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Intro: E7M (flourish)
(B7) E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad
E/B C#m7
If you can keep me
F#m7 Am7 E/B F#m7/B E7M B7
I wanna stay here with you forever and I'll be glad
(B7) E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad
E/B C#m7
If you can keep me,
F#m7 Am7 E/B F#m7/B E7M B7
I wanna stay here with you forever I've got my man
B7 E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad
E/B C#m7
If you can keep me
F#m7 Am7 E/B F#m7/B E7M B7
I wanna stay here with you forever I've got my man
Bridge
Am6 F7 E7
Someday I know he's coming to call me
Am6 G7sus G7
He's going to handle me and hold me
Cm Cm/Bb Ab7
So, it' going to be like dying, Porgy, when he calls me
Ab7 G7sus G7 Dm7 B7
But when he comes I know I'll have to go
B7 E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad
E/B C#m7
If you can keep me
F#m7 Am7
I wanna stay here with you forever
Written by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin and Dubose Hayward