long, Long Night), 141

THE BACK BAY POLKA, 1 19

BESS YOU IS MY WOMAN, 9

(I've Got) BEGINNER'S LUCK, 66

BY STRAUSS, 131

A FOGGY DAY, 87

FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR EVERMORE, 123

I CAN'T BE BOTHERED NOW, 91

I GOT PLENTY 0' NUTTIN', 17

I LOVE TO RHYME, 103

I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT, 107

IT AIIV'T NECESSARILY SO, 23

THE JOLLY TAR AND THE MILK MAID, 95

JUST ANOTHER RHUMBA, 53

LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF, 70

LOVE IS HERE TO STAY, 11 1

LOVE WALKED IN, 11 5

MY MAN'S GONE NOW, 29

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, 99

OH BESS, OH WHERE'S MY BESS, 35

PROMENADE (Piano Solo), 74

THE REAL AMERICAN FOLK SONG (Is A Rag), 4

SHALL WE DANCE, 78

SLAP THAT BASS, 61

SOPHIA, 136

SUMMERTIME, 40

THERE'S A BOAT DAT'S LEAVIN' SOON FOR NEW YORK, 44

THEY ALL LAUGHED, 82

THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME, 127

A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING, 48

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THE REAL AMERICAN FOLK SONG (Is A Ras)*

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWN Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

1 " Near Bar - ce - io - na the Deas - i n t cioons The old tra - di - tion - a1 I You may dis - like, or you 'may a - dore, The na - t i re songs from a

A Fm6 C Cmaj7 Am7 C dim

Span - ish tunes; The Ne - a - pol - i - t a n Street Song sighs, You for - eign shore; They may be songs that you can't for - get, - They

I I Written for "Ladies First" (1918) The first George and I n Gershwin collaboration used in a Broadway show

Copyright @ 1959 by Gershwin Publishing Corporation Assigned to Chappell & Co., Inc.

a - tive vein 0 - r ig - i - na;t - ing a na - tive strain, With folk songs plain-tive and cer- tain snap, The tern - po tick- lish that makes you tap; The in - vi - t a - tion to

0th-ers gay, In their own pe- cu - liar way. A - mer - i - can f o l k songs, I a g - i - tate And

a leave the rest to fate. A rag-gy r e - f r a i ~ a n - y -

feel, time .- Have a much strong - er

Sends me a mes - sage su - - feal."-- ime.-

L

A Refrain-Tempo di Fox Trot G 7 C 7

A men -- tal

I 1 - ton - ic for the chron- ic blues. The crit - ics called, it a

changed their t u n e and they like it some - how.

F Cmaj7 Cdim Dm7 A7

T 1 - - For it's in - oc - u - lat - ed with a svn - co - at - ed sort of

I real A - mer - i - can folk song is like a Foun - tain of

h D9 C dim C dim G7 Gdim , Cm6

1 " Youth; - You taste, and it e - lates- you, And 7 I

1 - then in - vig - or - ates- you. The real A - mer - i - can

I - folk son& A mas - tkr stroke song, is a rag.

The rag. -

BESS YOU IS MY WOMAN

Lyrics by DuSOSE HEYWARD Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN Moderato, poco allaraando

Piano

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how, * be - cause de sor - row of the past is all done,

11 ' '

-pi-ness is jes' be - gun.

1 " now ! yours for - ev - er. hlbrn - in' time an' kv - kin' time an9

gy, I& yo' wo -man1

- now, I is,- 1 is! An' I a i n' nev - er go - in' no -where

I min' duse wo - men, You got yo' Por - gy, you loves jo, Por - gy, I knows you

I " Por - 1's yop wo-man now!

swing - m'

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TI - I Y 1 I - /

Hum k-

- 'nin' time an' - ter time.

(They embrace) dim F# I - - I I I I I I 1 I I I I I

Oh, my Por - gy,

I , I I ' I 1 I I r I

Por - gy,- 1's yo' wo - man now.

I GOT PLENTY 0' NUTTIN' Lyrics by IRA GERSH W N 8 I

DuBOSE HEYWA.RD Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

Moderato

Potgu: Oh I got plen-ty o9 nut-tin', - An' nut-tin's plen - ty fo'

i I me. I got no "car, got no male, I got no 'inis - er - y.


folks wid plenty o'

door, - 'Fraid some :bod-).k a - go . in' to rob 'ern while de$ out a - &ak- in'

I more. What for? I got no lock on de

door, (dat'i no way

Oh, I got plen-ty o' nut-tin,*- An' nut -tin'splen- ty fo' me. 1 h

No use corn-plain-in)! I, . ~ o t my gal, got my Lawd,

1 . I got plen - ty ov nut -tin), - An) nut-tigs plen - ty fo' me. I

I got the"sun; got the'moon, Got the "deep blue sea. De

I - folks wid plen - ty o9 - ty Got to pray-all de day. - /

I ~eemswidilen-ty you sure got to ;&or-ry how to keep the "deb -ble a - way,

I a - way. 1 aint a-fret-tin'bout he

Bm Em7sus4 Em7sus4 &7(h5) Em

ev- er wor- ev - er one

i gotp len- ty o9 nut-tin',- An nut-tinkplen-tyfo9 me. I gotmy"@,

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1 " got my Lawd, Got my

IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

I Moderato scherzoso

Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

SPORTING LIFE /bb

Gm C

Gm C Gm C

2. Da - vid was snlall, but oh lily! - Li'l Da. - vid was small but oh

SO, - De f ings dat yo' lip - ble To read in de Bi - ble, i t my ! -- He fought big Go - li - ath Who lay down an' di - eth! Li'l


(repeat!)

~ b 7 , Allegro giocoso ~b ~ # m

Gm7 Like a savage outburst ALL ~b 7 Wbz. - bS. \ I) I \ 1. I I I \ # 11 L I 1 1 I I

11 A f V I1 '+ I

I - Zim bam bod-dle - 00, zim bam bod - dle - 00, HOO- dle a,h da wa da,

I

Hoo-dlc a h da. wa da, Scat-ty wah.- S c a t - ty wah.- Yeah! Y' 3. Oh,

I I

Jo - nah, he lived in de whale, Oh, Jo - ;ah, he lived de , Mo - ses was found in a stream, Li'l Mo- ses was found in a

B dim ALL

D7 SP. L.

Zim barn bod - dle - o o ,

tell all you chi1 - lun De deb- ble's a vil - lun, But 'taint ne - ces - sa - ri - ly

I I

SO. To get in - to Heb - ben don' snap for a seb - ben! Live,

clean! Don'have no fault. Oh, I takes dat gos-pel When - ev - & it's post ble, But

- I

1 " wid a grain of salt. M e - thus'-lahlivednine hun-dred years, Me -

I I I I

aidt nes - sa., ain't nes - sa, a$t nes - sa, ain't nes - sa, ain't ne - ces - sa - ri - ly

poco a poco cresc. I I

1 " . so.

MY MAN'S GONE NOW lyrics by DusOSE HEYWARD

Allegretto ben ritmato

Music by GEORGE GEUSH WIN

A ZERENA (with utmost esyressiotiJ

I - My man's gone now, aid no use a - lis - t e n 3

I I mp sempre ritmalo I I I

For his tired- foot - steps climb-ing up- de stairs.

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Ole Man Sor - row's come to keep me

say- my prayers.-

Ain) dat I min' '

f t iccreasing itc v o i c e ) h a tempo e poco cresc. I I . I I I I I I

A k 1 . 1 I I - I A A. - I I rz v r~ I r L I FI m I I T I I I

I I I I 'I / VJ I 1 vl I I I I I eJ I I Ole Man 60, - rb,,, m&ch - k' & dre &ay wid me'

Tell - in, me I ole now Since I lose- my

CHORUS

I - Since she l o z - her man. Since I lose-my man.

CHORUS

or - row-

SERHNA (freelv)

OH BESS, OH WHERE'S MY BESS Lyrics by IRA GERSH WIN Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN,

Andantino con molto calore J se mp (with much expression)

I

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I - ain' care what she say, I ain' care what she 'done, won't

Wid - out

de days dat I

1 I - gone till I home - to

some -bod - y tell I I

me where's my Bess?

I - want her SO,

I Bess, where i s she - Oh

Gawd, in YO' big Heav'n please

show me where I mus' go, Oh give me de strength,

show me de way!

I - Tell me de truth, where i s she, where is gal, where is my

l U Bess!

SUMMERTIME

Lyrics by DuBOSE HEYWARD Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

an' the liv - i n i s

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~maj '7 D# dim E B7' E

So hush, lit - tle ba - hy, do n'- YO'

I - One of these morn - in's You goin' to rise- UP

Fmaj7 D# dim E

With Dad - dy

D F F9 5im. ~b E7(6)

I I I I I I I a m I a m m

I ,. L I - - - I - /

by. -

THERE'S A BOAT DAT'S LEAVIN' SOON FOR NEW YORK

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWN M u c by GEORGE GERSH WIN


I dress yc )u in silks and -sat - ins In de lat - est Pa - ris styles. All de

come a -

pten.. ten.. a terhpo 7 I1 I m . I1 a I I r I a. 1

I

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r I 1 I

r l V V r I I

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~h&e' s & - boat dat's leavin' soon- fir New '

sis - ter, - dat's where we be - A

I I

long. > I

A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING

Lyrics by DuBOSE HEY WARD Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

I 9 '

Lis - sen to yo' dad - dy warn- you, Fore you s k r t a - t rav- el -

in', WO- man may born- you, love you, an' mourn- you,


1 " But r a &o -man 1s a some -time.

I - Yes, a wo - man is a some - time

I" 1 .

name you, An' she'll iie you io her a - pron s t r m g , Then she'll

I U r r s h k e you and &dl1 blame you till yo' wo - man comes to ciaim you,

I - r '

%*use a - wo-man is a some -time

I - thing,, Yes, a wo - man is a some - time thing.

grieve- you

I" , -

a, um - man is a some - time thing., Yes,, a

n Guitar

I - wo - man 1s - 8 some - time- thing,- Y e s , a

JUST ANOTHER RHUMBA lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

Moderato f ~ h u m d a rhythm)

Music by GEORGE GERSH WI!

I - It happened to me- On a trip to the

A . Em A9 G G dim D 7 D7+

I , West --

In - die- I'm j i t - ter- y, 1h twit-ter - y , I guess 1'm

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Em A . a Am7 D7 G maj 7 Cmaj7

I do.- It is - n't l o v e , It is - n't nion - ky trou -ble-

Refrain ~9 G ~7

I It's Just An - 0th - er Khum - ba, ~ u t ~t

1 W h y did I have to plan a Va-ca- t ion in H a - da-,=a? Why did I take that trip

I That made me lose my grip? Oh! That piece of mu - sic laid nic

I There it goes a - gain! Just An - 0th - er Rhum - ba!

V I dum - bah% Why did I have to suc - cum - bah to that

G6 -- / 1 1 I A I ir- I \ I r

I C1 I, I- I - I I . I m I I w n I I I I I I L I W

I " I Y . ' - ,

rhu - m - bah?

Trio L r T > > >

w I gave up swing and hot - cha, Ah, ah!

I Ah! At first it was di - vine - ah, But it turned out a Cu-ban Frank- en -

I stein - ah! Ah, ah!

I It's got me by the throat- ah. Oh what's the an- t i - dote- ah? Ah, ah.,

l w ah! It made me lose my wife - ah, 1

~t brought me woe and strife - ah, I O h where's a gun or knife--aahP

I - > It's - the rhum - b a that blight - ed - my life.

There it goes a - gain!

I thum - bah, S o much so-- that I can't eat or

V I durn - bah?- Why did I have to suc - cum - bah to that

SLAP THAT

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

I - Zoom - zoom! zoom-zoom! he world is in a mess! With

A dim cb6 ~ b m $17 F7

I" pol - i - tics and tax -es And peo-ple grind- ing ax - es , There's no hap - pi -


\ I f molt0 marc. I I I I I

1 " Slap - - that bass, slap it till it's diz - zy, - Slap that bass,

Keep the rhy-thmbus-y! Zoodzoom! zoom!

Use it like a ton - ic! Slap that bass, Keep your Phil - har -mon -ic!

I" r - Dic - ta - tors w k l d be - Get - tkr off - If they

Fm6 Ddim E

I I I

I - - that the hap - pi - est men All got rhy - thm!

I" In which case If you want to bub-ble, Slap that bass,

1" Slap a - way your trou - ble! Learn to zoom, zoom, zoom! Slap that

1 bass! - bass!

(I've Got) BEGINNER'S LUCK

Lyrics by IRA GERSHW/N Music by GEORGE GERSU WIN

I" I

At a - ny gamb - ling Ca - si - no From Mon - te Czr - lo to

I" Re - no, They tell you that- k be - gin - ner Comes out a

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Be - gin - ner fish - ing for I

I" @n-nerk luck. There nw-er was such a s&- Or such eyes of blue!

LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF Lyrics by IRA GEUSH WIN Music by GEORGE GEUSHWIN

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off! off!

You like po-ta-to and I like po-tkh-to, You Like to - ma-to and You like va-nil-la and I like va-nel-la, You, sa's'- pa - r i l - la and

I" I '

I like t o - mah- to; PO - ta - to, Po - tah-to, To - ma - to, To - mah-to! I sds' - pa - re1 - la; Va - nil - la, va - nel - la, - Choc'-late, - straw-b'ry!

I ~ e t k ;all tke whole thing off! But oh! 1f W: cIll the whole thing

I - So, if you Like pa - ja-mas And I like pa- *-mas, that might break my heart! SO, if you go for oyst-ers ~ n d I go for erst-ers

I - I'll wear pa - ja - mas and give up pa - jkh - mas. I or - der oyst - ers and can- cel the erst - ers. For we know we

PROMENADE (Pidno Solo)

GEORGE G E M WIN Allegretto moderato

r

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SHALL WE DANCE

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

I - Drop- that long face!, Come on, have, your fling!

A~ C6 G F6 G7 Cmaj 7 Dm C Dm I \ I L I I I I

I I I \ . I I L I 1 I I I A rl A1 r I I * I \ I I I 1 I A 1 I I 4 1 I I I I I \ I

w I e 8, v Why- keep nurs - ing , the Blues?


I " dancing shoes, watch your spir - its climb.

Refrain (brightly and rhy thmicaffy) E7 a

mop - ingZ Shall, we dance, and walk on

E7

Don't- y o u be an a1 - so ,

1" ran! YOU)^ bet - ter dance, lit - tle la - dy,

I" Dance lit - tle man! Dance when - ev - er, you

I can:

THEYALL LAUGHED

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

~ 7 ( b ~ )

fl u Moderato (gracefuccy) p simply 1 H 1 1 I I \

me - I I I I I UJ I I I L I

I I I

The


For from

Refrain (happ i l y ) Am D 7 A m Cm6 G

They aJl laughed when ~d - : - son re - cord - ed sound.- They all laughed at Whit - ney and his cot - ton gin. -

I I I \ I I I I I I I " L I I I A* a 1 I 1 \ I I I

V . I 1 d I I e

They all laughed at

F'ul - ton and his steam-boat, Her - sh& and his chocP- late

They all said we nev - Lr could be hap - py, They laughed at us and They all said we'd nev - er get to - geth- er; D a r - ling, let'stake a

howl 1 " bow, But For,

Ho, Ho, Ho! Ho y, Ho! 7' 7

Who's got the last laugh Who's got the last laugh,

I 1. G I 12.

- . Bdim B7 dim Bdim F'#dim D+ ~b D7

A FOGGY DAY Lyrics by IRA GERSH WlN

Moderato

Music by GEORGE GERWWIN

I was a strang-er in the cit- y. O u t of townwerethe peo-ple I knew.

Guitar D9 lncet

I had that feel-ing of self - pi - t y , What to do?H'hat to do?H'hat to do? The I

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I - out -1bok was de- cid-ed -1y blue.- But as I walkedthroughthe foggy streetsa - lone, It

C7 F ~ b m 6 Refrain (brighter h ~ t warmly)

n

For, sud - den - ly, I saw YOU there-

I - - And through fog - gy Lon - don town the sun was shin - ing

I - - where.

Lyrics

I CAN'T BE BOTHERED NOW by IRA GERSUWIN Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

Moderato con spicito I

S i m ~ l v D7 Gmaj 7 G6 A + D7

1 - Danc-ingmakes my trou-bles all seem ti - ny. When I'm danc-ing

D7 Gmaj 7 G6 At D7 ~ b 7 ~b F ~b F

if my bank is


++ ~ # 7 F# c # 7 ~ $ 7 F ~ I A E7 A E7

ev - en I ou - man - la

I " ban - ia. I'm not up - set, 'I re - fuse to fret.

I Bad news, Go 'way! Call 'round some day In

staccato

and shares fall down - stairs, Who

1 " earth - ly things I frown. - I'm throw-ing bff t'he bars that held me

- down. the pi - per When

I cause ;ou see ~ ' m danc - ing and I can't be both-ere&

THE JOLLY TAR ANDTHE MILK MAID'^ ~yrics by IRA GERSHWIN Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN


to shame the

1 " bux - om milk maid, mar - ry me!"Wth a down - a - d e r - r y , With a buc - too!"With a down - a - der- r y , With a

4 4- Refrain

down, a down - a - der-ryl- -

I A I I I

I I \ I I I I t r I I I \ I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 1 I I I I I I I I * I u I I I I I' 1

rts ciuld rhyme!' said s h y ""I% fiat - t&ed 1 said , I got me t6inkP- in, t w i c e ; Good - bye to shoes and

oh, ah me, You oh, ah me, Just

r r " moth-er of three; A wiPe al - read-y, and moth- er of three, of hug-band of three, A - spliced al - read-y, and hus - band of three, of

I - The moth-er of three!-

c7 A a tempo r f A A* 4

A I I I I I I yr I F I \ I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I r r I I 1 I Y I I ' I ' 1

- The hus - band of three!

NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT by IRA GERSHWlN Music by GEORGE GERSHWlM

The man who on - ly lives for mak- ing mon- ey Lives a life tha t is - n't

I - nec - es- sa - r i - ly sun- ny. ~'ike-wise the man who works for fame,

I V

There's no g u a r - a n - t e e tha t time won't e - r a s e his name.


The fact is,

I - That's t'he best work of all if you can get i t .

87 B7(9h) ~ ' 7

Refrain (srnootMv)

I Nice work- if you can get it, And you can get it if you try. - I

I - Nice 6 k - if you can get it, And you can get it if you try. -

st im- ag - me some one-

1 - Lov - ing one who loves you, And then tak - ing that vow,

- - - -

\ I . I I I I 1. I I A . I . 1 1

1 1 .- I - 1 - -- how? how?

I LOVE TO RHYME Lyrics by IRA GEUSHWlN Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

1 " There are men who, in their iei - sure, Love to fish for sal - mon;

I - There are 0th - ers who get plea - sure When they play back -

I" gam - mon. en - dr - a1 Gratlt loved to smoke;

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1 Mark Twain loved to joke; Ra - di - o corn - ics love to pun, But the

I thing I do is much more fun.

Refrain

r love to rhyme.

I w - I love to say

I - Gay, day, may, hey, hey! Chuck - le, knuck - le, nick - el, fick - le,

I pick - le! - love to rhyme!

1 - ri - e - 9 , Lo-ci - e ty, dro - pri- e - ty, There's no stop-pingwhenyouCe be-

a . B7 Em Am. Cm

Ca - pac - i - ty, ve-rm - i - ty, au - . dac - i - ty, Did you

I " ev - er know such fun? -

love to rhyme, And

1 - would - dt it be sub - lime one day it could

I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT

Lyrics by IRA GERSH WIN Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

'C'sed to lead a qui - et ex - ist -ence, ~l -ways had mypeace of mind.

w u I

Kept Old Man Troub - le at a dis - tance; b1y days were sil - ver -


1 " lined. Right on top of the world I sat, But

look at me now,- I don't know where I'm at.

I Refrain G6

C6 D7 G6 C6 D7

I I 1

I was do - ing a l l right, Noth-ing but rain - bows in my sky,

Nev - er no - ticed the rain Till you came But

I

suf - fer all the day; just sit and won - der If

GH dim 7 I

1" love is - dt one big blun - der. But when you hold me

w right B& 1fn d o - i n g b e t - t e r than ev - er

I

' I 3, I

I - now. now. .-

LOVE IS HERE TO STAY

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

I - The more I read the pa- pers The less I corn-pre - hend The

I world and all its ca- pers And .how it all will end. Noth-ing seems to be


Refrain A c7

Our love is here . to stay;

I - Not for a year But ev - er and a day.

I " The ra - di - o and the t'el - e - phone and the ,

A F maj 7 ~b Cm6 A7 Dm

I - mov - ies that we know May just be pass - ing fan - cies,

I And in time may But, oh my dear,

I - Our love is here to stay; T< - geth - er

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m I

m I 1

1 a m - - I A I \

I I

I I

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m - ?

I rz P I - I

I we're go - ing a long, long way.

I - In time the Rock - ies may crum-ble,. Gib - ral - tar may turn - ble,

D7 D dim F Gm7 C9

I - They're on- ly made of clay, Rut our love is here to &crn..

A I

LOVE WALKED IN

Lyrics by IRA GERSH WIN Music by GEORGE GERSH WIN

Moderato

i A , Eb ~ b m a j 7 Edim Fm Fm7 G7 ~ b m 6 F7(sus4) F7 Cm F7


Refrain Eb sfow&, with much expression

1" day. One ma - gic mo -ment and my heart siemed to

I word was spok- en. One look and I for -

poco rsit I I I I I ra-m

got the gloom of the past; One

look and I had found my fu - ture at last.

I I I, I I V,

m • • I I I 1 1 r~ I. I I I I I I I w 1 I I I I I I I

I I I I I ' - I - 1

One look and I had found a

1 world corn - piete - ly new, love walked in with

, I I l . \ I D - I I I I I - I A I I I I A

d \ I. rr I d - /

you. you.

THE BACK BAY POLKA

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

Moderato

Music by GK)RGE GERSH WIN

C G7

A Refrain (with humotous emphasis)

Give up the fond em - brace, Pass up tha t pret - t y face, Don't speak the nak - ed t ruth. What's nak - ed is un - couth. Some - where the fair - er sex Has curves that are c o n - v e x , On Bos - ton beans you dine, Then go t o bed a t nine.

You're of the h u - man race, du t not in Bos - ton. It may go in Du - luth But not in Bos - ton.

And girls don't a l l wear specs But not in Bos - ton. You must - n't un - der - mine The town of Bos - ton.


Think as your neigh - bors think, Make lem - on - ade your drink; Keep up the cul - tured pose, Keep l o o k - i n g downyour nose, One day it's much too hot, Then cold as you know what. No song ex - cept a hymn, And keep your lan- guage prim;

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You'll be the Miss - ing Link If yeu don't wear spats in Bos - ton. Keep up the stat - us quos Or they keep you out of Bos - ton. In all the world t.here9s not Weath- er an - y - where like Bos - ton.

You call a leg a limb Or they boot you out of Bos - ton.

Paint - ers 'H;ho paint the nude We keep ke - press - ing; Books that are out of key We quick - ly bur - y. At naw) - ral his - to - r y We are co - 10s - sal.

You're of the bour - geoi - sie And no one both - ers,

You will find lib - er - t y In Mis - ter Web - ster's dic - tion - a - ry. That is be - cause, you see, At first. hand we stud - y the fos - sil. Not if your fam - 'ly tree Does - n't date from the Pi1 - =rim Fa - thers.

New York or Phil - a - dilph' Laugh - te r goes UP the flue . Strang - ers are all dis - missed. There - fore when a l l is said,

Won't . put YOU Life i s one Not that we're Life is SO

on the shelf If you wbuld be your - self, But you big t a - boo. No mat - ter what you do, It pre - ju - diced- You sim - ply don't ex - ist If you lim - i t - ed You find, un - less you're dead, You

have - n't been born in Bos - ton. nev - er get a - head in Bos - ton.

born in Bos - ton! Bos - ton!

L G 7 Optional - Interlude >

FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR EVERMORE

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Moderato

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A I smoothly

I Par - a - dise can - not re - fuse us, Nev - er such a hap - py

I - pair! Ev - 'ry - bod - y must ex - cuse US


If we walk on air. I I I I

All the shad-ows now will lose us, -

Luck - y stars are ev - 'ry - where. As a hap - py

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see - ing:

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Fo r YOU, for me, for ev - er - more, - It's

ev - er - more. I

I - 1'm yours, you're mine, and in o ~ r hearts-

- The hap - PY end - ing starts.

What a love- ly world this world will be, With a

world of love in

THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME* Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN Music by GEORGE GERSH WlN

Moderato ( l i a ~ i l ~ )

I - Our ro - mance won't end on a sor - row-ful note, Though by to -mor-row you're

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I - gone- The song is end - ed, but as the song-writ-er wrote, The

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*Written for "Shall We Dance1# - film (1937)


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- -- The way you wearyour hat- The way you sip your tea, -

Thewayyoui smile just beams,

I" w - We may riiv - ar, nev - er A e t a - gain dn the bump-y road t o

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love, Still I'll al - ways, al - ways keep t he mem -'ry of

-- The way you hold your knife,- The way we danced till three,

I - me! The way yon wear your hat me!

Lyrics by IRA G ERSH WIN

,

Music by GEORGE GERSHWlN

T e m ~ o di Valse Viennoise

Be off with your

*Written for "The Show Is On" (1936)

Copyright @ 1936 by Chappell & Co., Inc. Copyright Renewed, assigned to Chappell & Co., Inc.

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Gersh- win keeps pound - ing on tin. How can I be

,, Refrain

When I want a mel-o - dy lilt - ing through the house

Lyrics by IRA GERSU WIN

SOPHIA Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Tempo di valse moderato

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Copyright @ 1937 by Gershwin Publishing Corporation Copyright Renewed, assigned to Chappell & Co., Inc. Copyright @ 1964 by Gershwin Publishing Corporation Assigned to Chappell & Co., Inc.

I - What does i t take to per - suade you?- And how much mbre must ;

I ser - e - nade you?

Refrain A Dm7 G7

I - a n - y i - d e - a a n - y i - d e - a

How much you mean to me - a?- How much you mean to me - a? -

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w 4- - - How much yod l nev - er know!

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If 1'm u- all ag - i - t a - to, All the 0th - ers were SO - so,

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Ev - 'ry heart string vi - bra - to,

1 " love, it's 1 ove cres - cen - do, spu - m

I

I Or from earth I re - sign.

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- So - phi - a, be mine! So - phi - a, be

I mine! I

ALL THE LIVELONG DAY (And The Lons, Lons Night)

Lyrics by IRA GEUSHWlN Music by GEORGE GEUSHWIN

Piano

Moderato

You've r e a l - l y g

1

- - done me - at last.

I Copyright @ 1964 by Gershwin Publishing Corporation Assigned to Chappell & Co., Inc.

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1 Refrain (Leisurely)

D dim D9 .

D dim D7 G Am 7

l.Youlll find I'm per - fect cast - ing 2. No chance you're tak - ing chanc - e s

I - -

op - po - site you.

I tak - ing me on. ydu711 find love ev - er - last - ing:

Be - lieve me when this man says:

Sum - mer, spring and fall - time, You're my one and a l l - time.

A1 1 t h e live - long day and t h e long, long

1 " night. night.

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