Year: 1980 - Album: Composer
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim / Gene Lees / Newton Mendonça
Fm7/A Abdim Gm7 Gb7(5-) When I try to sing you say I?m off key Fm7/A Abdim Eb6 G B7/F# Why can?t you see how much this hurts me? D/F# F#dim Gm7 A7(b9) With your perfect beauty and your perfect pitch Dm7 E7 Am7 Ab7(5+) You are a perfect terror When I come around G7(13) Gb7(5-) Must you always put me down F6/9 G7(5-) G7(13) If you say my singing is off key my love Gm7/9 C7(13) Am7(b5) D7(b9) You will hurt my feelings don?t you see my love Gm7 A7(5+) Dm7 D7(b9) I wish I had an ear like yours A voice that would be-have G7/9 F#m7 F#m7/11+ All I have is feeling and the voice God gave F6/9 G7(5-) G7(13) You insist my music goes against the rules Gm7/9 C7(13) Am7(b5) D7(b9) Yes but rules were never made for love sick fools Gm7 A7(b13) Dm7 E7(#9) I wrote this little song for you but you don?t care A7M Ab7(5+) G7(13) Gb7(5+) It?s a crooked song, ah - but all my heart is there A7M A#dim Bm7 E7(13) The thing that you would see If you would play your part A7M Am6 Bm7(b5) Bb7(#11) Is even if I?m out of tune I have a gentle heart C7M C#dim Dm7 G7(13) G7(5+) I took your picture with my trusty Rolley flex Gm7 Ab7(9) G7(13) G7(5+) C7/9 C7(b9) And now all I have developed is a com-plex F6/9 G7(5-) G7(13) Possibly in vain I hope you weaken, oh my love Gm7/9 C7(13) Am7(b5) D7(b9) And for-get those rigid rules That undermine my dream of Bb7M Bbm6 Am7 Abdim A life of love and music With someone who?ll understand G7 That even though I may be out of tune Gb7M When I attempt to say how much I love you Gm7(b5) C7/4(9) All that matters is the message that I bring C7(b9) F6/9 C7(5+) F6/9 Which is my dear one I love you.