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Youre The Top Chords

(ver. 1)
Cole Porter
F:
   Bb           Bdim Cm7   F7
At words poetic, I'm so pathetic 
       Bb           C#dim   G7
That I always have found it best, 
   Gaug    Cm                 Eb  F7
Instead of getting 'em off my chest, 
           Bb   Cm7 F7
To let 'em rest unexpressed, 
  Bb            Bdim Cm7  F7
I hate parading my   serenading 
        Bb        Gm7   A7
As I'll probably miss a bar, 
    Dm      Gm6      Dm     C7
But if this ditty is not so pretty 
   F7                                     Faug
At least it'll tell you how great you are. 

Bb               F7
  You're the top!  You're the Coliseum.
Bb           Gm  D7
  You're the top!  You're the Louvre Museum. 
Eb         Cm7 F7           Bb    F  Gm 
  You're a melody from a symphony by Strauss 
         A7     Dm        G9            C7           F7          Faug
You're a Bendel bonnet, a Shakespeare sonnet, you're Mickey Mouse. 
Bb                F7
  You're the Nile,  you're the Tower of Pisa, 
Bb           Gm   Bb7      Bb9
  You're the smile  on the Mona Lisa 
Eb      Cm7       F7      Ebmaj7 Gaug   G7 C7add6
  I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a  flop, 
        Cm     Bb/D   Eb        F7      Bb  A7
But if, baby, I'm the bottom you're the top! 

M:
     D            Ebdim Em7     A7
Your words poetic are   not pathetic. 
       D            Fdim     B7
On the other hand, babe, you shine, 
    Baug  Em               G   A7
And I can feel after every line 
           D    Em7     A7
A thrill divine down my spine. 
    D             Ebdim Em7      A7
Now gifted humans like  Vincent Youmans 
      D               Bm7     C#7
Might think that your song is bad, 
    F#m        Bm6          F#m        E7
But I've got a notion, I'll second the motion 
    A7                             Aaug
And this is what I'm going to add:

D                A7
  You're the top!  You're Mahatma Gandhi. 
D            Bm  F#7
  You're the top!  You're Napoleon Brandy. 
G            Em7    A7         D      A        Bm 
  You're the purple light of a summer night in Spain, 
           C#7      F#m             B9      E7             A7         Aaug
You're the National Gallery, you're Garbo's salary, you're cellophane. 
D                A7
  You're sublime,  you're turkey dinner, 
D            Bm   D7       D9
  You're the time,  of the Derby winner 
G       Em7    A7          Gmaj7 Baug  B7 E7add6
  I'm a toy balloon that?s fated soon  to pop 
        Em     D/F#   G         A7      D   F7
But if, baby, I'm the bottom you're the top! 

  Bb               F7
F:  You're the top!  You're an arrow collar 
Bb           Gm  D7
  You're the top!  You're a Coolidge dollar, 
Eb           Cm7    F7           Bb      F    Gm 
  You're the nimble tread of the feet of Fred Astaire, 
          A7      Dm              G9         C7             F7        Faug
You're an O'Neill drama! M:You're Whistler's mama! F:You're Camembert. 
  Bb              F7
M:  You're a rose,  you're Inferno's Dante, 
  Bb           Gm  Bb7      Bb9
F:  You're the nose  on the great Durante. 
Eb         Cm7  F7          Ebmaj7       Gaug  G7 C7add6
  I'm just in a way, as the French would say, "de trop". 
        Cm     Bb/D   Eb        F7      Bb  Ab7
But if, baby, I'm the bottom you're the top! 

  Db               Ab7
M:  You're the top!  You're a dance in Bali. 
Db           Bbm F7
  You're the top!  You're a hot tamale. 
Gb          Ebm7     Ab7       Db          Ab  Bbm 
  You're an angel, you, simply too, too, too diveen, 
         C7   Fm            Bb9             Eb7              Ab7      Abaug
You're a Boticcelli, you're Keats! F:You're Shelly! M:You're Ovaltine! 
  Db              Ab7
F:  You're a boon,  you're the dam at Boulder, 
  Db           Bbm  Db7    Db9
M:  You're the moon,  over Mae West's shoulder, 
Gb        Ebm7 Ab7        Gbmaj7  Bbaug  Bb7 Eb7add6
  I'm the nomi-nee of the G.  O.  P.   F:Or  GOP! 
           Ebm7          Edim
M: But if, baby, I'm the bottom 
           Db/F          Bb7
F: But if, baby, I'm the bottom 
           Ebm7  Db/F    Gb   Db/F
B: But if, baby, I'm the bottom, 
Ebm7 Db/F Gb Gdim Ab7               Db
                     You're the top!

Reprise:
C  G7

  C                G7
M:  You're the top!  You're my Swanee river!
  C            Am  E7
F:  You're the top!  You're a goose's liver!
  F            Dm7    G7        C       G   Am 
M:  You're the baby grande of a Lady, and a Gent.
           B7         Em            A9         D7             G7        Gaug
F:You're a dress from Saxes, you're next years taxes! M:You're Pepsi-dent!
  C                G7
F:  You're a prize,  you're a night at Coney!
  C            Am  C7   C9
M:  You're the eyes of Irene Bordoni.
  F       Dm7        G7             Fmaj7   Aaug  A7 D7add6
F:  I'm a frightened frog, that can find no log   to hop!
          Dm     C/E    F         G7       C    Ab7
B:But if, baby, I'm the bottom, you're the top!

  Db               Ab7
F:  You're the top!  You're a Waldorf salad.
  Db           Bbm F7
M:  You're the top!  You're a Berlin ballad.
  Gb           Ebm7         Ab7        Db       Ab   Bbm 
F:  You're the boats that glide on the sleepy Zuider Zee, 
          C7        Fm               Bb9  Eb7             Ab7      Abaug
You're an old Dutch master! M:You're Lady Astor! F:You're broccoli!
  Db              Ab7
M:  You're romance,  you're the steppes of Russia, 
  Db           Bbm  Db7   Db9
F:  You're the pants on a Roxy usher, 
Gb      Ebm7   Ab7       Gbmaj7 Bbaug  Bb7 Eb7add6
  I'm a broken doll, M:A fol-de-rol, B:a   blop! 
           Ebm7          Edim
F: But if, baby, I'm the bottom 
           Db/F          Bb7
M: But if, baby, I'm the bottom 
           Ebm7  Db/F    Gb   Db/F
B: But if, baby, I'm the bottom, 
Ebm7 Db/F Gb Gdim Ab7               Db
                     You're the top!            
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