Let's Do It (Bb)
Words and Music by Cole Porter
Key: Bb
Copyright 1928

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File Created May 10, 2019

Verse 1:

         Bb6         F7
When the little blue-bird
        Bb           F7
Who has never said a word
          Bb     Bb+     Bb6     Ebm/Maj7Gm7
Starts to sing, "Spring, spring;"

F+       Bb6         F7
When the little Blue-bell
       Bb            F7
In the bottom of the dell
          Bb     Bb+   Bb6   EbmGm7
Starts to ring, "Ding, ding;"

Bb+      Eb6    Ebm6 Bb
When the little blue clerk,
       C7            F9
In the middle of his work,
         Bb          Bdim      F7
Starts a tune to the moon up a-bove

      Bb6            Bb7
It is nature, that's all,
       Eb            Eb6
Simply telling us to fall
EbmBb  B7-5BbEb7-5Bb
in love
    F+
And that's why

Chorus 1:

Bb6    Bb
Chinks do it,
F9   F7
Japs do it,
Bb    Bb7     Eb6    Ebm
Up in Lapland little laps do it

Bb6   Bb
Let's do it,
F9    F7      Bb   EbmBb
Let's fall in love

   F+         Bb6  Bb    F9   F7
In Spain, the best upper sets do it,
Bb      Bb7      Eb6   Ebm
Lithuan-ians and Letts do it,

Bb6   Bb
Let's do it,
F9    F7      Bb   F9Bb
Let's fall in love.

             Gm         Cm7
The Dutch in old Amster-dam do it,
Dm7                Fm7  Bb7
Not to mention the Finns
Eb       Ebm  Ab7
Folks in Siam do it,
Db               F7
Think of Siamese twins

     F+    Bb6       Bb  F9    F7
Some Argen-tines without means do it,
Bb            Bb7          Eb7      Dbdim
People say in Boston, even beans do it,

Bb    Gm
Let's do it,
Cm    F7      Bb  DdimCm7F+
Let's fall in love

Chorus 2:

Bb6      Bb   F9   F7
Sponges, they say, do it!
     Bb              Bb7     Eb6 Ebm
Even Oysters down in Oy-ster Bay do it
Bb6   Bb
Let's do it,
F9    F7      Bb  Ebm/Maj7Bb
Let's fall in love

     F+       Bb6
Cold Cape Cod clams
Bb            F9   F7
Against their wish do it,
Bb   Bb7        Eb6  Ebm
Even lazy jelly fish do it,
Bb6   Bb
Let's do it,
F9    F7      Bb  F9Bb
Let's fall in love

         Gm            Cm7
Electric eels, I might add, do it,
Dm7                    Fm7  Bb7
Though it shocks 'em I know.
Eb         Ebm  Ab7
Why ask if shad do it,
Db                   F7
Waiter bring me shad-roe

   F+      Bb6     Bb       F9    F7
In shallow shoals, Eng-lish soles do it,
Bb               Bb7        Eb7       Dbdim
Gold-fish in the privacy of bowls, do it,
Bb       Gm
Let's do it,
Cm    F7      Bb
Let's fall in love

Ending Chords:

BbDdimEbEdimBb
...
Ab7A7Bb7


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