Written by Edward Heyman and Oscar Levant
Intro: Em7 A7/13 A7 Dm7 G7/13 G7 C G7 C Dm7 Am Dm7 If I expected love when first we kissed G7 Blame it on my youth Dm Dm7+ Dm7 If only just for you did I exist C G7 C7 Blame it on my youth F Dm7 G7 C G7 E7 I believed in everything, like a child of three Dm Dm7+ Am Am7/G Dm7 Bb9 G7 You meant more than anything, all the world to me C G7 C Dm7 Am Dm7 If you were on my mind both night and day G7 Blame it on my youth Dm Dm7 G C Am If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray G7 C7 Blame it on my youth F Em F Dm7 Fdim E7 And if I cried a little bit when first I learned the truth F Edim Dm7 Fdim Don't blame it on my heart G7 C Blame it on my youth Interlude: C G7 C Dm7 Am Dm7 G7 Dm Dm7+ Dm7 C G7 C7 F Dm7 G7 C G7 E7 Dm Dm7+ Am Am7/G Dm7 Bb9 G7 C G7 C Dm7 Am Dm7 If you were on my mind both night and day G7 Blame it on my youth Dm Dm7 G C Am If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray G7 C7 Blame it on my youth F Em F Dm7 Fdim E7 And if I cried a little bit when first I learned the truth F Edim Dm7 Fdim Don't blame it on my heart G7 C Blame it on my youth