Its Only A Paper Moon
Ella FitzgeraldVersions2
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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.