"Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Frank Loesser
Written by Frank Loesser. Made popular by Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting,
Ray Charles and Betty Carter, and Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
Verse 1
[F] [F7]
I really can't stay
[F] [F7]
(Baby, it's cold outside)
[Gm7] [C7]
I've got to go away
[Gm7] [C7]
(Baby, it's cold outside)
[F] [F7]
This evening has been
[F] [F7]
(Been hoping that you'd drop in)
[Gm]
So very nice
[C7]
(I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice)
Verse 2
[A#]
My mother will start to worry
[A#]
(Beautiful, what's your hurry?)
[Bdim]
My father will be pacing the floor
[Bdim]
(Listen to the fireplace roar)
[F]
So really I'd better scurry
[F]
(Beautiful, please don't hurry)
[Gm]
But maybe just a half a drink more
[C7]
(Put some records on while I pour)
Verse 3
[F] [F7]
The neighbors might think
[F] [F7]
(Baby, it's bad out there)
[Gm7] [C7]
Say, what's in this drink?
[Gm7] [C7]
(No cabs to be had out there)
[F] [F7]
I wish I knew how
[F] [F7]
(Your eyes are like starlight)
[Gm]
To break this spell
[C7]
(I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell)
Verse 4
[A#]
I ought to say no, no, no, sir
[A#]
(Mind if I move in closer?)
[Bdim]
At least I'm gonna say that I tried
[Bdim]
(What's the sense in hurting my pride?)
Chorus
[F]
I really can't stay
[D7]
(Baby, don't hold out)
[Gm] [C7] [F]
Oh, but it's cold out - side
Verse 5
[F] [F7]
I simply must go
[F] [F7]
(Baby, it's cold outside)
[Gm7] [C7]
The answer is no
[Gm7] [C7]
(Baby, it's cold outside)
[F] [F7]
This welcome has been
[F] [F7]
(How lucky that you dropped in)
[Gm]
So nice and warm
[C7]
(Look out the window at that storm)
Verse 6
[A#]
My sister will be suspicious
[A#]
(Gosh, your lips look delicious)
[Bdim]
My brother will be there at the door
[Bdim]
(Waves upon a tropical shore)
[F]
My maiden aunt's mind is vicious
[F]
(Ooh, your lips are delicious)
[Gm]
But maybe just a half a drink more
[C7]
(Never such a blizzard before)
Verse 7
[F] [F7]
I've got to get home
[F] [F7]
(But baby, you'll freeze out there)
[Gm7] [C7]
Say, lend me your coat
[Gm7] [C7]
(It's up to your knees out there)
[F] [F7]
You've really been grand
[F] [F7]
(I thrill when you touch my hand)
[Gm]
But don't you see
[C7]
(How can you do this thing to me?)
Verse 8
[A#]
There's bound to be talk tomorrow
[A#]
(Think of my life long sorrow)
[Bdim]
At least there will be plenty implied
[Bdim]
(If you caught pneumonia and died)
Chorus
[F]
I really can't stay
[D7]
(Get over that hold out)
[Gm] [C7] [F]
Oh, but it's cold out - side
