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Only A Paper Moon

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                           Only A Paper Moon     Billy Rose / E.Y. Harburg / Harold Arlen  
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
You can hear the chords for this song on Sound Cloud:
E Y Yip Harburg wrote the lyrics for Over the Rainbow from the Wizard of Oz
INTRO CHORD SHAPES               
e|-G7x--Cx--Gdim3----F1-A70--Am0--Dm1--D72--G+x-|
B|-0--1--2----1-2--1--3--1--x-|
G|-0--0--3----2-0--2--2--2--0-|
D|-0--2--2----3-2--2--0--0--1-|
A|-2--3--x----3-0--0--x--x--2-|
E|-3--3--x----1-x--x--x--x--3-|  
VERSE CHORD SHAPES                CHORUS CHORD SHAPES 
e|-C0-Gdim3----Dm1--G71--A70--F#dim2-----G3-C70--G+3-|-Dm71---Bmaj7x-----Cmaj7x-----G71--C0-C70--Gdim3----Adim5----G+3--|
B|-1-2----3--0--2--1-----0-1--0-|-3---4-----5-----0--1-1--2----4----0--|
G|-0-3----2--0--0--2-----0-3--0-|-2---3-----4-----0--0-3--3----5----0--|
D|-2-2----0--0--2--1-----0-2--1-|-0---4-----5-----0--2-2--2----4----1--|
A|-3-x----x--2--0--x-----2-3--2-|-x---2-----3-----2--3-3--x----x----2--|
E|-3-x----x--3--x--x-----3-x--3-|-x---x-----x-----3--3-x--x----x----3--|  
[INTRO]
G7I never Cfeel G7a thing is Creal G7when I'm aCway G7from Cyou
GdimOut of your emCbrace  - the Fworld's a A7tempoG7rary parking Cplace
GdimMmm  Ammmm  Gmmm  Cmmm  A Gbubble Dmfor a Amminute
GdimMmm  Ammmm  Gmmm  Cmmm  You Dmsmile - the bubble has a D7rainbow Gin it G+  
[VERSE 1]
CSay, it's Gdimonly a Dm7paper moon, Gsailing G7over a CcardGboard Csea, G7  
  CBut it A7wouldn't be Dm7make believe, if G7you believed in CmeDm7. F#dim  G7  
[VERSE 2]
CYes, it's Gdimonly a Dm7canvas sky, Ghanging G7over a CmusGlin CtreeG7, 
  CBut it A7wouldn't be Dm7make believe, if G7you believed in Cme. C7  
[CHORUS]
With Dm7out Bmaj7your  Cmaj7love, it's a Dm7honky G7tonk paCrade, C7  
With Dm7out Bmaj7your  Cmaj7love, it's a Cmelody Gdimplayed at a Adimpenny arG+cade. 
[VERSE 3]
   CIt's a GdimBarnum and Dm7Bailey worldG, just as G7phony as Cit Gcan Cbe, G7  
  CBut it A7wouldn't be Dm7make believe, if G7you believed in Cme. 
FINAL LINE
  CBut it A7wouldn't be Dm7make believe, if G7you believed in Eme.  If G7you believed in Cme. 

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Only A Paper Moon

by Rufus Wainwright

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gdim

G+

F#dim

Dm7

Bmaj7

Cmaj7

Adim

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Only A Paper Moon Billy Rose / E.Y. Harburg / Harold Arlen

---------------------------------------------------------------- 1933---------------

Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning:EADGBE

You can hear the chords for this song on Sound Cloud:

E Y Yip Harburg wrote the lyrics for Over the Rainbow from the Wizard of Oz

INTRO CHORD SHAPES

G7 C Gdim F A7 Am Dm D7 G+

e|-x--x--3----1-0--0--1--2--x-|

B|-0--1--2----1-2--1--3--1--x-|

G|-0--0--3----2-0--2--2--2--0-|

D|-0--2--2----3-2--2--0--0--1-|

A|-2--3--x----3-0--0--x--x--2-|

E|-3--3--x----1-x--x--x--x--3-|

VERSE CHORD SHAPES CHORUS CHORD SHAPES

C Gdim Dm G7 A7 F#dim G C7 G+ Dm7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 G7 C C7 Gdim Adim G+

e|-0-3----1--1--0--2-----3-0--3-|-1---x-----x-----1--0-0--3----5----3--|

B|-1-2----3--0--2--1-----0-1--0-|-3---4-----5-----0--1-1--2----4----0--|

G|-0-3----2--0--0--2-----0-3--0-|-2---3-----4-----0--0-3--3----5----0--|

D|-2-2----0--0--2--1-----0-2--1-|-0---4-----5-----0--2-2--2----4----1--|

A|-3-x----x--2--0--x-----2-3--2-|-x---2-----3-----2--3-3--x----x----2--|

E|-3-x----x--3--x--x-----3-x--3-|-x---x-----x-----3--3-x--x----x----3--|

[INTRO]

G7 C G7 C G7 C G7 C

I never feel a thing is real when I'm away from you

Gdim C F A7 G7 C

Out of your embrace - the world's a temporary parking place

Gdim Am G C G Dm Am

Mmm mmm mmm mmm A bubble for a minute

Gdim Am G C Dm D7 G G+

Mmm mmm mmm mmm You smile - the bubble has a rainbow in it

[VERSE 1]

C Gdim Dm7 G G7 C G C G7

Say, it's only a paper moon, sailing over a cardboard sea,

C A7 Dm7 G7 C Dm7 F#dim G7

But it wouldn't be make believe, if you believed in me.

[VERSE 2]

C Gdim Dm7 G G7 C G C G7

Yes, it's only a canvas sky, hanging over a muslin tree,

C A7 Dm7 G7 C C7

But it wouldn't be make believe, if you believed in me.

[CHORUS]

Dm7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 Dm7 G7 C C7

With out your love, it's a honky tonk parade,

Dm7 Bmaj7 Cmaj7 C Gdim Adim G+

With out your love, it's a melody played at a penny arcade.

[VERSE 3]

C Gdim Dm7 G G7 C G C G7

It's a Barnum and Bailey world, just as phony as it can be,

C A7 Dm7 G7 C

But it wouldn't be make believe, if you believed in me.

FINAL LINE

C A7 Dm7 G7 E G7 C

But it wouldn't be make believe, if you believed in me. If you believed in me.

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