Is That All There Is Chords by Peggy Lee
Tempo:
107.7 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [Bb] [Em] I remember when I was a little girl, [C] our house caught on fire.
forget the [Em] look on my father's face as he gathered me up in his arms and
[C] raced to the burning building out of the pavement.
I stood there, [C] shivering in my [G] pajamas and watched the whole [C] world go up in flames.
myself,
[G] Is that all there is?
is?
is, my friends, [C] then [G] [Eb] let's keep dancing.
forget the [Em] look on my father's face as he gathered me up in his arms and
[C] raced to the burning building out of the pavement.
I stood there, [C] shivering in my [G] pajamas and watched the whole [C] world go up in flames.
myself,
[G] Is that all there is?
is?
is, my friends, [C] then [G] [Eb] let's keep dancing.
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[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Em] I remember when I was a little girl, [C] our house caught on fire.
I'll never forget the [Em] look on my father's face as he gathered me up in his arms and
[C] raced to the burning building out of the pavement.
_ [F] And I stood there, [C] shivering in my [G] pajamas and watched the whole [C] world go up in flames.
[F] And when it was all over, I said [C] to myself,
_ [Bb] Is that all there is to a fire?
_ _ _ _ [G] Is that all there is?
_ _ _ Is that all there _ is?
_ If that's all there is, my friends, [C] then [G] [Eb] let's keep _ dancing.
_ _ Let's break [Cm] out the _ _ booze [Ebm] and _ have [Bb] a ball. _ _ _ _ _
[A] If that's all _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] there is.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
And when I was 12 [Ebm] years old, my daddy took me to the [Eb] circus, [Cm] the greatest show on earth.
[Ebm] [Eb] There were clowns and elephants [Cm] and dancing bears, and a beautiful [Ebm] lady in pink [Eb] tights
[Bb] flew high above our heads. _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ And as [Ebm] I sat there and watched them, [Eb]
[D] I had [Cm] the feeling that something was [Eb] missing.
And I don't know what, but [Cm] when it was all over, I said to [Eb] myself,
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
Is that [Bb] all there is to the circus?
Is that [G] all there is?
_ _ _ Is that all there _ is?
_ If that's all there is, my friends, [F] _ [G] then let's [Eb] keep [Gm] dancing.
_ _ [Eb] [Cm] Let's break out the _ booze [Abm] and [Ebm] have [Bb] a ball.
_ _ _ If [Db] that's _ [A] all _ _ [Eb] there [D] _ is.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[Gm] And then I fell in [Ebm] love with the [Eb] most wonderful boy in the world.
_ _ [Ebm] We'd take long [Gm] walks down by the river, _ [Eb] or [Bb] just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes.
We were so [Gm] very much in love.
[C] _ _
[Eb] And then one [C] day, he went away, [Eb]
and I thought I'd die, _ [Ebm] but I didn't.
_ [Cm] _ [Gm]
[Eb] And when I [Ebm] didn't, I said to myself, [Bb] Is that all there is to love?
Is [G] that all there is?
_ Is that all there is?
_ _ If that's all there is, my [F] friends, [G] then let's keep_
I know what you must be [Ebm] saying to yourselves.
[G] If that's the way she feels about [Ebm] it, why doesn't she just end it all?
[Cm] _ [G] Oh [Cm] no, [Ebm] not me.
I'm not ready [Bb] for that final disappointment. _
[C] Because I know, [Bb] just as [Ebm] well as I'm standing here talking to you,
_ [Gm] that when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my [Ebm] last breath,
_ [Dm] I'll be saying to myself,
Is [Em] that all there is? _ _
Is that all [B] there is?
_ If [G] that's all there is, my friends, [C] then [G] let's [Eb] keep _ dancing.
_ [Cm] Let's break out the _ booze [Abm] and [Ebm] have [Bb] a ball.
_ _ If [A] that's all _ _ _ _
[D] there _ _ _ [Gm] _ is.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll never forget the [Em] look on my father's face as he gathered me up in his arms and
[C] raced to the burning building out of the pavement.
_ [F] And I stood there, [C] shivering in my [G] pajamas and watched the whole [C] world go up in flames.
[F] And when it was all over, I said [C] to myself,
_ [Bb] Is that all there is to a fire?
_ _ _ _ [G] Is that all there is?
_ _ _ Is that all there _ is?
_ If that's all there is, my friends, [C] then [G] [Eb] let's keep _ dancing.
_ _ Let's break [Cm] out the _ _ booze [Ebm] and _ have [Bb] a ball. _ _ _ _ _
[A] If that's all _ [Eb] _ _ _
[D] there is.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _
And when I was 12 [Ebm] years old, my daddy took me to the [Eb] circus, [Cm] the greatest show on earth.
[Ebm] [Eb] There were clowns and elephants [Cm] and dancing bears, and a beautiful [Ebm] lady in pink [Eb] tights
[Bb] flew high above our heads. _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ And as [Ebm] I sat there and watched them, [Eb]
[D] I had [Cm] the feeling that something was [Eb] missing.
And I don't know what, but [Cm] when it was all over, I said to [Eb] myself,
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
Is that [Bb] all there is to the circus?
Is that [G] all there is?
_ _ _ Is that all there _ is?
_ If that's all there is, my friends, [F] _ [G] then let's [Eb] keep [Gm] dancing.
_ _ [Eb] [Cm] Let's break out the _ booze [Abm] and [Ebm] have [Bb] a ball.
_ _ _ If [Db] that's _ [A] all _ _ [Eb] there [D] _ is.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _
[Gm] And then I fell in [Ebm] love with the [Eb] most wonderful boy in the world.
_ _ [Ebm] We'd take long [Gm] walks down by the river, _ [Eb] or [Bb] just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes.
We were so [Gm] very much in love.
[C] _ _
[Eb] And then one [C] day, he went away, [Eb]
and I thought I'd die, _ [Ebm] but I didn't.
_ [Cm] _ [Gm]
[Eb] And when I [Ebm] didn't, I said to myself, [Bb] Is that all there is to love?
Is [G] that all there is?
_ Is that all there is?
_ _ If that's all there is, my [F] friends, [G] then let's keep_
I know what you must be [Ebm] saying to yourselves.
[G] If that's the way she feels about [Ebm] it, why doesn't she just end it all?
[Cm] _ [G] Oh [Cm] no, [Ebm] not me.
I'm not ready [Bb] for that final disappointment. _
[C] Because I know, [Bb] just as [Ebm] well as I'm standing here talking to you,
_ [Gm] that when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my [Ebm] last breath,
_ [Dm] I'll be saying to myself,
Is [Em] that all there is? _ _
Is that all [B] there is?
_ If [G] that's all there is, my friends, [C] then [G] let's [Eb] keep _ dancing.
_ [Cm] Let's break out the _ booze [Abm] and [Ebm] have [Bb] a ball.
_ _ If [A] that's all _ _ _ _
[D] there _ _ _ [Gm] _ is.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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