I Loves You Porgy

(from "Porgy and Bess")

Ira Gershwin, Du Bose & Dorothy Heyward George Gershwin

     
A B♭maj Fm B♭ E♭maj E♭maj/D Cm
        
F F

         
    
I love you Por gy, don't let him take me, don't let him handle me an' drive me
stay here, but I ain't wor thy. You is too de cent to un der

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B♭maj D  (  ) G m D♭ ( ) C
  
     
   

   

mad, if you can keep me I want to stay here, with you for
stan' for when I see him he hyp no tize me, when he takes

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1. 2.
Cm ( Dm E♭maj ) F B♭maj F
   
B♭maj Fm E m   A  (    )
     
    
e ver and I'd be glad I want to han'.
hol' of me with his hot han'. glad.

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B Dm B m   E m   A  (    ) A  (  ) D m  B m  (  )
              
   
  
Some day I know he's com in' back to call me, He's goin' to han dle me and

        
D♭ () C  (  ) Fm D m  (  ) G m  (  ) C  (    ) C  (  )
      
  
hold me soon. It's goin' to be like dy in', Por gy, deep in side me.

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E♭ ( ) D  (    ) D♭ ( ) C  (    )
         
F
     
 
But when he calls, I know I have to go I loves you,

   
C B♭maj Fm B♭ E♭maj E♭maj/D Cm
      
F
       
    
Por gy, don't let him take me, Don't let him han dle me an' drive me

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B♭maj D  (  ) G m G ( D♭ ( ) C
        
     
    
mad if you can keep me I wants to stay here wid you for

 
Cm ( Dm E♭maj ) B♭
  
F ( F )
      
ev er I've got my man.