Piano Diana Blog: Monday Music Quote: Richter/Tillotson

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MUSIC IS THE POETRY OF THE AIR

-- Richter
Russian pianist

Poetry in Motion

The song was written by Paul Kaufman (1930–1999) and Mike Anthony (born 1930), who said that the inspiration for it came from looking up from their work and seeing a procession of young ladies from a nearby school pass by on the sidewalk outside each afternoon... The song was later recorded by Bobby Vee in 1961. I remember it well, along with car hops and drive-ins!

All-Time Bobby Vee

	G	Am	Bm	C	D7
W	hen I see my baby,	What do I see, P	oetry, Po	etry in m	otion...

Verse:1

	G	Em	C	D7	G	Em	C	D7
Po	etry in m	otion, W	alkin' by my s	ide, Her lo	vely locomo	tion, Ke	eps my eyes o	pen wide,

	G	Em	C	D7	G	Em	C	D7	G
Po	etry in mo	tion, S	ee her gentle s	way, A w	ave out on the	ocean, Could n	ever m	ove that w	ay.

Bridge:

	Bm	Em	Bm	Em
I l	ove every m	ovement, There's n	othing I would c	hange,

	Bm	C	A7	D7
She d	oesn't need impr	ovement, She's m	uch too nice to r	earrange.

Refrain:

	G	Em	C	D7	G	Em	C	D7	G
Po	etry in m	otion, Da	ncing close to	me, A f	lower of de	votion, A-s	waying g	raceful	ly.

Bridge:2

	G	Em	C	D7
Oh, A-w	hoa whoa whoa whoa	whoa, A-	whoa whoa whoa whoa	whoa,

	G	Em	C	D7
A-w	hoa whoa whoa whoa w	hoa, Wh	oa.

Refrain:2

	G	Em	C	D7	G	Em	C	D7	G
	Poetry in m	otion, S	ee her gentle s	way, A w	ave out on the o	cean, Could n	ever m	ove that w	ay.

Bridge:3

	Bm	Em	Bm	Em
I l	ove every mo	vement, There's n	othing I would c	hange,

	Bm	C	A7	D7
She do	esn't need im	provement, She's m	uch too nice to re	arrange.

Refrain:3

	G	Em	C	D7	G	Em	C	D7	G
	Poetry in m	otion, A	ll that I a	dore, No n	umber-nine love po	tion, Could m	ake me lo	ve her m	ore.

- Repeat Whoas And End-

Poetry In Motion chords
Johnny Tillotson

Bobby Vee MP3 
Poetry In Motion


D
When I see my baby
Em
What do I see
D
Poetry
G         A7
Poetry in motion

D         Bm
Poetry in motion
G             A7
Walkin' by my side
    D          Bm
Her lovely locomotion
G                  A7
Keeps my eyes open wide

D         Bm
Poetry in motion
G              A7
See her gentle sway
  D               Bm
A wave out on the ocean
G                     A7
Could never move that way

F#7         Bm
I love every movement
            F#7              Bm
And there's nothing I would change
    F#7             Bm
She doesn't need improvement
      E7               A7
She's much too nice to rearrange

D         Bm
Poetry in motion
G                A7
Dancing close to me
  D           Bm
A flower of devotion
G         A7       D
A swaying gracefully

D
Whoa
                        Em
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
A7                      D
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
                        Em
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
A7
Whooooooooa

D         Bm
Poetry in motion
G              A7
See her gentle sway
  D               Bm
A wave out on the ocean
G                     A7
Could never move that way

F#7         Bm
I love every movement
            F#7              Bm
And there's nothing I would change
    F#7             Bm
She doesn't need improvement
      E7               A7
She's much too nice to rearrange

D         Bm
Poetry in motion
G          A7
All that I adore
   D                Bm
No number-nine love potion
G                      A7
Could make me love her moreD
Whoa
                        Em
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
A7                      D
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
                        Em
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
A7
Whooooooooa

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