It's Only A Paper Moon Chords

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It's Only A Paper Moon by Barbra Streisand is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Ddim, Am7, D7, D9, Dm, Eb7, Eb, Bm, E7, A9 and D7/13-. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Introdução: G Ddim Am7 D7 G Ddim Am7 D7         

 G        Ddim   Am7 D7      G            D9        G    D7       G 
Say it's only  a  paper moon    sailing over a cardboard sea  
             Dm           Am7                   D7 Am7 D7         G Eb7 Am7  
But it wouldn't be make  believe if you     believed in me  
G          Ddim  Am7 D7        G           D9     G D7          G 
Yes, it only a   canvas  sky hanging over a muslin tree  
             Dm              Am7                 D7 Am7  D7 
But it wouldn't be make  believe if you       believed in me  
     Am7 Eb   Bm  Am7            D7      G 
Without your love  it's a honky-tonk parade  
     Am7 Eb    Bm         G    Dm   E7             A9      D7/13-  G 
Without  your love it's a melody played in a penny arcade  
          Ddim        Am7 D7        G           D9       G 
It's a barnum and bailey world just as phony as it can be  
            Dm             Am7                  D7 Am7 D7           G Am7 D7 
But it wouldn't be make believe if you       believed in me 
G         Ddim   Am7 D7     G             D9        G    D7       G 
Say it's only a   paper moon    sailing over a cardboard sea  
            Dm           Am7                    D7 Am7 D7         G Eb7 Am7  
But it wouldn't be make  believe if you     believed in me  
G          Ddim  Am7 D7        G           D9     G D7          G 
Yes, it only a   canvas  sky hanging over a muslin tree  
            Dm              Am7                  D7 Am7  D7 
But it wouldn't be make  believe if you       believed in me  
    Am7 Eb   Bm  Am7            D7      G 
Without your love  it's a honky-tonk parade  
    Am7 Eb    Bm         G    Dm   E7             A9      D7/13-  G 
Without  your love it's a melody played in a penny arcade  
          Ddim        Am7 D7        G           D9       G 
It's a barnum and bailey world just as phony as it can be  
            Dm             Am7                   D7 Am7 D7         G  
But it wouldn't be make  believe if you      believed in me 
    	

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