How Important Can It Be?

Words & Music by Bennie Benjamin & George Weiss
Recorded by Joni James, 1955 (#2)


A     F#m            E7  Bm7-5  E7
How important can it be 

       Fdim  Bm7-5   A   D9   A
That I tasted other lips?

          A7               D     Bm7   E7
That was long before you came to me 

         Bm7-5 Fdim      A   D9  A  
With the wonder of your kiss.


A      F#m          E7  Bm7-5  E7
So the story got around 

      Fdim  Bm7-5     A   D9   A
Of an old romance and me

       A7              D   Bm7   E7
But it happened oh so long ago, 

     Bm7-5   Fdim     A   AM7  A7  A7/6  
How important can it be?


Bridge:

D          Cdim         A       F#7
Mine was a young and a foolish heart

D9              E7/6    A  AM7  A7  A7/6
Seeking love at ev'ry turn;

    D       Cdim         A     F#7
But I have grown so much wiser now --

      B7                 E7
Even foolish hearts can learn.


A        F#m            E7  Bm7-5  E7
Let the past just fade away

        Fdim   Bm7-5   A   D9   A
Why get lost in yesterday?

       A7               D       Bm7   E7
The important thing is here and now

        Bm7-5   Fdim     A   D9  A  
And our love is here to stay.

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.