I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

Words & Music by Ned Washington & George Bassman, 1932
Recorded by Tommy Dorsey, 1935
Theme song of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra


CM7       C      Em7  B7       Gm     A+        A7
Nev - er thought I'd fall, but now I hear love call;

     D7     D6         G7         G+   C    Cdim     G7                    
I'm getting sen - ti - men - tal over you.


CM7        C   Em7 B7        Gm        A+            A7
Things you say and do, just thrill me through and through --

     D7     D6        G7         G+    C     F     C     B7                          
I'm getting sen - ti - men - tal over you.


Bridge:

Em              Am             F#7          Am
I thought I was happy, I could live without love;

B7     B+    B7           E7      Edim     G7
Now I must admit, love is all I'm thinking of.


CM7       C      Em7 B7         m       A+       A7
Won't you please be kind, and just make up your mind

      D7       D6        G7          C    C/B   A+  A7
That you'll be sweet and gentle,  be gen - tle with me,

    D7      D6         G7         G+   F    Fdim    C 
Because I'm sen - ti - men - tal over you.

So deeply associated with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra theme version, the lyrics of this classic are often overlooked.

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.