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Call Me Irresponsible
Words & Music by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van HeusenRecorded by Frank Sinatra, 1963 (#78)
From the Paramount movie "Papa's Delicate Condition"
Academy Award winner, best song, 1963
Intro verse:
D F Bb9 A9
Seems I'm always making resolutions,
D Cdim A7sus4 A7
Like ev'ry night for me is New Year's Eve.
D F A9 A D9-5
Things they chisel on those institutions,
E Bm7-5 B7 E
The lofty thoughts I never quite achieve;
Em A9 A+9 DM7 D6
Each time I'm taking bows 'cause things went well,
Bm Bm+7 Bm7 E9 Em9 Am7 A7
Things go awry, and there am I saying, "I meant well."
Melody:
D D6 Cdim Em Em6 Fdim
Call me irresponsible, call me unreliable,
DM7 D F#7 Am7 B7
Throw in undependable, too;
Em B+ A7 A9 A7 Am6 Cdim
Do my foolish al- i - bis bore you?
Bm7-5 E7 Bm7-5 E7 Em7 G/B A7sus4 A7 A7+5
Well, I'm not too clever — I just a - dore you.
D D6 Cdim Em Em6 Fdim
Call me unpredictable, tell me I'm impractical —
DM7 D F#7 Am7 C#m7-5 B7
Rain - bows I'm inclined to pursue.
Em B+ A7 A7sus4 A7 F#m B7
Call me ir-re-spon-si-ble -- yes, I'm unreliable,
Em7 A7sus4 A7 F#7 B7
But it's un-de-ni-a-bly true
Em9 Fdim Em7 Gdim A7 A7+5 D Em7 G/B A7sus4 A7
I'm ir - re - spon - sib - ly mad for you.
Last time:
Em9 Fdim Em7 Gdim A7 A7+5 D D6 Dm6 G/B A7+5 D6
I'm ir - re - spon - sib - ly mad for you.