Key: F minor
Verse 1
Em
Am
The concert was over at
D
Carnagie Hall
Em
Am
The maestro took bow after bow
G
F#
He said, "My dear friends,
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E
I have given my all
Em
F#
Bm
I'm sorry, it's all over now"
Bb
Am
When from the balcony,
Bm
Em
way up high
A
D#
C
D
There suddenly came a mournful cry
G
Em
Oh, Mr. Paganini
Verse 2
Am
C
D
Please play my rhapsody
Em
F
And if you cannot play it,
Em
F#m
Gdim
Eaug
A
won't you sing it?
G
Cm
A
And if you can't sing it
Am
C
D
G
A
Em
A
D
You simply have to
Verse 3
Em
Am
Listen, Paganini
C
D
We breathlessly await
G
Em
F
Your masterful baton
Em
F#m
Em
Eaug
Go on and spring it
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B
C
C#m
An d if you can't spring it
Am
C
D
Em
You simply have to
Verse 4
F#dim
B
And at the final bar
Em
F#
B
Em
F#
We greeted you with round ap plause
Bbdim
A
But what a great ovation
Your interpretation of
D
Em
I never cared much for moonlit skies
D
G
Would do
Verse 5
Am
C
Bbaug
Bm
don't you be a meanie
Em
F
What have you up your sleeve?
Em
F#m
Gdim
Bbdim
Eaug
Come on and spring it
A
G
Cm
C#m
C#
And if you can't spring it
Am
C
D
You simply have to
Em
D
Em
D
Verse 6
Em
Am
Listen Paganini, please play my rhapsody
C
D
A
D
F
And if you cannot play it,
E
F#m
F#
Em
A
Eaug
A
won't you sing it?
Ain't no need in stoppin'
Em
A
Verse 7
D
Em
Listen, Paganini
Am
C
D
We breathlessly await your
A
F
masterful baton
E
F#m
F#
Come on an d spring
Gdim
Bbdim
Eaug
it
A
D
G#
If the boys are boppin'
D
Bbaug
Ain't no need in stoppin'
D
A
Em
D
A
Verse 8
D
D
B
And at the final bar
Em
A
Em
A
We greeted you, we greeted you
G
A
But what a great ovation
Asus4
A
Your in terpretation
D
C
D
Eb
Fm
Ab
Verse 9
Bbm
Db
Ab
Now, don't you be a meanie
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Bb
Ddim
Gm
Come on and
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Adim
Ddim
spring it
Bb
Ab
Eaug
Dbm
Db
Ddim
And if you can 't spring it
Db
Eb
Ab
You simply have to
Gb
B
A
Ab
Swing it
I said
Swing it
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