You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

Words & Music by Johnny Mercer & Harry Warren
Recorded by Bobby Darin, 1961(#5)
Previously recorded by Bing Crosby, 1938 (#1


B7  E                          E7+5   
You must have been a beautiful baby,

    A9
You must have been a beautiful child;

     Am7            D7        Am7            D7
When you were only startin' to go to kindergarten,

      G                Gdim    Am7  D7     
I'll bet you drove the little boys wild.

B7   E                           E7+5
And when it came to winning blue ribbons,

     A9
You must have shown the other kids how.

      G               G/F#          Em             B+
I can see the judges' eyes as they handed you the prize --

      G               B7      E7
I'll bet you made the cutest bow!

          G                B7      E+5   E
Oh, you must have been a beautiful ba - by,


First Time:

        D9    Am7     D7  G         G       D7       Fdim
'Cause Baby, look at you now!   Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah


First Time:

        D9    Am7     D7  G
'Cause Baby, look at you now!

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