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D D9 Cdim Em7 A7
When in Spain, for reasons I don't explain,
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I remain enjoying a brew,
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Don't deplore my fondness for fundador
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You know how a fundador can lead to a few
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And baby when in Rome, I do as the Romans do.
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If per chance I'm saying farewell to France,
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And romance drops in from the blue;
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Cher amour, I beg of you, please endure
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My taking a brief de tour with somebody new
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It's just that when in Rome, I do as the Romans do.
D7 G G/B Em7 A7 F#m Bm7
And though from Italy I lie to you prettily,
Em7 Bm5-/7 A7 Cdim F#7 B7
Why think of me bitterly? You know that I'm true
Cdim G G/F# Em7 Em6 Bm Bm7/E Bm5-/7
'Cept now and then in Rome, I get that old yen in Rome
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And nat'rally when in Rome, I do as the Romans do.
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If I write happily, 'Best wishes from Napoli,'
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Don't cable me snappily to tell me we're through,
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'Cause once again in Rome, in somebody's den in Rome
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Well honey, when in Rome, I do as the Romans,
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So just disregard the signs and the omens,
E7 G/B A7 A7/13- D
When in Rome I do as the Romans do.
Written by Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh