What Is There to Say?

Words & Music by E. Y. Harburg & Vernon Duke
Recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 1954


Intro Verse:

 A          F#m                D9          E7
Dar - ling, par - don my con - fu - sion,

Fdim     A     F#m                D9            E7
But are you an op - ti - cal il - lu - sion?

Fdim   AM7      C#m7-5    D9  Fdim    Bm7-5    E7/6  A 
And if not, then what on earth are you do - ing to  me?

A       F#m              D9       E7
If my speech is wil - ly nil - ly,

F7          C     Am7                 Dm7      G7
It's be - cause I can - not guild the lil - ly;

Fdim       C      Gdim      F
 I should love to sing your prai - ses, 

    G               C    Am Bm7-5  E7
But phra - ses and words are sil - ly.



Melody:

 AM7 A   F#m     D9  E7     A       F#m     D   Fdim
What is there to say?  And what is there to do?

     A6/9           Cdim          Bm7         Bm7/E 
The dream I've been seeking has, prac-tic'-ly speak-ing, 

      A     F#7  F7   Fdim - E7
Come true.


AM7  A   F#m     D9  E7     A       F#m     D   Fdim
What is there to say?   And how will I pull through?

  A6/9      Cdim      Bm7         Bm7/E  E7   Fdim  A
I knew in a moment contentment and home meant just you.



Bridge:

 A  AM7 A7  D9           Cdim   AM7           F#m
You are so lov - a - ble,    so liv - a - ble,

Cdim  D9          Cdim E7          A6             A
Your beau - ty is just un - for - give - a - ble;

  AM7  C#m7-5  F#7                E7  D9   A  Dm6    E7
You're made to mar - vel at, and words to that ef - fect.


AM7  A   F#m     D9  E7     AM7  A  F#m  Fdim C#7
What is there to say?   And what is there to  do?

   A6/9        Cdim      
My heart's in a dead - lock; 

   Bm7           Bm7/E  E7  Fdim  A
I'd e - ven face wed - lock with you.


Coda:

 A6/9      Cdim       Bm7         Bm7/E  E7   Fdim  A   F#7
I knew in a moment contentment and home meant just you, so

 E7 F#m  E7  F#m  D9  E7    F#m Bm7  F#m  Bm7 C#7
What is there to say?   And what is there to  do?

    A6/9        Cdim             Bm7          E7    E7/6 Fdim  A 
My heart's in a dead - lock; I'd e - ven face wed - lock with you.




 
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