The Man I Love — George Gershwin

Chords and lyrics for The Man I Love by George Gershwin (key of D).

Intro

[G]When the mellow [Am]moon begins to beam
[G]Every night I [Am]dream a little dream
[G]And of course Prince [Am]Charming is the theme, the [Bm]he for[D7] me
[G]Although I [Am]realize as well as you
[G]It is seldom [Am]that a dream comes true
[Bm]To me it's [C]clear
[G]That he'll [Am]appear

Verse 1

[G6]Some day he'll come along
[Gm7]The man I love
Dm7 or Bdim7/F
And he'll be big and strong
[E7b9]The man I love
[Adim7/Eb]And when he comes my way
[D7]I'll do my best to [B7+5]make him[E7] stay[D7][A#5]

Verse 2

[G6]He'll look at me and smile
[Gm7]I'll understand
[Bdim7/F]And in a little while
[E7b9]He'll take my hand
[Adim7/Eb]And though it seems absurd
[D7]I know we both [G6]won't [C7]say a [G6][F#7]word[B7]

Bridge

[Em6]Maybe I [C#dim7]shall meet him[F#7+5] Sunday
Maybe Monday, [Em6]maybe not[B7b9]
[Em6]Still I'm [C#dim7]sure to meet[F#7+5] him one day
Maybe [B7b9]Tuesday will be my [Em7]good [Bb7]news day[D7][Am7]

Verse 3

[G6]He'll build a little home
[Gm7]Just meant for two
Dm7 or Bdim7/F
From which I'll never roam
[E7b9]Who would? Would you?
[Adim7/Eb]And so all else above
[D7]I'm waiting for the[G6] man[C7] I [G6][A7]love[D7]
(repeat Bridge & Verse 3)
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