Its Only A Paper Moon Chords & Tabs
Its Only A Paper Moon Chords
by Harold Arlen
This one is tricky because it has fast chord changes that latch onto the melody.
It can, of course, be transposed into whatever is necessary. Hope you enjoy the standards!
Again, (-) = minor/flat
E Bdim Gb-7 B6 B9
Say, its only a pa-per moon
Gb-7 B9 E B7 E
Sailing over a cardboard sea
Ab-7 Ab7 A Gb-7
But it wouldn't be make-believe
B7 Gb-7 B7 E Edim Gb-7
If you believed in me
E Bdim Gb-7 B6 B9
Yes, it's only a can-vas sky
Gb-7 B9 E B7 E
Hanging over a muslin tree
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/e/ella_fitzgerald/its_only_a_paper_moon_crd.html ]
Ab-7-5 Ab7 A Gb-7
But it wouldn't be make-believe
B7 Gb-7 B7 E
If you believed in me
Gb-7 A-7 Emaj7
Without your love
B9sus Gb-7 B9 E
It's a honky-tonk parade
Gb-7 A-7 Emaj7
Without your love
B7+5 E Bm C#7 Gb9 B9+5
It's a melody played in a penny arcade
E Bdim Gb-7 B6 B9
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
Gb-7 B9 E B7 E
Just as phony as it can be
Ab-7-5 Ab7 B7 Gb-7
But it wouldn't be make-believe
{Endings}
B7 Gb-7 B7 E 1. E Gb-7 B7
If you believed in me 2. E
