In The Mood - Music by Joe Garland, 1939
- words by Andy Razaf
- Recorded by Glenn Miller, 1940 (#1) and again at #20 in 1943
Intro
[G] [A7] [Am7] [D7]
Verse 1
[G]
Who's the livin' dolly with the beautiful eyes?
[G]
What a pair of lips -- I'd like to try 'em for size.
[C]
I'll just tell her, "Baby, won't you swing it with me?"
[G]
Hope she tells me "Maybe" -- what a wing it will be.
[D7]
So I said politely, "Darlin' may I intrude?"
[Am7] [G] [C6] [Eb7] [D7] [G6]
She said don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood."
Verse 2
[G]
First I held her lightly and we started to dance;
[G]
Then I held her tightly -- what a dreamy romance!
[C]
And I said, "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three...
[G]
There's a mess of moonlight, won't you share it with me?"
[D7]
"Well," she answered, "Mister, don't cha know that it's rude
[Am7] [G] [C6] [Eb7] [D7] [G6]
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood?"
Chorus 1
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood -- that's what she told me,
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood -- and when she told me
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood -- my heart was skippin';
[D7] [Ddim] [D7] [Eb7] [D7] [G6]
It didn't take me long to say, "I'm in the mood now."
Chorus 2
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood (oh joy) for all her kissin',
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood (oh joy) her crazy lovin',
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood (oh boy) what I was missin' --
[D7] [Ddim] [D7] [Eb7] [D7] [G6]
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now."
Instrumental
[G6] [G6/B] [Bbdim7] [Am7] [Am7/D] [D7b9]
\ \ \
[G6] [G6/B] [Bbdim7] [Am7] [Am7/D] [D7b9]
\ \ \
[G6] [G6/B] [Bbdim7] [Am7] [Am7/D] [D7b9]
\ \ \
[D7] [Ddim7] [D7] [Bb7] [D7] [G6] [G6/B] [Bbdim7] [Am7]
\ \ \ \
[Am7/D] [D7b9] [G6] [G6/B] [Bbdim7] [Am7]
\ \ \
[Am7/D] [D7b9] [G6] [G6/B] [Bbdim7] [Am7]
\ \ \
[Am7/D] [D7] [Ddim7] [D7] [Eb7] [D7] [G3]
\ \ \ \ X2
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[D7#5] [G]
\N.C. \N.C. \ \ \ \
Verse 1
[G]
Who's the livin' dolly with the beautiful eyes?
[G]
What a pair of lips -- I'd like to try 'em for size.
[C]
I'll just tell her, "Baby, won't you swing it with me?"
[G]
Hope she tells me "Maybe" -- what a wing it will be.
[D7]
So I said politely, "Darlin' may I intrude?"
[Am7] [G] [C6] [Eb7] [D7] [G6]
She said don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood."
Verse 2
[G]
First I held her lightly and we started to dance;
[G]
Then I held her tightly -- what a dreamy romance!
[C]
And I said, "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three...
[G]
There's a mess of moonlight, won't you share it with me?"
[D7]
"Well," she answered, "Mister, don't cha know that it's rude
[Am7] [G] [C6] [Eb7] [D7] [G6]
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood?"
Chorus 1
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood -- that's what she told me,
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood -- and when she told me
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood -- my heart was skippin';
[D7] [Ddim] [D7] [Eb7] [D7] [G6]
It didn't take me long to say, "I'm in the mood now."
Chorus 2
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood (oh joy) for all her kissin',
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood (oh joy) her crazy lovin',
[G] [Gdim] [Am7] [D7b9]
In the mood (oh boy) what I was missin' --
[D7] [Ddim] [D7] [Eb7] [D7] [G6]
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now."
