In The Mood - Music by Joe Garland, 1939 - words by Andy Razaf - Recorded by Glenn Miller, 1940 (#1) and again at #20 in 1943 [Intro] G A7 Am7 D7 [Verse 1] G Who's the livin' dolly with the beautiful eyes? G What a pair of lips -- I'd like to try 'em for size. C I'll just tell her, "Baby, won't you swing it with me?" G Hope she tells me "Maybe" -- what a wing it will be. D7 So I said politely, "Darlin' may I intrude?" Am7 G C6 Eb7 D7 G6 She said don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood."
[Verse 2] G First I held her lightly and we started to dance; G Then I held her tightly -- what a dreamy romance! C 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," she answered, "Mister, don't cha know that it's rude Am7 G C6 Eb7 D7 G6 To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood?" [Chorus 1] G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood -- that's what she told me, G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood -- and when she told me G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood -- my heart was skippin'; D7 Ddim D7 Eb7 D7 G6 It didn't take me long to say, "I'm in the mood now." [Chorus 2] G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood (oh joy) for all her kissin', G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood (oh joy) her crazy lovin', G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood (oh boy) what I was missin' -- D7 Ddim D7 Eb7 D7 G6 It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now." [Instrumental] G6 G6/B Bbdim7 Am7 Am7/D D7b9 \ \ \ G6 G6/B Bbdim7 Am7 Am7/D D7b9 \ \ \ G6 G6/B Bbdim7 Am7 Am7/D D7b9 \ \ \ D7 Ddim7 D7 Bb7 D7 G6 G6/B Bbdim7 Am7 \ \ \ \ Am7/D D7b9 G6 G6/B Bbdim7 Am7 \ \ \ Am7/D D7b9 G6 G6/B Bbdim7 Am7 \ \ \ Am7/D D7 Ddim7 D7 Eb7 D7 G3 \ \ \ \ X2 -------------------------------------------------- D7#5 G \N.C. \N.C. \ \ \ \ [Verse 1] G Who's the livin' dolly with the beautiful eyes? G What a pair of lips -- I'd like to try 'em for size. C I'll just tell her, "Baby, won't you swing it with me?" G Hope she tells me "Maybe" -- what a wing it will be. D7 So I said politely, "Darlin' may I intrude?" Am7 G C6 Eb7 D7 G6 She said don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood." [Verse 2] G First I held her lightly and we started to dance; G Then I held her tightly -- what a dreamy romance! C 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," she answered, "Mister, don't cha know that it's rude Am7 G C6 Eb7 D7 G6 To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood?" [Chorus 1] G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood -- that's what she told me, G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood -- and when she told me G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood -- my heart was skippin'; D7 Ddim D7 Eb7 D7 G6 It didn't take me long to say, "I'm in the mood now." [Chorus 2] G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood (oh joy) for all her kissin', G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood (oh joy) her crazy lovin', G Gdim Am7 D7b9 In the mood (oh boy) what I was missin' -- D7 Ddim D7 Eb7 D7 G6 It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now."
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