Chords for Howard Keel & Kathryn Grayson, "Make Believe" from "Show Boat" (1951)

[Eb] No.
_ Well, I mean, not [Ab]
professionally.
_ Well, I'd say that's a [C] desire that your heart is set on.
Well, at least you're right there.
Why do you want to be an actress?
Why? _ _ _ _
_ _ Well_
Well, _ the ordinary [Cm] person wouldn't understand.
I mean, that is, [Bm] a person outside the [B] profession.
No? _ _
Well, _ _ _ _ you want to be an actress
[Gb] because it _ [F] makes everything come [B] true.
_ Every exciting thing you've ever dreamed about. _
Even if it's make [Em]-believe, isn't that it?
_ Yes, that is it, but [Am] how did you know?
[G] For instance, right now, you and I could be Romeo [D] and Juliet.
Or Elizabeth [G] and Essex, or_
Or Lady Southwade in Hamilton Barsdale.
Or [C] Lady Southwade in_
Who?
[Gb] _
Oh, well, they're in The Tempest and [B] Sunshine.
Oh, yes, of course.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [B] As a matter of fact, we couldn't be [Fm] anybody talking like this.
We haven't been properly introduced.
Well, that makes no [Gm] difference in [Eb] _
make-believe.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ Well, I_
[D] I suppose [C] that's true.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So we could [C] make-believe [A] that we'd just [E] fallen in love at first sight.
_ _ _ [Db] _
_ [G] _ _ Only _ make _ -believe
_ _ [Gm] Are [Dm] _
_ _ _ you
_ [G] _ _
Only [Am] make _ [C]-believe _
_ That you [Em] love [G] _ _
_ me
_ _ _ [Dm] Others find peace [G] of mind
[F] In [A] _ pretending
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Couldn't [C] you _ _
[D] Couldn't _ I _ [G] Couldn't _ _ we _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ Make [G] _ -believe
Our _ _ lips _ are
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ In [C] a _ phantom _ _ kiss
_ Or [D] two or _ _ three _ _ _ _
_ _ Might as well [Dm] _
make _ _ [B]-believe
_ I [C] love _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] you _ _ more
[G] To _ tell the _ truth _ _ _
_ I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] Our dreams are more
_ _ _ _ Than the world we _ [F] _ see _
_ And if the things we dream about
Don't _ happen to [Bb] be so
_ _ [F] _ _ That's [Fm] just an [C] _
unimportant _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ technicality
_ _ [Fm] _ Though the cold [Bb] and brutal facts _ _ _
[Bbm] _ You [Eb] and I have never [Ab] _
[Fm] met
_ _ _ [Ab] _ We need [Eb] not mind _ conventions, _
[Ab] keys and cues _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ If [Ab] we put our thoughts to _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] We can banish all [E] _ _
_ regret _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Imagine _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Almost [E] _ _ [Ab]
anything _ _ _ we _ _ choose _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[D] We _ [Ab] _ could _ make _ _ -believe _ _ _
[Ebm] I _ love you _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ Make-believe
_ _ _ That you love me
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Others find [Ebm] peace [Ab] of _ [Gb] mind In _ [F] pretending _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Couldn't [Bbm] you
_ _ _ Couldn't [Eb] I
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Couldn't we _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] In a _ phantom kiss
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ Might _ _ _ _ _ as well make _ -believe _ _
_ [Db] I love _ _ _ _ _ _ you more
To _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ tell [Cm] the truth
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _