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

Chords and Lyrics Provided by Judy Muldawer and Nikos Voutsinas
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File Created May 10, 2019

Verse 1:

         G6          D7
When the little blue-bird
        G            D7
Who has never said a word
          G      G+      G6      Cm/Maj7Em7
Starts to sing, "Spring, spring;"

D+       G6          D7
When the little Blue-bell
       G             D7
In the bottom of the dell
          G      G+    G6    CmEm7
Starts to ring, "Ding, ding;"

G+       C6     Cm6  G
When the little blue clerk,
       A7            D9
In the middle of his work,
         G           G#dim     D7
Starts a tune to the moon up a-bove

      G6             G7
It is nature, that's all,
       C             C6
Simply telling us to fall
Cm G   G#7-5GC7-5G
in love
    D+
And that's why

Chorus 1:

G6     G
Chinks do it,
D9   D7
Japs do it,
G     G7      C6     Cm
Up in Lapland little laps do it

G6    G
Let's do it,
D9    D7      G    CmG
Let's fall in love

   D+         G6   G     D9   D7
In Spain, the best upper sets do it,
G       G7       C6    Cm
Lithuan-ians and Letts do it,

G6    G
Let's do it,
D9    D7      G    D9G
Let's fall in love.

             Em         Am7
The Dutch in old Amster-dam do it,
Bm7                Dm7  G7
Not to mention the Finns
C        Cm   F7
Folks in Siam do it,
A#               D7
Think of Siamese twins

     D+    G6        G   D9    D7
Some Argen-tines without means do it,
G             G7           C7       A#dim
People say in Boston, even beans do it,

G     Em
Let's do it,
Am    D7      G   BdimAm7D+
Let's fall in love

Chorus 2:

G6       G    D9   D7
Sponges, they say, do it!
     G               G7      C6  Cm
Even Oysters down in Oy-ster Bay do it
G6    G
Let's do it,
D9    D7      G   Cm/Maj7G
Let's fall in love

     D+       G6
Cold Cape Cod clams
G             D9   D7
Against their wish do it,
G    G7         C6   Cm
Even lazy jelly fish do it,
G6    G
Let's do it,
D9    D7      G   D9G
Let's fall in love

         Em            Am7
Electric eels, I might add, do it,
Bm7                    Dm7  G7
Though it shocks 'em I know.
C          Cm   F7
Why ask if shad do it,
A#                   D7
Waiter bring me shad-roe

   D+      G6      G        D9    D7
In shallow shoals, Eng-lish soles do it,
G                G7         C7        A#dim
Gold-fish in the privacy of bowls, do it,
G        Em
Let's do it,
Am    D7      G
Let's fall in love

Ending Chords:

GBdimCC#dimG
...
F7F#7G7


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