Because of You

Words & Music by Arthur Hammerstein & Dudley Wilkinson, 1941
Recorded by Tony Bennett, 1951 (#1 for 11 weeks)



   Cdim     A7   F#m7  (Fm7) Em7 A7    DM7   (D alt   G    D)
Because of you, there's  a  song in my heart;

   Cdim    A7  F#m7 (Fm7) Em7   A7       DM7  (D alt   G    D)
Because of you, my   ro - mance had it's start.

   A7+5    F#m7              B7
Because of you, the sun will shine,

              Em        Cdim        Em
The moon and stars will say you're mine,

   E9        Fdim     Em7
Forever, and never to part.

  Cdim  A7  F#m7 (Fm7) Em7 A7        DM7    G    DM7
I only live for  your love and your kiss;

     A7+5      F#m7       B7  F#m7 Cdim  Em   Cdim  Em
It's par – a - dise to be near you like this.

    G      C#7      D          F#7    Bm7
Because of you, my life is now worthwhile,

           Em7     A7-9    D6
And I can smile because of you.


(Last time)

          Em7    A7-9      D6       D alt   Gm7   DM7
And I can smile because of you.

Written in 1940 for the movie "I Was An American Spy," Bennett's rendition – his first hit -- was in the top ten constantly from July through December 1951.

The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions on this site are the work of The Guitarguy and are intended for private study, research, or educational purposes only. Individual transcriptions are inspired by and and based upon the recorded versions cited, but are not necessarily exact replications of those recorded versions.