Written by Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen
Intro: G Ddim Am7 D7 G Ddim Am7 D7 G Ddim Am7 D7 G D9 G D7 G Say it's only a paper moon sailing over a cardboard sea Dm Am7 D7 Am7 D7 G Eb7 Am7 But it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me G Ddim Am7 D7 G D9 G D7 G Yes, it only a canvas sky hanging over a muslin tree Dm Am7 D7 Am7 D7 But it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me Am7 Eb Bm Am7 D7 G Without your love it's a honky-tonk parade Am7 Eb Bm G Dm E7 A9 D7/13- G Without your love it's a melody played in a penny arcade Ddim Am7 D7 G D9 G It's a barnum and bailey world just as phony as it can be Dm Am7 D7 Am7 D7 G Am7 D7 But it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me G Ddim Am7 D7 G D9 G D7 G Say it's only a paper moon sailing over a cardboard sea Dm Am7 D7 Am7 D7 G Eb7 Am7 But it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me G Ddim Am7 D7 G D9 G D7 G Yes, it only a canvas sky hanging over a muslin tree Dm Am7 D7 Am7 D7 But it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me Am7 Eb Bm Am7 D7 G Without your love it's a honky-tonk parade Am7 Eb Bm G Dm E7 A9 D7/13- G Without your love it's a melody played in a penny arcade Ddim Am7 D7 G D9 G It's a barnum and bailey world just as phony as it can be Dm Am7 D7 Am7 D7 G But it wouldn't be make believe if you believed in me