Soon

Words & Music by Ira & George Gershwin
Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 1959
From the 1927 & 1930 show Strike Up The Band


 G5  Am7  G/B    D7/9          Bm7-5    E7-9   E7
Soon,         my dear, you'll  never be lone - ly,

C     C/B   Am7       Am7/G   Cm7-5 Am7    Cdim  D7
Soon,          you'll find  I live  for you on - ly.

 G   Am7 G/B   G   G7  C    C/B   Am7   Am7/G
When I'm with you who cares what time it is

A7  Em7  A7  Em7      Edim     Gdim     Am7alt         D7
Or           what the place or what the   cli  -  mate is?


C   G5  Am7 G/B    D7/9      Bm7-5           E7-9   E7
Oh soon,       our lit - tle ship will come sail - ing

C    C/B  Am7        Am7/G  Cm7-5  Am7      Cdim   D7
Home         through every  storm, nev - er fail - ing,

G   Am7 G/B    G9   G7/9   C        C/B   Am7   Cm7
The day you're mine this world will be in tune,

 G    Edim       D7 D+5    G
Let's make that day come soon.


(Instrumental break - First Half of Verse)


C      G5    Am7  G/B D7/9     Bm7-5           E7-9   E7
Soon, soon, soon, our lit - tle ship will come sail - ing 

C    C/B  Am7        Am7/G  Cm7-5  Am7      Cdim   D7
Home         through every  storm, nev - er fail - ing,

G   Am7 G/B    G9   G7/9   C        C/B   Am7   Cm7
The day you're mine this world will be in tune,

 G    Edim       D7 D+5    G  B7  E7
Let's make that day come soon.

G    Edim       D7  D+5    G   G7  C   Cm7  G
Let's make that day come soon.

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