Written by Harold Arlen/E.Y. "Yip" Harburg/Billy Rose
Bb Dm7 Cm7 Say it's only a paper moon D# Bb Sailing over a cardboard sea Bb D# But it wouldn't be make-believe Cm7 Dm7 Bb If you believed in me Bb Dm7 Cm7 Yes, it's only a canvas sky D# Bb Hanging over a muslin tree Bb D# But it wouldn't be make-believe Cm7 Dm7 Bb If you believed in me Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 Without your love D# Dm7 Bb It's a honky-tonk parade Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 Without your love D# D#m7 It's a melody played in a penny arcade Bb Dm7 Cm7 It's a barnum and bailey world D# Bb Just as phony as it can be Bb D# But it wouldn't be make-believe Cm7 Dm7 Bb If you believed in me