Written by Tom Adair and Matt Dennis
Intro Verse: Bm G9 Bm G7 Black cats creep across my path until I'm almost mad Bm F# G9 I must have roused the devil's wrath Bb7 A 'Cause all my luck is bad Melody Em9 A9 F#m7 Gdim I make a date for golf, and you can bet your life it rains Em7 A Am6 B7 I try to give a party, and the guy upstairs complains Em7 C#m5-/7 F#7 Bm7 I guess I'll go thru life just catching colds and missing trains Em7 A7 D6 Ev'rything happens to me Em9 A9 F#m7 Gdim I never miss a thing I've had the measles and the mumps Em7 A Am6 B7 And ev'rytime I play an ace, my partner always trumps Em7 C#m5-/7 F#7 Bm7 I guess I'm just a fool who never looks before he jumps Em7 A7 D Ev'rything happens to me Bridge Am7 D7 G9 G6 At first my heart thought you could break this jinx for me Am7 D7 G9 G6 That love would turn the trick to end despair G#m7 C#7 F# F#6 But now I just can't fool this head that thinks for me Bm7 F# Bm5-/7 E7 Em7 A7 I've mortgaged all my castles in the air Em9 A9 F#m7 Gdim I've telegraphed and phoned, and sent an airmail special, too Em7 A Am6 B7 Your answer was "Good bye" and there was even postage due Em7 C#m5-/7 F#7 Bm7 I fell in love just once, and then it had to be with you Em7 A7 D D7M B7 Ev'rything happens to me Em7 A7 D Ev'rything happens to me