Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think)

Words & Music by Carl Sigman & Herb Magidson
Recorded by Guy Lombardo, 1950


     C       Am         C       Am             C     Am     Dm
You work and work for years and years, you're always on the go;

     Dm7   G7     Dm7   G7       Dm7   G7    C
You never take a minute off, too busy makin' dough.

     C       Am           C         Am       C       C7       F  
Someday, you say, you'll have your fun when you're a millionaire --

    F    Fm     C          A       Dm7      G7        C      G7
Imagine all the fun you'll have in your old rockin' chair.



Refrain:

   C                       Am7       Dm7
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think;

           G7          Dm7         G7      C
Enjoy yourself, while you're still in the pink.

    C                      C7     F
The years go by as quickly as a wink -- 

   Dm7     F      C       Am         Dm7    G7       C
Enjoy yourself, enjoy yourself, it's later than you think.


        C     Am      C       Am       C       Am       Dm
You're gonna take that ocean trip, no matter, come what may;

       Dm7      G7    Dm7    G7      Dm7   G7         C
You've got your reservations but you just can't get away.

      C       Am            C        Am           C      C7    F
Next year, for sure, you'll see the world, you'll really get around --

     F       Fm     C       A          Dm7      G7      C      G7
But how far can you travel when you're six-feet under ground?


      C       Am            C       Am             C  Am     Dm
Your heart of hearts, your dream of dreams, your ravishing brunette;

      Dm7      G7        Dm7    G7      Dm7   G7     C
She's left you and she's now become somebody else's pet.

      C       Am          C        Am        C        C7       F
Lay down that gun, don't try, my friend, to reach the great beyond;

        F        Fm     C        A     Dm7     G7     C      G7
You'll have more fun by reachin' for a redhead or a blonde.



Repeat Refrain:


    C     Am     C         Am       C         Am     Dm
You never go to nightclubs and you just don't care to dance;

    Dm7        G7        Dm7    G7        Dm7        G7     C
You don't have time for silly things like moonlight and romance.

    C      Am     C       Am        C      C7     F
You only think of dollar bills tied neatly in a stack;

     F        Fm     C      A       Dm7     G7        C      G7
But when you kiss a dollar bill, it doesn't kiss you back.



Repeat Refrain:





 
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