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Its Only A Paper Moon Tab

by Ella Fitzgerald


by Harold Arlen

This one is tricky because it has fast chord changes that latch onto the melody. 
It can, of course, be transposed into whatever is necessary. Hope you enjoy the standards! 

Again, (-) = minor/flat 


          -7  
Say, its only a pa-per moon

-7                
Sailing over a cardboard sea

       -7            -7
But it wouldn't be make-believe

     -7           -7
If you believed in me


            -7  
Yes, it's only a can-vas sky

-7              
Hanging over a muslin tree

       -7-5          -7
But it wouldn't be make-believe

     -7       
If you believed in me



   -7 -7  
Without your love

B9sus  -7         
It's a honky-tonk parade

   -7  -7 
Without your love

                      +5
It's a melody played in a penny arcade


             -7  
It's a Barnum and Bailey world

-7               
Just as phony as it can be

       -7-5         -7
But it wouldn't be make-believe

                              {Endings}
     -7           1.  -7    
If you believed in me    2. E