The Lady is A Tramp
Lyrics - Lorenz Hart
Key: G
Music - Richard Rodgers
Copyright: 1937

File Created 4/12/19
File Updated 01/01/2022

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Verse:

D7  G        Am7     Bm7     Am7
I'vewined anddined onMulliganstew
G        D7        Bm7 E7
And neverwished fortur-key

    A          Bm7        C#m7   Bm7
As Ihitched and hiked and grifted too,
    A       E7   F#7
FromMaine toAlbu-quer-que

   B7             E7
Al-as I missed theBeaux Arts Ball
   A7              D7
Andwhat is twice assad

     G    Am7 Bm7  Am7
I wasneverat apartywhere
    G      D7  Bm7-5E7
TheyhonoredNoelCa-ad

   A7    Em7    A7      Em7     A7
Butsocialcirclesspin toofast forme
  D7         Bdim           D7
My"hobohemia"is the place tobe

Chorus 1:

G        Gm7       Am7       D7
I get toohungry for dinner ateight
G         Gm7        Am7       D7
I like thetheater,butnever comelate
G      G9          C       Cm6
I never bother withpeople Ihate
G     G+     Am7 D7  G    CD7
That'swhy theladyis atramp

G            Gm7            Am7       D7
 I don't likecrap games withbarons andearls
G           Gm7      Am7       D7
 Won't go toHarlem inermine andpearls
G              G9           C          Cm6
 Won't dish thedirt with therest of thegirls
G      G+     Am7 D7   G    CG
 That'swhy theladyis a tramp

 G7      Am7  D7   Bm7        E7
Ilike thefree,freshwind in my hair
Am7         D7   G  E7    A7  D7
Life withoutcare,I'mbroke,it'soke
G         Gm7          Am7          B7
Hate Cali-fornia, it's cold and it'sdamp
Em7            A7  D7  G
That's why the ladyis atramp
G#dimAm7D7


Chorus 2:

G      Gm7       Am7        D7
I go toConey, thebeach is divine
G      Gm7           Am7          D7
I go toballgames, thebleachers arefine
G       G9          C         Cm6
I followWinchell andread everyline
G     G+     Am7 D7  G    CG
That'swhy theladyis atramp

G       Gm7              Am7    D7
I like aprize fight that isn't afake
G         Gm7      Am7         D7
I love therowing onCentral Parklake
G      G9       C          Cm6
I go toOpera andstay wide awake
G      G+     Am7 D7  G    CG
That's why theladyis atramp

G G7      Am7  D7   Bm7      E7
I like thegreengrassunder my shoes
Am7       D7   G  E7   A7    D7
What can Ilose,I'mflat,that'sthat
G     G9          C        Cm6
I am alone when I lower my lamp
G     G+     Am7 D7  G    CG
That'swhy theladyis atramp

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