I Wanna Be Around — Tony Bennett
Chords and lyrics for I Wanna Be Around by Tony Bennett (key of C).
Verse 1
I [C]wanna be [C9]around to [C]pick up the [Cdim]pieces
When [Dm7]somebody [Edim]breaks your [Dm7]heart,[G7]
When [Dm7]somebody [Edim]twice as [Dm7]smart [G9]as [C][Cdim]I.[G7][Dm7]
A [BbM7]somebody [AM7]who will [BbM7]swear to be [A7]true,
LIke [Dm]you used to [A7]do with [Dm][Dm+7]me,[Dm6][Dm7]
Who'll [D]leave you to [D7]learn that [Dm]mis'ry loves [Dm7][G7]company,
Wait and [G7+5]see!
I [C]wanna be [C9]around to [C]see how he [Cdim]does it,
When [Dm7]he breaks your [Edim]heart to [Dm7]bits;[G7]
[Cdim]Let's [Dm7]see if the [Edim]puzzle [Dm7]fits [F]so [E7][Bm7-5]fine.[E7][Fdim]
[Bm7-5]That's when I'll [A7]discover that [Bm7-5]revenge is [A7]sweet,
As [D9]I sit there [D7]applauding from a [D9]front row [D7]seat
When [Dm]somebody breaks your [Dm7]heart
Like [Dm7-5] you [G7/6]broke [C][Edim]mine.[G+][G][Dm7]
(Instrumental interlude -- 1st 3 lines of verse)
[Bm7-5]That's when I'll [A7]discover that [Bm7-5]revenge is [A7]sweet,
As [D9]I sit there [D7]applauding from a [D9]front row [D7]seat
When [Dm]somebody breaks your [Dm7]heart
Like[Dm7-5] you, like[G7/6] you broke [C][Fdim]mine[CM7][G]
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