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G Who's the livin' daddy with the beautiful eyes? G What a pair of lips -- I'd like to try 'em for size. C I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me?" G Hope he tells me "Maybe" -- what a wing it will be. D7 So I said politely, "Darlin' may I intrude?" Am7 G Gdim Am7alt D7 G6 D7 He said don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood." G F# First I held him lightly and we started to dance; G Then I held her tightly -- what a dreamy romance! C F# And I said, "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three... G There's a mess of moonlight, won't you share it with me?" D7 "Well," he answered, "Baby, don't you know that it's rude Am7 G Gdim Am7alt D7 G6 D7 To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood?" Interlude: G Gdim Am7 alt Cdim In the mood -- that's what she told me, G Gdim Am7 alt D In the mood -- and when she told me G Gdim Am7 alt D7sus4 In the mood -- my heart was skippin'; D7 Fdim D7 Gdim D7 G It didn't take me long to say, "I'm in the mood now." G Gdim Am7alt Cdim In the mood (oh joy) for all her kissin', G Gdim Am7alt D In the mood (oh joy) her crazy lovin', G Gdim Am7alt D7sus4 In the mood (oh boy) what I was missin' -- First Time: D7 Fdim D7 Gdim D7 G It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now." Instrumental Break: G - G/B - Em Fm7 - G D - Am7 - D7 Am7alt - G Last Time: D7 Fdim D7 Gdim D7 G It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now."

"Or would you like to swing on a star Carry moonbeams home in a jar And be better off than you are Or would you rather be a fish?"

-- Burke, Johnny

A popular song, "Misty" was written in 1955 by Johnny Burke and Erroll Garner

Erroll Garner - Jazz Musician

Intermediate Chord Chart

A7/6      DM7        Am7          Cdim        GM7  -   G6
Look at me,   I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree,

                     Gm             Am
And I feel like I'm clinging to a cloud; 

  DM7          Bm7         Em7        A7           F#7   B7   E7   A9
I can't understand, I get misty just holding your hand. 


A7/6        DM7       Am7      Cdim             GM7     G6
Walk my way     and a thousand violins begin to play

                    Gm              Am
Or it might be the sound of your hello,

     DM7      Bm7         Em7        A7             D    Gdim   D
That music I hear,  I get misty, the moment you're near.

     
Bridge:

         DM7            Am         Am+7    Am7                   
You can say that you're leading me on, 

         Cm7-5       GM7         G6
But it's just what I want you to do.  

                      F#7           E7
Don't you notice how hopelessly I'm lost?  

Bm7-5           E7          A7   Bm7-5   Cdim   A7
That's why I'm fol - lowing you. 


A7/6      DM7         Am7                Cdim        GM7  -  G6
On my own,   would I wander through this wonderland alone,

                  Gm                 Am   
Never knowing my right foot from my left, 

   DM7          Bm7
My hat from my glove? 

        Em7        A7           F7     B7  
I'm too misty and too much in love. 

         Em7        A7sus4 A7      DM7    G6    DM7
I'm too mist - y and  too  much in love.

Above chord chart credit Misty

Beginner Chord Chart

A       Dm7        D             D7          G
Look at me..I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree,
        Gm7                   D          Bm7
and I'm walkin' on a cloud, I can't understand, Lord..
      G      A7           D    D Em A7
I get misty. holdin' your hand.

#2.
A7      Dm7        D        D7               G
Walk my way..and a thousand violins began to play.
                   Gm7
Or it might be the sound of your, hello,
     D       Bm7             G         A7            D   D G D
that music I hear, Lord, I'm misty the moment you're near.

CHORUS:
D7      Dm7             Am         Am7
You can say that you're leadin' me on.
D        D7          G
But it's just what I want you to do.
Gm                  Bm
Don't ya notice how hopelessly I'm lost?
E              E7        A   A7 A
that's why I'm followin' you.

#3.
A     Dm7           D                   D7
On my own..should I wander through this wonderland 
 G
alone?
                 Gm7
Never knowin' my right foot from my left,
   D           Bm7            G          A7
my hat from my glove, I'm too misty, and too
        D
much in love.

CHORUS:

D7      Dm7             Am         Am7
You can say that you're leadin' me on.
D        D7          G
But it's just what I want you to do.
Gm                  Bm
Don't ya notice how hopelessly I'm lost?
E              E7        A   A7 A
that's why I'm followin' you.

#4.
A     Dm7           D                   D7
On my own..should I wander through this wonderland 
 G
alone?
                 Gm7
Never knowin' my right foot from my left,
   D           Bm7            G          A7
my hat from my glove, I'm too misty, and too
        D
much in love.

OUTRO:
   C           D      C           D
...too much in love...too much in love...
   C           D
...too much in love...

Above chord chart credit Original Key

Advanced Chord Chart

Bb13    Ebma7     Bbmi9         Eb13(b9)    Abma7
look at me I,m as helpless as a kitten up a tree and I feel like I,m

 Abmi9         C#13    Ebma7*      Cmi7       Fmi7       Bb7          G7 C7
clinging to a cloud I Can't understand I get misty just holding your hand 

F9 Bb13       Ebma7     Bbmi9        Eb13(b9)  Abma7                   Abmi9
     walk my way and a thousand violins begin play or it might be the sound 

 Db13       Ebma7*  Cmi7       Fmi9      Bb7           Eb6 Bb9sus 
Hello that music I hear I get Misty the moment you're near


Eb6                     
 you can say that you're 

B section:

Bbmi7                  Eb7(b9)     Abma7
leading me on but its just what I want you do 

Ab6                  Ami7(add11)          D7            F7        Bb7 Edim7
dont you notice how hopelessly I am lost thats why I'M following you 

Fmi7 Bb13     Ebma7       Bbmi9               Eb13(b9)     abma7
       on my own would I wander through this wonderland a lone never 

            Abmi9              Db13    Ebma7*      Cmi7          Fmi7
knowing my right foot from my left my hat from my glove I'm too misty and

Bb7          Eb6
too much in love

*can also be played as Gm7

Above chord chart credit Intermediate-Advanced

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So, I was wondering... are you familiar with the song Misty and have you played this piece before?

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