Showboat Medley chords by Howard Keel

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F
Dm
A
D
C
Gm
Bb
Csus4
Abdim
F#dim
G
Ebdim
Cm
Eb
Bdim
F#
B
E
F#sus4
Cdim
C#m
G#
G#m
D#m
C#sus4
C#
A#
E#dim
Gsus4
Em
Am
E#
Gaug
D#dim

Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
In this sweet,
F 
Gm 
C 
improbable, and unreal world
Bb 
F 
Gm 
C 
Finding you has given me my I too
Csus4 
F 
Dm 
F 
Why do I  love
Dm 
Abdim 
you?
Gm 
C 
Why do you love me?
F 
F#dim 
Why should they be too
Gm 
C 
happy as we?
F 
Dm 
Abdim 
Gm 
Can you see the      why or wherefore?
C 
F 
Dm 
I  should be the one
G 
C 
you care for
F 
You're a lucky girl,
Dm 
Abdim 
Gm 
C 
I        am lucky  too
F 
F#dim 
Ebdim 
All our dreams of       joy
F#dim 
Gm 
C 
seem to come true
Cm 
F 
Maybe  that's
Bb 
Eb 
because you love me
F 
Bb 
F 
Gm 
A 
C 
F 
G 
Bdim 
Maybe that's why I   love you
G 
Gm 
F# 
F 
B 
E 
F#sus4 
B 
F#sus4 
F# 
B 
Cdim 
B 
F# 
We could make -believe
C#m 
G# 
I love you
C#m 
F# 
G#m 
B 
Only make can't that
F# 
D#m 
you love me
C#m 
F# 
C#m 
F# 
Others find  peace of mind
C#m 
F#sus4 
B 
F# 
in free candy
B 
C#sus4 
Couldn't you, couldn't I,
C# 
F# 
E 
couldn't we
D#m 
A# 
F# 
We    make be
C#m 
F# 
C#m 
lieve our lips are blended
F# 
C#m 
F# 
B 
G#m 
In a phantom kiss
B 
C#sus4 
C# 
or two and three
E 
E#dim 
B 
Might as well make believe    I love you
C# 
B 
Oh, boy, you tell the truth,
F# 
B 
Gsus4 
G 
I do.
C 
There's an old man called
the Mississippi,
Dm 
Em 
Am 
that's the old man that
Dm 
Gsus4 
G 
I long to be.
C 
What does he care
E# 
A# 
if the world's got troubles?
Am 
What does he care,
D 
Am 
G 
C 
Am 
Dm 
G 
Gaug 
if the land ain't free?
G 
C 
Am 
C 
Am 
E# 
Old Man River, that Old Man River
C 
He must know something,
E# 
C 
Am 
but don't say nothing,
G 
he just keeps rolling,
Dm 
G 
C 
Am 
C 
he keeps on rolling along.
Am 
C 
Am 
But he don't plant taters,
C 
E# 
and he don't plant cot ton
C 
Am 
And then that plensum,
C 
D#dim 
and soon forgotten
G 
Gsus4 
But old Man River,
Dm 
G 
C 
Am 
C 
he just keeps on rolling along
B 
Oh, you and me, we swept and strained
C 
Body all aching and racked with pain
B 
F#dim 
Dump that barge!
B 
Lift that bay!
B 
Get a little drunk,
Em 
Dm 
G 
then you'll land in jail.
C 
Am 
C 
F 
I'll get weary and sick of trying.
C 
G 
Am 
D 
I'm tired of living and scared of dying
C 
C 
Am 
But I'll wait here,
Dm 
In death's pit,
G 
G 
F 
F 
Struggling on. you