Biography:
George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), as well as the opera Porgy and Bess (1935).
Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark and Henry Cowell.
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[Verse 1]
G
Dozens of girls would storm up
D7
I had to lock my door
F#m D7
Somehow I couldn’t warm up
Eb9 D7 G Am7 D7
To one be-fore
[Verse 2]
G
What was it that controlled me?
F#7 B
What kept my love-life lean?
F#7 B
My intuition told me
Am7 G
You’d come on the scene
[Pre-Chorus]
Em A9 Em A9 Em Em6 Em
Lady, listen to the rhythm of my heartbeat
A7 Am D Am D Am D Am D
And you’ll get just what I mean
[Chorus 1]
G C#dim D7 Am11 Fm6 D7
Embrace me, my sweet em-brace-a-ble you
Am F7 D7 G D7sus4 G
Embrace me, you ir-re-place-a-ble you
Em Em7 Em6 F#7 Bm Bb+ Bm7 E7
Just one look at you, my heart grew tipsy in me
D D#dim A7 D7
You and you a-lone bring out the gypsy in me
[Chorus 2]
G C#dim D7 C Fm6 D7
I love all the many charms a-bout you
Am F7 D7 G7 D7sus4 Bbm6 G7
Above all, I want my arms a-bout you
C Am6 B7
Don’t be a naughty baby
Em Eb+ G Em6
Come to papa, come to papa, do
G Cm6 D G
My sweet Em-brace-A-ble you
[Instrumental]
Eb – A – D7
[Chorus 1]
G C#dim D7 Am11 Fm6 D7
Embrace me, my sweet em-brace-a-ble you
Am F7 D7 G D7sus4 G
Embrace me, you ir-re-place-a-ble you
Em Em7 Em6 F#7 Bm Bb+ Bm7 E7
Just one look at you, my heart grew tipsy in me
D D#dim A7 D7
You and you a-lone bring out the gypsy in me
[Chorus 2]
G C#dim D7 C Fm6 D7
I love all the many charms a-bout you
Am F7 D7 G7 D7sus4 Bbm6 G7
Above all, I want my arms a-bout you
C Am6 B7
Don’t be a naughty baby
Em Eb+ G Em6
Come to papa, come to papa, do
G Cm6 D G
My sweet Em-brace-A-ble you
G
Dozens of girls would storm up
D7
I had to lock my door
F#m D7
Somehow I couldn’t warm up
Eb9 D7 G Am7 D7
To one be-fore
[Verse 2]
G
What was it that controlled me?
F#7 B
What kept my love-life lean?
F#7 B
My intuition told me
Am7 G
You’d come on the scene
[Pre-Chorus]
Em A9 Em A9 Em Em6 Em
Lady, listen to the rhythm of my heartbeat
A7 Am D Am D Am D Am D
And you’ll get just what I mean
[Chorus 1]
G C#dim D7 Am11 Fm6 D7
Embrace me, my sweet em-brace-a-ble you
Am F7 D7 G D7sus4 G
Embrace me, you ir-re-place-a-ble you
Em Em7 Em6 F#7 Bm Bb+ Bm7 E7
Just one look at you, my heart grew tipsy in me
D D#dim A7 D7
You and you a-lone bring out the gypsy in me
[Chorus 2]
G C#dim D7 C Fm6 D7
I love all the many charms a-bout you
Am F7 D7 G7 D7sus4 Bbm6 G7
Above all, I want my arms a-bout you
C Am6 B7
Don’t be a naughty baby
Em Eb+ G Em6
Come to papa, come to papa, do
G Cm6 D G
My sweet Em-brace-A-ble you
[Instrumental]
Eb – A – D7
[Chorus 1]
G C#dim D7 Am11 Fm6 D7
Embrace me, my sweet em-brace-a-ble you
Am F7 D7 G D7sus4 G
Embrace me, you ir-re-place-a-ble you
Em Em7 Em6 F#7 Bm Bb+ Bm7 E7
Just one look at you, my heart grew tipsy in me
D D#dim A7 D7
You and you a-lone bring out the gypsy in me
[Chorus 2]
G C#dim D7 C Fm6 D7
I love all the many charms a-bout you
Am F7 D7 G7 D7sus4 Bbm6 G7
Above all, I want my arms a-bout you
C Am6 B7
Don’t be a naughty baby
Em Eb+ G Em6
Come to papa, come to papa, do
G Cm6 D G
My sweet Em-brace-A-ble you
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