Make Believe Island

Words & Music by Nick & Charles Kenny and Will Grosz
Recorded by Mitchell Ayres, 1940 (#1)
Vocal by Mary Ann Mercer


 D  Fdim    D   A    A7/9    Gdim    Fdim      D
Make Be - lieve Is - land is waiting just for you,

 D    Fdim   D  A    A7/9       G   Edim  D
Beau - ti - ful Is - land be - yond the blue.

D  Fdim     D   A    A7/9    Gdim     Fdim      D
Make Be - lieve Is - land is waiting 'round the bend,

D    Fdim  D  A    Em7  G/F#  G   A7    D
Mag - i - cal Is - land  of  lush de - tail.


Bridge:

    G             A7        D6       Edim Em7      D9
In fair tropical splendor, love will find you and then

   Em7  G/B       A7      Em7         G/B       A7
To it, fondly surrender, whisp'ring, "Kiss me again."


 D   Fdim    D  A    A7/9       Gdim   Fdim        D
Won - der - ful is - land where broken dreams come true,


D   Fdim    D   A    Em7  G/F#  G   A7    D
Make Be - lieve Is - land be - yond the blue.

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