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It's Not For Me To Say:Johnny Mathis 
#5 on BB Hot 100 on COLUMBIA Records
in 1957.
INTRO:  Ab6   Bbm7(x3)
#1.
Ab6It's nBb7ot for me to saBbm7y.....Eb9you   Abmaj7love Ab6me.Abmaj7  Ab6  
It's Bb7not for me to sBbm7ay...you'll alEb9ways carAbe.F7  
Ab7-9Oh, but hBbmere, for the moBbm7ment, I cBbm6an hold C7you fasFmt..
and C7press Fm7your Clips tDbdimo mine.Dm7.
and G7dream that Clove wilBbm7l last.Eb7  
#2.
As Bbmfar as I can sBbm7ee....thEb9is is HeaAbmaj7...ven.Ab6  
And Ebm7speaking just for mAb7e...itAb7+5's ours to shaDbre.
PerDb6haps the glow of lDbm7-5ove will grDbmow
with Abevery pCm7assing F7day.
Or we may Bb7never meet agBb+ain...
                     Eb9Eb+       Ab6    Abmaj7  Ab6  
but then, it's not for me to say.
INTERLUDE:  Ab6   Bb7   Bbm7   Eb9   Abmaj7  Ab6  
#3.
And Ebm7speaking just for mAb7e...itAb7+5's ours to shaDbre.
PerDb6haps the glow of lDbm7-5ove will grDbmow
with Abevery pCm7assing F7day.
Or we may Bb7never meet agBb+ain...
                     Eb9Eb+       Ab6    Abmaj7  Ab  
but then, it's not for me to say.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Its Not For Me To Say

by Johnny Mathis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab6

Bbm7

Bb7

Eb9

Abmaj7

Ab7-9

Bbm

Bbm6

Fm7

Dbdim

Dm7

Eb7

Ebm7

Ab7

Ab7+5

Db6

Dbm7-5

It's Not For Me To Say:Johnny Mathis

#5 on BB Hot 100 on COLUMBIA Records

in 1957.

Ab6 Bbm7

INTRO: (x3)

#1.

Ab6 Bb7 Bbm7 Eb9 Abmaj7 Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

It's not for me to say.....you love me.

Bb7 Bbm7 Eb9 Ab F7

It's not for me to say...you'll always care.

Ab7-9 Bbm Bbm7 Bbm6 C7 Fm

Oh, but here, for the moment, I can hold you fast..

C7 Fm7 C Dbdim Dm7

and press your lips to mine..

G7 C Bbm7 Eb7

and dream that love will last.

#2.

Bbm Bbm7 Eb9 Abmaj7 Ab6

As far as I can see....this is Hea...ven.

Ebm7 Ab7 Ab7+5 Db

And speaking just for me...it's ours to share.

Db6 Dbm7-5 Dbm

Perhaps the glow of love will grow

Ab Cm7 F7

with every passing day.

Bb7 Bb+

Or we may never meet again...

Eb9 Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

Eb+

but then, it's not for me to say.

Ab6 Bb7 Bbm7 Eb9 Abmaj7 Ab6

INTERLUDE:

#3.

Ebm7 Ab7 Ab7+5 Db

And speaking just for me...it's ours to share.

Db6 Dbm7-5 Dbm

Perhaps the glow of love will grow

Ab Cm7 F7

with every passing day.

Bb7 Bb+

Or we may never meet again...

Eb9 Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab

Eb+

but then, it's not for me to say.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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