Dearie

Words & Music by Bob Hilliard & Dave Mann
Recorded by Jo Stafford & Gordon MacRae, 1950


D      F#m              D   Edim Cdim      
Dearie,    do you re - mem - ber when

B7  E     Cdim    Bm7-5   E        Cdim       Bm7-5   E
We waltzed to the Sousa band -- my wasn't the music grand?

 A            Cdim   G  A7    Edim    A7   D       A7   Em7 A7    D
Chowder par - ties down by the sea - shore ev'ry Fourth of  Ju - ly

 A   Em7  F#m  Em7  A7
Test your mem - o - ry, 

A7+5 D      F#m           D Edim  Cdim  B7   
 My Dearie,    do you recall when Hen - ry 

E     Cdim   Bm7-5  E                  Cdim    Bm7-5      E
Ford couldn't even fix a running board under a Chandler "Six?"

 D     DM7 D7       G   G/F# Em7      A   Em7  A7  Edim B7
Dearie,   life was cheery     in the good old days gone by

   D7     G     G/F#  Edim    D      B7
Do you remember?    If you remember,

      Cdim     E7/9       A7(V) A6/7/9  D
Well, Dearie, you're much older  than   I.


D      F#m             D   Edim Cdim      
Dearie,   do you re - mem - ber when 

B7  E    Cdim    Bm7-5    E             Cdim  Bm7-5    E
We stayed up all night to get Pittsburgh on a crystal set?

A        Cdim    G       A7 Edim    A7   D        A7   Em7  A7  D
Keystone movies, Coogan and Chap - lin, made you laugh and then cry.

A   Em7   F#m  Em7  A7
Test your mem - o - ry, 

A7+5 D      F#m          D   Edim  Cdim   B7   
My  Dearie,    do you recall when   Or - ville 

E      Cdim    Bm7-5  E                       Cdim         Bm7-5  E
Wright flew at Kitty Hawk? Well, take it from me, I would rather walk 

D      DM7 D7       G    G/F# Em7     A   Em7  A7  Edim B7
Dearie,   life was cheery     in the good old days gone by.

   D7     G     G/F# Edim        D        B7
Do you remember?    If you re - mem - ber,

      Cdim     E7/9       A7(V) A6/7/9  D
Well, Dearie, you're much older  than   I.



D      F#m             D   Edim Cdim      
Dearie,   do you re - mem - ber how 

B7    E    Cdim  Bm7-5    E         Cdim      Bm7-5     E
They loved Harry Lauder's act?  My, wasn't the Palace packed?

A         Cdim    G     A7 Em7 Edim   A7   D        A7   Em7  A7   D
Jenny Lind pre - sent - ed  by Bar - num sang her sweet lul - la - by.

A   Em7   F#m  Em7  A7
Test your mem - o - ry, 

A7+5 D      F#m        D  Edim Cdim   B7
 My Dearie,    Chicago all in flames sure 

 E    Cdim  Bm7-5  E                   Cdim           Bm7-5        E
Caused a terrific row(they blamed it on Mis - sus O' - Lear - y's cow!

D      DM7 D7       G    G/F# Em7     A   Em7  A7  Edim B7
Dearie,   life was cheery     in the good old days gone by.

   D7     G     G/F#  Edim       D        B7
Do you remember?    If you re - mem - ber,

     Cdim     E7/9     A7(V)    A6/7/9  E7/9       A7(V)    A6/7/9  
Then you're a whole lot old - er than   quite a bit old -er  than,

E7/9       A7(V)   A6/7/9  D
     You're old -er than   I.




 
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