Written by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael
A7 D Em7 A7 D Cdim Em7 A7 In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em I'll be there Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Gdim D A7 D In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, save your pappy a chair A7 D Em7 A7 D A7 D D7 G When the party's getting a glow on and singin' fills the air Gm Gdim D B7 Em7 A7 D D C# C Bb F#7 In the shank of the night, when the doin's are right, well you can tell 'em I'll be there Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb I like a barbecue, I like to boil a ham. And I vote for bouillabaisse stew. 's that? C F C F C F C I'd like a weenie bake, steak and a layer cake. And you'll get a tummy ache too C# F# C# F#7 C# We'll rent a tent or a teepee. Let the town crier cry "All's well!" D7 Am7 D9 G D7 Am7 D9 G A7 D Em7 A7 D Cdim Em7 A7 And if it's R S V P, this is what I'll reply: In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em we'll be there Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Gdim D A7 D If you need a pair of freeloaders to fracture your affair A7 D Em7 A7 D A7 D D7 G I may even give them Pagliacci now stand back and give him air Gm Gdim D B7 Em7 A7 D If one can relax and we'll have a few yaks. And you can tell them we'll be there Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb "Oui," said the bumblebee, "Let's have jubilee." "When?" said the prairie hen, "Soon" C F C F C F C "Sure," said the dinosaur "Where?" said the grisly bear. "Under the light of the moon" C# F# C# F# C# "How about your brother, jackass?" everyone gaily cried Am7 D9 G D7 Am7 D9 G G7 "Are you coming to the fracas?" "Ain't gonna blow it!". And all the respects," he sighed D Em7 A7 D Cdim Em7 A7 In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em I'll be there Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Gdim D A7 D In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, stick 'em on my hair A7 D Em7 A7 D A7 D D7 G Gm Gdim D B7 If perchance we look a bit peeked, remember, Se la guerre. If we're still on our feet and there's something to eat Em7 A7 D A7 D Em7 A7 D Cdim Em7 A7 Well you can tell them we'll be there. In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em I'll be there Em7 A7 Em7 A7 Gdim D A7 D In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, better save a chair A7 D Em7 A7 D A7 D D7 G Gm Gdim D B7 When the party's getting a glow on and singin' fills the air. If there's gas in my hack and my laundry is back Gm Gdim D B7 Gm Gdim D B7 If there's room for one more and you need me, why sure. If you need a new face or a tenor or base Gm Gdim D B7 Em7 A7 D If I can climb out of bed and put a head on my head. Well you can tell 'em we'll be there