Bess, You Is My Woman Now

Mel Torme

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Bess, You Is My Woman Now

Written by George Gehrswin, Ira Gehrswin and Dubose Weyward

Key: Bb

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Bb           F7                   Bb   Dm5-/7            Bb   Ebm            
Bess, you is my woman now              you is,        you is 
       Gm          Gm7  
An' you mus' laugh an' sing an' dance 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
For two        instead of      one 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
Want no       wrinkle on     yo' brow nohow 
Bb           F7                   Bb   Dm5-/7            Bb   Ebm            
Because de sorrow of de past              is all done done 
       Gm          Gm7  
Oh, bess, my bess 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
Porgy, I's yo' woman now I is, I is! 
Bb           F7                   Bb   Dm5-/7  
An' i ain't never goin' nowhere           
                   Bb   Ebm            
'less you shares de fun dere's no wrinkle on my brow nohow 
Bb           F7                   Bb   Dm5-/7            Bb   Ebm            
On my brow nohow but I ain't            goin'           you hear  
         Gm          Gm7  
Me sayin' if you ain' goin', wid you I'm stayin' 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
Porgy, I's     yo' woman     now 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
I's yours        forever          mornin' time an'  
Bb           F7                   Bb   Dm5-/7            Bb   Ebm            
Evenin' time an' summer time              an' win ter time 
       Gm          Gm7  
Mornin' time an' evenin' time an' 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
Summer time an' winter time bess 
Bb           F7                   Bb   Dm5-/7  
You got yo' man bess, you is my woman  
                   Bb   Ebm            
Now and forever dis life is jes' begun bess, we two is one 
Bb           F7                   Bb   Dm5-/7            Bb   Ebm            
Now an' forever oh, bess, don't           min'           dose women 
         Gm          Gm7  
You got yo' Porgy I knows you means it 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
I seen it in     yo' eyes,        bess we'll go swingin' 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
Through        de years        a-singin' 
       Gm          Gm7  
Mornin' time an' evenin' time an' 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
Summer time an' winter time  
       Gm          Gm7  
Mornin' time an' evenin' time an' 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
Summer time an' winter time 
Bb           F7                   Bb   Dm5-/7  
Oh, my porgy, my man, Porgy 


                   Bb   Ebm     
Porgy: {simultaneously} my bess, my bess 
Bb           F7                   Bb   Dm5-/7            Bb   Ebm            
Bess: from dis minute I'm tellin'          you,           I keep dis vow 
         Gm          Gm7  
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
Porgy, I's       yo' woman     now porgy: {simultaneously} 
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
From dis        minute          I'm tellin'  
       Gm          Gm7  
You, I keep dis vow  
       Em5-/7              Eb7   Bb   Ab7 
I seen it in     yo' eyes,        bess we'll go swingin' 
       Gm          Gm7  
Oh, my bessie, we's happy now, we is

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