Ella Fitzgerald - I Love Paris Chords

Intro:

G Em  Am6  D7 G6 Am7 D7 Ebdim7 


Recitative (single arpeggio chords where marked):

      G                         Am
Every time I look down on this timeless town
        D7      Ebdim7      G      
Whether blue or gray be her skies
        G           E7                Am7         D7                     
Whether loud be her cheers or whether soft be her tears
         Cm6       D7  G   Edim    
More and more do I realize that      

Main Theme -- optional passing chords in ():

Gm
I love Paris in the spring time
Gm                  D7
I love Paris in the fall
D7
I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles
D7  Cm   D7           Gm        
I   love Paris in the summer when it sizzles

G                 
I love Paris every moment
( G      D7 G   D7  Am7 ) D7
  Every mom-ent of the    year
C
I love Paris
G                 C    G
Why, oh, why do I love Paris?
D7 (  D6  D7  D6   D7 )  G
Be - cause my love is    near


Orchestral interlude- follows the main theme chords

Gm

Gm   D7

D7
D7  Cm  D7  Gm

G

( G      D7 G   D7  Am7 ) D7

C        G  C  G

D7 (  D6  D7  D6   D7 )  G  Cm6/G


Gm
I love Paris in the spring time
Gm                  D7
I love Paris in the fall
D7
I love Paris in the winter when it drizzles
D7 Cm   D7           Gm        
I  love Paris in the summer when it sizzles

G
I love Paris every moment
( G      D7 G   D7  Am7 ) D7
  Every mom-ent of the    year
C
I love Paris
G                 C    G
Why, oh, why do I love Paris?
D7  Em7 D7  Em7 D7 G        
Because my love is near

Outro (Orchestal):
Edim7          Eb7  D7  Gm