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Johnny Mercer<\/p>\n

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[Verse 1]\r\nDm<\/span>          A7<\/span>       Dm<\/span>        A7<\/span>\r\nIt isn't by chance I happen to be\r\nDm<\/span>         C<\/span>        Bb<\/span>         A7<\/span>\r\na boulevardier, the toast of Paris\r\n     F<\/span>       C<\/span>          F<\/span>            C7<\/span>\r\nFor over the noise, the talk and the smoke\r\n    Dm<\/span>         A7<\/span>       Bb<\/span>         A7<\/span>\r\nI'm good for a laugh, a drink or a joke\r\nCdim<\/span>        Gm<\/span>      Cdim<\/span>     Gm<\/span>\r\nI walk in a room, a party or ball\r\n      Bb9<\/span>      Bb<\/span>         BbM7<\/span>      A7<\/span>\r\n\"Come sit over here,\" somebody will call\r\n   Bb9<\/span>          Bb<\/span>      BbM7<\/span>         A7<\/span>\r\n\"A drink for M'sieur, a drink for us all\u201d\r\n    Eb<\/span>       Bb<\/span>      Gm6<\/span>         A7<\/span>\r\nbut how many times I stop and recall?\r\n \r\n \r\n[Chorus 1]\r\nDM7<\/span>           Cdim<\/span>   Em<\/span>       Em7<\/span>    A7<\/span>\r\nAh, the apple trees, blossoms in the breeze\r\nD<\/span>       Bdim<\/span>    Em7<\/span>\r\nThat we walked among\r\nA7<\/span>           D<\/span>    B7<\/span>               Em<\/span>\r\nLying in the hay, games we used to play\r\nA7<\/span>                    Bm<\/span>\r\nWhile the rounds were sung\r\nE7<\/span>         Em7<\/span> A7<\/span>                 D<\/span>      Bb9<\/span>  Gm6<\/span>  A7<\/span>\r\nOnly yesterday when the world was young\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n[Verse 2]\r\nDm<\/span>         A7<\/span>       Dm<\/span>         A7<\/span>\r\nWherever I go, they mention my name\r\n    Dm<\/span>        C<\/span>        Bb<\/span>           A7<\/span>\r\nand that in itself, is some sort of fame\r\n      F        C            F        C7\r\n\"Come by for a drink, we're having a game\u201d.\r\n    Dm     A7      Bb          A7\r\nWherever I go, I'm glad that I came\r\n    Cdim          Gm       Cdim      Gm\r\nThe talk is quite gay, the company's fine.\r\n        Bb9          Bb          BbM7        A7\r\nThere's laughter and lights, and glamour and wine\r\n    Bb9       Bb        BbM7         A7\r\nAnd beautiful girls and some of them mine\r\n    Eb       Bb      Gm6          A7\r\nBut often my eyes see a different shine\r\n \r\n \r\n[Chorus 2]\r\nDM7           Cdim   Em     Em7  A7\r\nAh, the apple trees. Sunlit memories\r\nD         Bdim    Em7\r\nWhere the hammock swung\r\nA7                D    B7             Em\r\nOn our backs we'd lie, looking at the sky\r\nA7                  Bm\r\n'til the stars were strung\r\nE7          Em7 A7                 D      Bb  DM7\r\nOnly last July, when the world was young<\/pre>\n
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