The Thrill Is Gone

Words & Music by Lew Brown & Ray Henderson, 1931
Recorded by Julie London, 1960


E   E6  E   EM7       F#m     Bm7-5
I'm in your arms, and you are kissing me,

Em6        A9     Am7 B7 Cdim      Esus4  E   Bm7-5 B7   E
But there seems to be    something miss - ing  in  your kissing.

 E   E6  E   EM7    F#m    Bm7-5
The love we knew is just a memory;

     Cdim     Am7 B7  Cdim       B7
It's turned into     a com - e - dy.


Em            B+         A9       A7/9
The thrill is gone, the thrill is gone;

Am7   D9    D7+5     GM7  G6 F     Am6     B7       Em
I can see it in your eyes,   I can hear it in your sighs,

Am6                 Em6       C7       Am    F#7 B7
Feel your touch and re - al - ize the thrill is gone.


Em             B+         A9     A7/9
The nights are cold, for love is old.

Am7       D9        D7+5     GM7  G6
Love was grand when love was new - 

F           Am6         B7         Em
Birds were sing - ing, skies were blue.

Am6              Em6    C7           Am    F#7 B7
Now I don't ap - peal to you -- the thrill is gone.


B7   G  GM7 Em6     F#7        Em
This is the end, so why pre - tend

First Time:

    Am7    F7/9  F7   B7       B7    B+  Em   CM7  F#7  B7
And let it lin - ger on?  The thrill is gone.


Last Time:

    Am7    F7/9  F7   B7       B7    B+  Em   Am6  Em  Em6
And let it lin - ger on?  The thrill is gone.


Originally popularized by Rudy Vallee in 1931 when it reached #10. Requested by recent visitor Miguel in Lisbon.


 
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