"I Loves You, Porgy" (George & Ira Gershwin & Dubose Hayward)
Intro
[Emaj7] flourish
Verse
([B7]) [Emaj7] [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] [F#m7] [Am7]
If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever,
[E/B] [F#m7/B] [Emaj7] [B7]
and I'll be glad
Yes I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me, with his hot hands
If you can keep me, I wants to stay here with you forever
I've got my man
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad
If you can keep me, 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
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
Honey, don't let him handle me, and drive me mad
If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever
I've got my man.