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A E7
I'd work for you, I'd slave for you
F#7
I'd be a beggar or a knave for you
D D Dm7+ Dm6
And if that isn't love, it will have to do
A F#m D9 E7
Until the real thing comes along
A E7
I'd gladly move the earth for you
F#7
To prove my love, dear, and its worth for you
D D Dm7+ Dm6
If that isn't love, it will have to do
A D9 E7/13 E7 A G#7
Until the real thing comes along
C# G#7
With all the words, dear, at my command
F# C#
I just can't make you understand
C# G#7
I'll always love you, darling, come what may
C# E7
My heart is yours, what more can I say
A E7
I would cry for you, even sigh for you
F#7
Tear the stars down from the sky for you
D D Dm7+ Dm6
If that isn't love, it'll have to do
F E7 D9 B7M A
Until the real thing comes along.
A E7
I would walk on burning coals for you
F#7
I would drive the Chrysler, leave the Rolls for you
D D Dm7+ Dm6
If that isn't love, it'll have to do
F E7 D9 B7M A
Until the real thing comes along
A E7
I would try to hit high C for you
F#7
I'd even punch out Mister T for you
D D Dm7+ Dm6
If that isn't love, it'll have to do
F E7 D9 B7M A
Until the real thing comes along
C# G#7
There's not a thing that you can't ask of me
F# G#7
Go on, demand any task from me
C# G#7
You want the moon for a lavalier
C# E7
All you've got to do is nibble on my ear
A E7
I would rob, steal, beg borrow and lie for you
F#7
Lay my little body down and die for you
D D Dm7+ Dm6
If that ain't love, if that ain't love
A A7 D9 Dm5-/7
If that ain't love, it'll have to do
E E7 E7/13- A
Until the real thing comes along
Written by Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and L. E. Freeman