I'll See You in C-U-B-A (G)
Lyrics and Music by Irving Berlin
Key: G
Copyright 1920

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File Updated 02/06/2020

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Verse 1:

Gm
Not so far from here
F              Gm
There's a very lively atmosphere
            Cm6              D7
Everybody's going there this year
G                      Am  D7
And there's a rea-son, the sea-son

Gm
Opened last July
F              Gm
Ever since the U.S.A. went dry
Cm6         D7
Everybody's going there
    Cm6 D7    G
And I'm going too.

Chorus:

                 D7 D9
I'm on my way to Cu-ba
       C#dim     D7 D9
That's where I'm go-ing
G6          Gdim  D7   G
Cuba that's where I'll stay

B7   Bdim  A#dimB7 Em
Cuba where wine is flowing
    B7    Em        A7
And where dark eyed Stellas
D           C       Bm7  D7
Light their fellers Pana-tellas

D7 D9       C#dim  D7  D9
Cu-ba where all is hap-py
G6         GdimG  C
Cuba where all is gay
B   C     E7  Am   Am7C#dim
Why don't you plan a wonderful trip
      G    Bdim
To Ha-vana hop on a ship
         Am7        D7    G CG
And I'll see you in C-U-B-A.

Verse 2:

Gm
Take a friend's advice
F             Gm
Drinking in a cellar isn't nice
        Cm6             D7
Anybody who has got the price;
G                  Am   D7
Should be a Cuban, have you been

Gm
Longing for the smile
F               Gm
That you haven't had for quite a while
Cm6               D7
If you have, then follow me
    Cm6  D7        G
And I'll  show the way

Chorus Repeat:

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