Written by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart
Intro: G C7 C A B C D E F G Cm G A7 D7 Gsus4 G Dm G I never learned to spell, at least not well G7 C One, two, three, four, five, six, seven Cm G A7 G7 Gsus4 G Dm G I never learned to count a great amount Gm7 C7 F7M But my busy mind is burning to use what learning Em7 A7 D7 G G7 Dm7 G7 I got, I won waste any time, I strike while the iron is hot C G7 C If they asked me, I could write a book G7 C G7 C C#dim Dm7 G7 About the way you walk and whisper and look F G7 C Ab7 Dm7 G7 C F#dim G I could write a preface on how we met C F#dim G Eb7 Am7 D7 G Dm7 G7 So the world would never forget C G7 C And the simple secret of the plot G7 C G7 C C#dim Dm7 G7 Is just to tell them that I love you a lot F G7 C Ab7 Dm7 G7 Cm7 C7 F Then the world discovers as my book ends Dm C G7 Dm7 G7 C How to make two lovers of friends C G7 C If they asked me, I could write a book G7 C G7 C C#dim Dm7 G7 About the way you walk and whisper and look F G7 C Ab7 Dm7 G7 C F#dim G I could write a preface on how we met C F#dim G Eb7 Am7 D7 G Dm7 G7 So the world would never forget C G7 C And the simple secret of the plot G7 C G7 C C#dim Dm7 G7 Is just to tell them that I love you a lot F G7 C Ab7 Dm7 G7 Cm7 C7 F Then the world discovers as my book ends Dm C G7 Dm7 G7 C F C How to make two lovers of friends