Is That All There Is? — Peggy Lee
Chords and lyrics for Is That All There Is? by Peggy Lee (key of Gm).
Verse
[G7]I remember when I was a very little girl
Our house [C7]caught on fire
I'll never forget the look on my [G7]father's face
As he [C7]gathered me up in his arms
And [C]raced through the burning building onto the pavement
[F]And I stood there [D]shivering in my pajamas
And[G7] watched the whole [C]world go up in flames
And when it was all[F] over I [C]said to myself
[A#]"Is that all there is to a [C]fire?"
Chorus
[C]Is that all there [G7]is?
[G7]Is that all there is?
[G7]If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep [Cm7]dancing
Let's [F7]break out the [Cm7]booze and[D#m7] have a [A#]ball
If that's [A7]all [D#7] there [D7]is
Verse
And [Cm]when I was 12 years old
My [D#]daddy took me to the circus,
The [Cm]greatest show on [D#]earth
There were [Cm]clowns and elephants, [D#]dancing bears
And a [A#]beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads
[Cm]As I sat there [D#]watching
I had the [Cm]feeling that something was [D#]missing
I don't know [Cm]what
When it was all over I [D#]said to myself
[A#]"Is that all there is to the circus?"
Chorus
Is that all there [G7]is?
[G7]Is that all there is?
[G7]If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep [Cm7]dancing
Let's [F7]break out the [Cm7]booze and[D#m7] have a [A#]ball
If that's [A7]all [D#7] [D7]there is
Verse
And[Cm] then I fell in [D#]love
With the [Cm]most wonderful boy in the [D#]world
We'd take long walks down by the [Cm]river
Or just sit for[D#] hours gazing into [A#]each other's eyes
We were so very much in love[Cm]
Then one day he [D#]went away
[Cm]And I thought I'd die, [D#]but I didn't
[Cm]And when I didn't, [D#]I said to myself
[A#]"Is that all there is to love?"
Coda
Is that all there [G7]is?
[G7]Is that all there is?
[G7]If that's all there is my friends, then let's [Cm7]keep....
Verse
[Cm]I know what you must be [D#]saying to yourselves
[Cm]"If that's the way she feels about it,[D#] why doesn't she just end it all?"
[Cm]Oh, no. [D#]Not me
I'm not ready for that [A#]final disappointment
[Cm]Cause I know just as well as I'm [D#]standing here talking to you
[Cm]And when that final moment comes and I'm [D#]breathing my last breath,
[A#]I'll be saying to myself
Chorus
Is that all there [G7]is?
[G7]Is that all there is?
[G7]If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep [Cm7]dancing
Let's [F7]break out the [Cm7]booze and[D#m7] have a [A#]ball
If that's [A7]all [D#7] [D7]there is
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