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Isn't This a Lovely Day
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
Recorded by Fred Astaire, 1935
Introduced by Astaire in the film "Top Hat
Intro Verse:
D D+5 D6 Cdim
The weath - er is fright' - ning, the thun - der and light - ning
G G/B A7+5 D
Seem to be hav - ing their way,
A7 D Cdim F#7 B7 E7/9 Em7 G/B A7 D
But as far as I'm con - cerned, it's a love - ly day.
D D+5 D6 Cdim
The turn in the weath - er will keep us to - geth - er
G G/B A7+5 D
So I can hon - est - ly say
Bm F#7 B7 F#7 Bm Bm7/E G
That as far as I'm con - cerned, it's a love - ly day
Em7 G/B A7+5 D ||: D - F | Em7-G/B - A7+5 :||
And ev - 'ry - thing's o - kay.
Melody:
G G/F# Em7 Edim A7 D
Is - n't this a love - ly day to be caught in the rain?
G G/F# A7 A7+5 D6
You were go - ing on your way, now you've got to re - main.
DM7 Fdim(III) C#7 Em7/6 Em7 Em7sus4 A7/6
Just as you were go - ing, leav - ing me all at sea,
D D6 Cdim B7 F Cdim A A7
The clouds broke, they broke, and oh what a break for me.
D9 D6 DM7 D7 Dm6 D9 E7/6 Fdim A F#m Em7 F#7
I can see the sun up high, though we're caught in the storm.
D9 D6 DM7 D7 Dm6 D9 E7/6 D9 A6
I can see where you and I could be co - zy and warm.
D D6 D7 D6 D9
Let the rain pit - ter pat - ter,
Em7 D9 Am7 D9 D7/9 GM7 Bm7-5 E7/9
But it real - ly does - n't mat - ter if the skies are grey.
G G/F# Em7 Edim Em7 A7 D
Long as I can be with you, it's a love - ly day.
Suggested by recent visitor George Sherkowski.
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy and are intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. Individual transcriptions are inspired by and and based upon the recorded versions cited, but are not necessarily exact replications of those recorded versions.
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