These chords are an approximation of the piano part and the vocal harmony group.
Some slightly advanced chords, but it should enable you to play along with the recording and hopefully
be a springboard for your own arrangements. These chords by Ben Henderson.
Verse
[Bbmaj7] [Bdim] [Cm7] [F7]
Say it's only a paper moon
[Cm7] [Cdim] [Bbmaj7] [Bb6]
sailing over a cardboard sea
[Bb] [G7] [Eb6] [Cm7]
but it wouldn't be make-believe
[F] [F9] [Bbmaj7] [F9]
if you believed in me
Verse
[Bbmaj7] [Bdim] [Cm7] [F7]
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
[Cm7] [Cdim] [Bbmaj7] [Bb6]
hanging over a muslin tree
[Bb] [G7] [Eb6] [Cm7]
but it wouldn't be make-believe
[F] [F9] [Bbmaj7] [Bb7]
if you believed in me
Chorus
[Eb6] [Edim] [Bb] [Gm7]
Without your love
[Csus7] [F6] [Bbmaj7] [Bb7]
it's a honky-tonk parade
[Eb6] [Edim] [Bb/F] [G7]
without your love
[Ab6] [G7] [C7] [F7]
it's a melody played in a penny arcade
Verse
[Bbmaj7] [Bdim] [Cm7] [F7]
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
[Cm7] [Cdim] [Bbmaj7] [Bb6]
just as phony as it can be
[Bb] [G7] [Eb6] [Edim]
but it wouldn't be make-believe
[Cm7] [F9] [Bbmaj7] [F9]
if you believed in me
Verse
[Bbmaj7] [Bdim] [Cm7] [F7]
Say it's only a paper moon
[Cm7] [Cdim] [Bbmaj7] [Bb6]
Sailing over a cardboard sea
[Bb] [G7] [Eb6] [Cm7]
but it wouldn't be make-believe
[F] [F9] [Bbmaj7] [F9]
if you believed in me
Verse
[Bbmaj7] [Bdim] [Cm7] [F7]
Yes, it's only a canvas sky
[Cm7] [Cdim] [Bbmaj7] [Bb6]
hanging over a muslin tree
[Bb] [G7] [Eb6] [Cm7]
but it wouldn't be make-believe
[F] [F9] [Bbmaj7] [Bb7]
if you believed in me
Chorus
[Eb6] [Edim] [Bb] [Gm7]
Without your love
[Csus7] [F6] [Bbmaj7] [Bb7]
it's a honky-tonk parade
[Eb6] [Edim] [Bb/F] [G7]
without your love
[Ab6] [G7] [Cm7] [F7]
it's a melody played in a penny arcade
Verse
[Bbmaj7] [Bdim] [Cm7] [F7]
It's a Barnum and Bailey world
[Cm7] [Cdim] [Bbmaj7] [Bb6]
just as phony as it can be
[Bb] [G7/D] [Eb6] [Edim]
but it wouldn't be make-believe
[Cm7] [F9] [Bbmaj7] [F9]
if you believed in me
Outro
[C7]
It's phony it's plain to see
[B7]
How happy I would be
[C7] [B7] [Bbmaj7]
If you believed in me
