Written by Billy Rose And Mabel Wayne
Intro: Em7 A7 A7/13- D Edim D A7 D6 Cdim Em7 A7 Em7 It happened in Monterey, a long time ago A7 G/B A7 D D7M D7 I met her in Monterey, in old Mexico D6 A7 Bm Bm5-/7 Edim Em7 G/B A7 Stars and steel guitars and luscious lips as red as wine Em7/9 Em7 G/B A7 A7/9 Edim D6 Cdim Em7 A7 Broke somebody's heart and I'm afraid, that it was mine A7 D6 Cdim Em7 A7 Em7 It happened in Monterey, and without thinking twice A7 G/B A7 D D7M B7 I left her and threw away, the key to paradise Em7 Em7/9 Em7 A7 G/B A7 My indiscreet heart longs for the sweetheart Em7 A7 A7/13- D Cdim G/B A7 That I left in old Monterey A7 D6 Cdim Em7 A7 Em7 It happened in Monterey, a long time ago A7 G/B A7 D D7M D7 I met her in Monterey, in old Mexico D6 A7 Bm Bm5-/7 Edim Em7 G/B A7 Stars and steel guitars and luscious lips as red as wine Em7/9 Em7 G/B A7 A7/9 Edim D6 Cdim Em7 A7 Broke somebody's heart and I'm afraid, that it was mine A7 D6 Cdim Em7 A7 Em7 It happened in Monterey, and without thinking twice A7 G/B A7 D D7M B7 I left her and threw away, the key to paradise Em7 Em7/9 Em7 A7 G/B A7 My indis creet heart longs for the sweetheart Em7 A7 A7/13- D Edim D That I left in old Monterey