Chords for Mel Torme - When The World Was Young

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_ [Dm] _ It isn't by [E] [Bb] chance that [Dm] I happen [Bb] to be [F] a [Bb] boulevardier, [Dm] the toast [Bb] of Paris. _
[F] And [Bb] through all the noise [Am] and the talk [Bb] and the smooch, [F] I'm good [Bm] for a laugh [Bb] and a drink [A] and a joke.
_ [Dm] I go [Cm] to a room, [Bb] a party, [Am] a bar.
_ [Gm] Come sit over [C] here, [Bb] somebody [F] will call.
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[Dm] A drink [F] for monsieur, [B] a drink [Bb] for [G] us _ [A] all.
_ [Ab] But how [Bb] many times _ _ [E] do I stop _
_ [Gm] _ and _ _ _ [A] _
recall
_ _ [Eb] how _ _
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_ _ _ [Bm] the [G] apple tree _
[Cm] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ blossoms [Eb] in the _ [A] [D] breeze
that _ [Bm]
[B] we _ [Bm] _ _ [E] walk [Em] _
among?
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] Flying in the hay, _ _ _ games _
_ [Dbm] we [Db] used to play
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while _ [Bm] the rounds were sung [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] only [Em] yesterday
_ _ [Gb] when [Gbm] the world [G] was _ [D] young.
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[Cm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Dm] Wherever [Bb] I go, [Dm] they call me [Bb] by name, [Dm] and [E] that in [Dm] itself is some [Bb] kind of fame.
[F] I'm [Gm] good for a laugh and [Am] a drink [Bb] and a game.
[Cm] Wherever [Bm] I go, [Bb] they're glad that I came.
[Am] The life that I [D] live, I [C] like [Gm] it just fine.
_ [Cm] Music [F] and romance [Bm] and [E] glamour [B] and _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [B] _ beautiful girls [Gm] and some of them [B] mine.
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_ _ _ [Cm] But often _ _
[Gm] my [Eb] eyes _ _ [E] see a _ different [Gb] shine.
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The apple [B] tree, _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] sunlit [Eb] memories,
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_ [D] _ _ _ where the [B] _ _
[Bm] _ hammock _ [Em] _ swung _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] upon our back, sweet love.
_ _ _ Looking [Db] at the sky _ [Gb] _ _ _
till the [Bm] stars were strong _
[E] _ _ _ only [G] last July [Em] _ _ [Gb] when the world [D] was _ [Dm] young. _ _
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[Gm] _ _ Wai _ _ -z-a-la-la-la [A]-la-waa _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N]-z-a-la-la-la-la-la-la-la _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ Yumm _ _ _ _
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