Chords for Blossom Dearie -- The Gentleman Is A Dope (1960)

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[E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
The [E] gentleman is a dope [G#] _ _
a man of [E] many faults a
[Am] _ Clumsy Joe [F#] who wouldn't know [Bm] a rumba [D] from a [F#] waltz
[Am] The gentleman is a dope _ and not [D] my cup of tea
[Bm] _ _
[F] Why do I get _ [A] _ _
[E] he _ doesn't [G] belong [E] to [B] me?
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[Am] The gentleman isn't bright _
He doesn't know the score a
[F] Cake will come [F#] he'll take a crumb [Bm] and never ask for [A#] more _
[E] The gentleman's [A] eyes are blue _
[E] But little do they [D] see _
[F] Why am I beating [G] my brains out?
He _ [F] doesn't belong [E] _
[Am] to me
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_ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ Somebody [G] else's _ [F#] problem
_ [E] _ _ _
[B] She's welcome to _ [G] the guy
_ [C] _ _ _ _
She'll never _ _ _ _
[G] Understand _ _ [C] him [Dm] half [F] as well _ _ _ _
[E] As _ I _ _ _
[A] The [Em] gentleman is a dope _ _
_ Isn't very [B] smart _
[F] He's just a lug [F#] you'd like the hug [G] and hold
Against your [A#] heart
[Am] The gentleman _ doesn't know _
How happy [Em] he could [F#] be
_ [F] _
Look at me crying _ eyes [A] out as if he [F] belong [E] to [Am] _
[F] me
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He'll [Dm] never belong [E] _ [Am] to me
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[D#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [F] _
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[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A#] The [B] gentleman isn't right
[E] _
He doesn't know the score a [F] cake will come [F#] he'll take it from [G] and never ask for more
[A#] _
[Am] The gentleman's eyes are blue
_ [F#]
But little [C] do they _ [Am] see _
Why am I _ [A] _ beans out?
He _ doesn't [F] belong [E] to [Am] me _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] He's somebody _ _ _ [G] else's _ [F#m] problem
[E] _ _ [D] _ _
She's welcome _ [E] to _ [A]
the [E] guy [C] _ _ _ _ _
she'll [B] never
_ [A] _ _ _
[F] Understand _ [E] _ _ [D] him [F] half as well _ _ _ _ [E] as I _ _ _ _
[A] The [B] gentleman is a dope
[E] _
_ _ Isn't very smart _
[F] He's just a lug [F#] you'd like to hug [G] him hold
Against your [A#] heart _ [Em] the gentleman doesn't [C] know how happy [Am] he could _ be
Look at me [F] cries _ _ [E] out as if [F] he belong [B] to _ [F] me _ _ _ _
[D] _ [A] He'll never _ [F] belong [Em] to [Am] me _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
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