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MY MELANCHOLY BABY
1911
Words by George A. Norton(Info)   Music by Ernie Burnett (Info)


 Original Sheet Music


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4-Bar Intro

Verse 1

                          Eb               B7    Eb            B7
                          COME SWEET-HEART MINE, DON'T SIT AND PINE,
                       Eb                                      C° Bb7
                       TELL ME OF THE CARES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL SO BLUE,
                              Fm          C7    Fm         C7
                              WHAT HAVE I DONE? AN-SWER ME HON',
                          F7                           Bb7
                          HAVE I EV-ER SAID AN UN-KIND WORD TO YOU?
                              Eb         B7    Eb           B7
                              MY LOVE IS TRUE, AND JUST FOR YOU,
                           Eb                              C° Bb7
                           I'D DO AL-MOST AN-Y-THING AT AN-Y  TIME,
                             F7                   Bb          G7
                             DEAR, WHEN YOU SIGH, OR WHEN YOU CRY,
                      C7                  F7              Fm7      Bb7
                      SOME-THING SEEMS TO GRIP THIS VE-RY HEART OF MINE.

Verse 2

                             Eb           B7     Eb           B7
                             BIRDS IN THE TREES, WHIS-PER-ING BREEZE,
                        Eb                                     C°  Bb7
                        SHOULD NOT FAIL TO LULL YOU IN TO PEACE-FUL DREAMS,
                     Fm         C7   Fm         C7
                                 SO TELL ME WHY, SAD-LY YOU SIGH,
                        F7                                Bb7
                        SIT-TING AT THE WIN-DOW WHERE THE PALE MOON BEAMS,
                             Eb            B7     Eb         B7
                             YOU SHOULD'NT GRIVE, TRY AND BE-LIEVE,
                       Eb                                       C°    Bb8
                       LIFE IS AL-WAYS SUN-SHINE WHEN THE HEART BEATS TRUE;
                            F7                Bb               G7
                            BE OF GOOD CHEER, SMILE THRO' YOUR TEARS,
                        C7                 F7                Fm7     Bb7
                        WHEN YOU'RE SAD IT MAKES ME FEEL THE SAME AS YOU.

Chorus

                              Eb                           C+ C7
                              COME TO ME, MY MEL-AN-CHOL-Y BA-BY,
                                 Fm
                                 CUD-DLE UP AND DON'T BE BLUE;
                          Bb7                                 F7  Bb7
                          ALL YOUR FEARS ARE FOOL-ISH FAN-CY, MAY BE,
                           Eb                                        G° Bb7
                           YOU KNOW, DEAR, THAT I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU.
                           Eb                               C+  C7
                           EV-'RY CLOUD MUST HAVE A SIL-VER LIN-ING,
                              Fm                         Fm
                              WAIT UN-TIL THE SUN SHINES THROUGH,
                     Ab              C°            Eb              C7
                     SMILE MY HON-EY DEAR, WHILE I KISS A-WAY EACH TEAR,
                            Fm              Eb     F7      Bb7 Eb
                            OR ELSE I SHALL BE MEL-AN-CHOL-Y   TOO.

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