Gershwin - The Greatest Songs Part 2

SHALL WE DANCE Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

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dancing shoes,

Refrain (brightly and rhy thmicaffy)

a

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watch your spir its

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climb.

mop - ingZ

Shall, we

dance,

and walk on

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Don't-

1"

YOU)^

ran!

I"

Dance lit

I

can:

you

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man!

an

be

bet - ter

dance,

lit - tle

Dance when - ev

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a1 - so ,

la

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dy,

er, y o u

THEYALL LAUGHED Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN


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p simply

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from

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They aJl laughed when They all laughed at

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and

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laughed at

his chocP- late

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howl bow,

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nev - Lr could nev - er get

But For,

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be hap - py, to - geth- er;

Ho! Ho!

Who's got Who's got

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They laughed at us and D a r - ling, let'stake a

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A FOGGY DAY Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN

Music by GEORGE GERWWIN

Moderato

I was a strang-er in the cit- y.

O u t of townwerethe

peo-ple I

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I had that feel-ing of self - p i - t

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y

,

What to

do?H'hat to do?H'hat to

do?

knew.

Guitar lncet

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out -1bok was de- cid-ed -1y

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blue.-

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But as I

walkedthroughthe foggy streetsa - lone, It

For,

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- where.

And

through

sud

- den - ly,

fog - gy

Lon - don

I

town the

saw

sun was

YOU

there-

shin - ing

I CAN'T BE BOTHERED NOW Lyrics by IRA GERSUWIN Moderato con spicito

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Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN I

D7

Gmaj 7

Danc-ingmakes my trou-bles all seem

D7

Gmaj 7

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ti - ny.

When I'm danc-ing

At

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my bank is

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staccato

Go

'way!

Call

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- man - la

I'm not up - set,

news,

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'round

re - fuse

some

to

day

fret.

In

and

1"

earth - ly things I

shares

frown. - I'm

fall

down

- stairs,

throw-ing bff t'he

Who

bars that held me

-

I

down.

cause ;ou

the

see

~'m

danc - ing and

I

can't

pi - per

When

be both-ere&

THE JOLLY TAR ANDTHE MILK ~yricsby IRA GERSHWIN


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1"

bux

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shame

milk maid, mar ry me!"Wth a buc too!"With a

the

down down -

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down, a down

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d e r - r y , With a der- r y , With a

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rhyme!' said t6inkP- in,

moth-er of hug-band of

three; three,

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said , and

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and and

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of of

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a tempo

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three!

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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

I-

nec - e s - sa - r i - ly sun- ny.

Lives a

~'ike-wise the man

who

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time won't

works for

V

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There's no g u a r - a n - t e e t h a t

life t h a t is - n't

e - r a s e his

name.

fame,

The fact

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is,

That's t'he best work of

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Refrain (srnootMv)

all if you can

get i t .

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Nice

work- if you can get it,

Nice

st

6 k - if you

im-ag - me

can

And you can get it

get it,

some

one-

And you can get it

if you try. -

if you try. -

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Lov - ing one who

loves you,

And then t a k

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I LOVE TO RHYME Lyrics by IRA GEUSHWlN

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There are men who,

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are

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mon.


in

their iei - sure,

0th - ers

who

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get

-

a1

Love to

plea - sure

Gratlt

sal - mon;

fish for

When

loved

they

to

play

back -

smoke;

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to

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thing I

much

Refrain

do

is

joke;

more

Ra - di - o

fun.

corn - ics

love t o

pun, But the

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love

to

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I

pick - le!

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w

I

rhyme.

I

Chuck

hey!

love

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ty,

love

-

to

le, knuck

to

-

say

- le, nick

- el, fick

- le,

rhyme!

There's no stop-pingwhenyouCe b e -

a

.

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pac - i

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au

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er

would - dt

know such

it

be

fun?

sub -

love

lime

one

to

day

rhyme,

it

And

could

I WAS DOING ALL RIGHT Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

'C'sed to lead a qui - et

Kept Old


ex - ist -ence,

Man Troub - le

~ l - w a y shad mypeace of

w

at


a

dis

u

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mind.

I

b1y

days were sil - ver -

1"

lined.

Right

look at me now,-

on

top

of

don't know where I'm

I

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world

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but rain - bows

in

my sky,

Nev - er no - ticed the

rain

Till

you

came

But

I suf

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the day;

just

sit

and won - der If

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love

right

is - dt

one

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big

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do-ing

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bet-ter

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now.

But when

now.

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than

ev

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I

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LOVE IS HERE TO STAY Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN

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read the

world and all its

ca- pers


pa- pers

The

And .how it all


less

will

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end.

corn-pre - hend

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Noth-ingseems to be

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Our love

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a

year

is here . to

But ev - er and a

stay;

day.

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mov - ies

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Our

ra -

love

and

o

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that

we

know

May

just

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to

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pass - ing

be

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here m

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stay; 1

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am?

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and

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fan - cies,

dear,

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we're

In time

go

the

Rock

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a

long, long

may crum-ble,.

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clay,

Gib - ral - tar may turn - ble,

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way.

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our love

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here

C9

to

LOVE WALKED IN Lyrics by IRA GERSHWIN


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ma - gic mo -ment

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was

poco rsit

spok- en.

got

the

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look

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corn

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last.

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fu - ture

my

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found

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a

walked

in

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with

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THE BACK BAY POLKA Lyrics

Music by GK)RGE GERSHWIN

by IRA GERSHWIN Moderato

G7

C A

Refrain (with humotous emphasis)

Give Don't Some On

-

You're

It And You

up speak where Bos -

of may girls must

-

the the the ton

the go don't n't

fond nak fair beans

em ed er you

- brace, truth. sex dine,

h u - man in Du a l l wear un - der -


race, luth specs mine

Pass up What's nak Has curves Then g o

dut But But The

that ed that to

in not in not in not town of

pret - t y face, un - couth. is are c o n - v e x , bed a t nine.

Bos Bos Bos Bos

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ton.

- ton. ton.

- ton.

Think Keep One No

as up day song

your the it's ex

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neigh - bors cul - tured much too cept a

think, pose, hot, hymn,

Make lem - on Keep l o o k - i n g Then cold as And keep your

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ade your downyour you know l a n - guage

drink; nose, what. prim;

'Sf'

You'll Keep In You

Paint Books At You're

be up all call

- ers that naw) of

the the the a

'H;ho are ral the

Miss - ing stat - us world t.here9s leg a

paint out his bour -

Link If yeu quos Or they not Weath- er limb Or they

the nude of key to - r y geoi - sie

don't wear spats keep you out an - y - where boot you out

We keep ke We quick - ly We are co And no one

-

in of like of

Bos Bos Bos Bos -

press - ing; bur - y. 10s - sal. both - ers,

ton. ton. ton. ton.

will is if

New Laugh Strang There

- ter - ers - fore

York

the on ta big ju pre lim - i t -

or goes are when

shelf boo. diceded

Phil UP

all all

dic - tion - a - ry. stud - y the fos - sil. Pi1 - =rim Fa - thers.

In Mis - ter Web - ster's At first. hand we Does - n't date from the

find lib - e r - t y be - cause, you see, your fam - 'ly tree

You That Not

a the dis is

If No You You

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dilph' flue . missed. said,

you

mat sim find,

-

Won't Life Not Life

wbuld ter ply un

-

be what don't less

.

put is that is

your - self, do, you ex - ist you're dead,

YOU

one we're SO

But you

It If you You

-

have n't nev - er

been get

a

-

born head

in in

Bos

Bos

-

ton. ton.

born

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Optional Interlude

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in

Bos Bos

-

ton! ton!

FOR YOU, FOR ME, FOR EVERMORE Music by GEORGE GERSHWIN

Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN Moderato

Eb A

I

I

I

smoothly

Par - a

pair!

- dise can - not

re

-

fuse

Ev - 'ry - bod

-


-

us,

y must

Nev - er such

ex

-

cuse

a

hap - py

US

If

we walk

I

I

Luck - y

I

on

air.

All the shad-ows now will

lose

-

I

stars are

ev

-

'ry

-

As

where.

poco rit

Fm7

us,

hap - py

a

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see

-

ing:

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Refrain (not fast) A

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Fo r

F7

YOU,

for

me,

Fm7

for

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e v - er - more,

Fm7

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It's

ev - er - more. I

I

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1'm

yours,

you're

mine,

and

in

o ~ rhearts-

-

The

What

world

of

love

hap

a

in

-

love- ly

PY

world

end

this

-

ing

world

starts.

will

be, With

a

THEY CAN'T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME* Lyrics by IRA GERSHWlN

Music by GEORGE GERSHWlN

Moderato ( l i a ~ i l ~ )

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Our

-

ro - mance won't

end on a sor - row-ful

~bmaj7

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gone-

The

Eb

song

c

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is

note,

Edim

Though by to -mor-row you're

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end - ed,

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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-

Ct

C7

Edim

Fm

B b ~ b d i m F7

--

The wayyou sip your tea,

Thewayyoui smile just beams,

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-

, D7no4

We may

D7

Gm

-

love,

riiv - ar, nev

Still I'll

C7

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Adim

al - ways, al - ways

A e t a - gain dn the bump-y road

Gm

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keep t h e mem -'ry

C7

F7

of

to

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--

The way you hold your knife,-

I-

me!

The way yon wear your hat

The way we danced till three,

me!

,

Lyrics by IRA GERSH WIN

Music by GEORGE GERSHWlN

T e m ~ odi Valse Viennoise

Be

off with your

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pound - ing

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can

I

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Refrain When

I want a

mel-o

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lilt - ing through the

house

SOPHIA Lyrics by IRA GERSUWIN Tempo di valse moderato

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What does it

I

ser - e

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take to per - suade you?-

And how much

mbre must

;

nade you?

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i -de-a i - de- a

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you mean you mean

to to

me

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all 0th

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ALL THE LIVELONG DAY (And The Lons, Lons Night) Lyrics by IRA GEUSHWlN Moderato

Piano

You've r e a l - l y

g

1 -

done me

- at

last.

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Music by GEORGE GEUSHWIN

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But who's re -

1 Refrain

(Leisurely)

D dim

D9

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D dim

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per tak

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you. on.

Am 7

G

ydu711 find love Be - lieve me

- fect - ing

cast chanc

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ev - er - last when this man

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Sum - mer, spring and

fall - time,

A11

1"

night.

You're my

the

live - long

night.

one

day

and

a l l - time.

and t h e long,

long

,

c z p e l l music company

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