Bette Midler

In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening(Chords)

Bette Midler

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A7      D          Em7  A7      D                Cdim     Em7   A7 
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em I'll be there 
       Em7         A7           Em7    A7  Gdim       D   A7  D 
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening,    save your pappy a chair 
A7       D       Em7     A7  D     A7      D      D7        G 
When the party's getting a glow on    and singin' fills the air 
        Gm          Gdim             D          B7                   
In the shank of the night, when the doin's are right 
              Em7      A7      D   D  C#  C  Bb  F#7 
Well you can tell 'em I'll be there 
Bb       Eb        Bb        Eb                    
I like a barbecue, I like to boil a ham 
    Bb            Eb            Bb 
And I vote for bouillabaisse stew. 's that 
C          F            C           F                             
I'd like a weenie bake, steak and a layer cake 
       C            F          C 
And you'll get a tummy ache too 
C#            F#       C#               F#7                 C# 
We'll rent a tent or a teepee. Let the town crier cry 'All's well' 
D7         Am7 D9   G       D7         Am7 D9   
And if it's R  S  V  P, this is what  I'll reply 
G  A7      D         Em7  A7      D              Cdim     Em7   A7 
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em we'll be there 
       Em7     A7          Em7    A7  Gdim     D   A7    D 
If you need a pair of freeloaders to fracture your affair 
  A7  D    Em7        A7  D     A7     D             D7      G 
I may even give them Pagliacci now stand back and give him air 
   Gm       Gdim            D          B7              
If one can relax and we'll have a few yaks 
              Em7       A7       D 
And you can tell them we'll be there 
  Bb             Eb         Bb          Eb                       
'Oui,  said the bumblebee, 'Let's have jubilee 
     Bb               Eb            Bb        Eb 
'When said the prairie hen, Soon' 
  C                F        C                F                                      
'Sure,' said the dinosaur 'Where?' said the grisly bear 
   C          F            C   
'Under the light of the moon' 
  C#              F#       C#       F#            C# 
'How about your brother, jackass' everyone gaily cried 
  Am7           D9       G                                                   
'Are you coming to the fracas' 'Ain't gonna blow it' 
            D7           Am7    D9   G  G7 
And all the respects,'  he sighed 
        D          Em7  A7      D                Cdim     Em7   A7         
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em I'll be there 
Em7         A7        Em7    A7  Gdim    D  A7  D 
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening,    stick 'em on my hair 
A7       D      Em7    A7  D      A7   D       D7        G             
If perchance we look a bit peeked, remember, se la guerre 
               Gm          Gdim               D          B7 
If we're still on our feet and there's something to eat 
             Em7       A7       D                 
Well you can tell them we'll be there 
    A7      D          Em7  A7      D                Cdim     Em7   A7 
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, tell 'em I'll be there 
        Em7         A7           Em7    A7     Gdim    D   A7  D 
In the cool, cool, cool of the evening, better save a chair 
A7       D       Em7     A7  D  A7       D      D7        G           
When the party's getting a glow  on and singin' fills the air 
              Gm       Gdim        D          B7 
If there's gas in my hack and my laundry is back 
            Gm          Gdim          D           B7                           
If there's room for one more and you need me, why sure 
         Gm        Gdim      D         B7 
If you need a new face or a tenor or base 
          Gm          Gdim           D          B7                     
If I can climb out of bed and put a head on my head 
                Em7       A7       D 
Well you can tell 'em we'll be there
	        

Written by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael

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