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Its Only A Paper Moon

Ella Fitzgerald
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Key:
 00:09)
Say  it's only  a paper  moon
hanging  over  a cardboard  sea
but  it wouldn't be make-believe
 if you  believed in me
 same for next Verse
 Yes, its only a canvas sky
 hanging over a muslin tree
 but it would be make believe
 if you believed in me
 00:40)
Without your  love
 it's a honky-tonk  parade
without  your  love
 it's a melody  played in the penny  arcade
 0:56)
 same as first verse
 It's a barnum and bailey world
 just as phoney as it can be
 but it wouldn't be make-believe
 if you believed in me
 (Ink Spots)
 Say it's only a paper moon
 hanging over a cardboard sea
 but it wouldnt be make-believe
 if you believed in me
 Yes it's only a canvas sky
 hanging over a muslin tree
 but it wouldn't be make-believe
 if you believed in me
 1:43)
 as before,
 repeat twice
 Possible chord voicings:
 You can always make up your own, depending on what effect you're aiming for & what
 instruments you're plaing with. These are just some suggestions.
:  6x776x or x1323x
:  7x776x or x2323x
:  x3534x , x3131x or 8x888x
:  1x121x or x8788x
:  x1313x or 6x676x
:  x6554x or x6558x
/:  1x333x or x8876x
:  3x343x or xx5767
 For those interested:
 The Melody
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
B|---------6--6---6---4--3-----|------------4--4--4--3----------|------------|
G|--------------------------5--|----3---3---------------5---3---|------------|
D|---3--3----------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
e|------------------3----------|--------------------------------|
B|---------6--6---7----4-------|----8---6-----------------------|
G|-----------------------5-----|--------------------------------|o
D|---3--3--------------------8-|-7-----------7--8--------(8)----|o repeat
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--6-6--------|-----------------6--6-6--6-------8--8-8--8--|
G|----5--6--7--8---------7-7---|----5--6--7--6-7------------6-7-------------|
D|-8-------------------------8-|-8------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 Hope this could help you.

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Readable chord sheet for Its Only A Paper Moon by Ella Fitzgerald

Key: [Bb]

00:09)

[Bbmaj7]Say it's [Bdim]only a [Cm7]paper m[F9]oon
[Cm7]hanging o[F9]ver a [Bbmaj7]cardboard sea [F9]
[Bb7]but it wouldn't be [Eb6]make-b[Edim]elieve
if [F9]you believed in [Bbmaj7]me       [F9]

same for next Verse

Yes, its only a canvas sky
hanging over a muslin tree
but it would be make believe
if you believed in me

00:40)

[Eb6]Without [Edim]your lo[B]ve[F]
it's a [Cm7]honky-[F7]tonk par[Cmaj7]ade
[Eb6]without y[Edim]our lo[B]ve[F]   [G7]
it's a [Cm7]melody played in the [F7]penny arcade

0:56)
same as first verse

It's a barnum and bailey world
just as phoney as it can be
but it wouldn't be make-believe
if you believed in me

(Ink Spots)

Say it's only a paper moon
hanging over a cardboard sea
but it wouldnt be make-believe
if you believed in me

Yes it's only a canvas sky
hanging over a muslin tree
but it wouldn't be make-believe
if you believed in me

1:43)

as before,
repeat twice

Possible chord voicings:
You can always make up your own, depending on what effect you're aiming for & what
instruments you're plaing with. These are just some suggestions.

[Bbmaj7]: 6x776x or x1323x
[Bdim]:   7x776x or x2323x
[Cm7]:    x3534x  , x3131x or 8x888x
[F9]:     1x121x or x8788x
[Bb7]:    x1313x or 6x676x
[Eb6]:    x6554x or x6558x
[B]/[F]:    1x333x or x8876x
[G7]:     3x343x or xx5767

For those interested:
The Melody

e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
B|---------6--6---6---4--3-----|------------4--4--4--3----------|------------|
G|--------------------------5--|----3---3---------------5---3---|------------|
D|---3--3----------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------|

e|------------------3----------|--------------------------------|
B|---------6--6---7----4-------|----8---6-----------------------|
G|-----------------------5-----|--------------------------------|o
D|---3--3--------------------8-|-7-----------7--8--------(8)----|o repeat
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8--6-6--------|-----------------6--6-6--6-------8--8-8--8--|
G|----5--6--7--8---------7-7---|----5--6--7--6-7------------6-7-------------|
D|-8-------------------------8-|-8------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

Hope this could help you.

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