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When In Rome (I Do As the Romans Do)
Words & Music by Carolyn Leigh & Cy Coleman
Recorded by Tony Bennett, 1975
D D9 Cdim Em7 A7
When in Spain, for rea - sons I don't ex - plain,
D F#m Bm7 Cdim Em7 A7
I re - main en - joy - ing a brew,
G G/B A7 A7+5 Fdim D
Don't de - plore my fond - ness for fun - da - dor --
Cdim Em7 A7 Edim B7
You know how a fun - da - dor can lead to a few --
Cdim E7 G/B A7 A7+5 D
And ba - by when in Rome, I do as the Ro - mans do.
D D9 Cdim Em7 A7
If per chance I'm saying fare - well to France,
D F#m Bm7 Cdim Em7 A7
And romance drops in from the blue;
G G/B A7 A7+5 Fdim D
Cher a - mour, I beg of you, please en - dure
Cdim Em7 A7 Edim B7
My taking a brief de tour with some - bod - y new --
Cdim E7 G/B A7 A7+5 D
It's just that when in Rome, I do as the Ro - mans do.
D7 G G/B Em7 A7 F#m Bm7
And though from It - a - ly I lie to you pret - ti - ly,
Em7 Bm7-5 A7 Cdim F#7 B7
Why think of me bit - ter - ly? You know that I'm true --
Cdim G G/F# Em7 Em6 Bm Bm7/E Bm7-5
'Cept now and then in Rome, I get that old yen in Rome
Cdim E7 G/B A7 A7+5 D
And nat' - ral - ly when in Rome, I do as the Ro - mans do.
A D D9 Cdim Em7 A7
If I write hap - pi - ly, "Best wishes from Na - po - li,"
D F#m Bm7 Cdim Em7 A7
Don't cable me snap - pi - ly to tell me we're through,
Cdim G G/F# Em7 Em6 Bm Bm7/E Bm7-5
'Cause once a - gain in Rome, in some - bod - y's den in Rome
Cdim E7 G/B A7 A7+5
Well hon - ey, when in Rome, I do as the Ro - mans,
D F#m B7 Cdim
So just dis - re - gard the signs and the o - mens,
E7 G/B A7 A7+5 D
When in Rome I do as the Ro - mans do.
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