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In The Mood
Words & Music by Andy Razaf & Joe Garland, 1939
Recorded by Recorded by Glenn Miller, 1940 (#1)
Also recorded by The Andrews Sisters (1944?)
G
Who's the livin' daddy with the beautiful eyes?
G
What a pair of lips -- I'd like to try 'em for size.
C
I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me?"
G
Hope he tells me "Maybe" -- what a wing it will be.
D7
So I said politely, "Darlin' may I intrude?"
Am7 G Gdim Am7alt D7 G6 D7
He said don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood."
G F#
First I held him lightly and we started to dance;
G
Then I held her tightly -- what a dreamy romance!
C F#
And I said, "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three...
G
There's a mess of moonlight, won't you share it with me?"
D7
"Well," he answered, "Baby, don't you know that it's rude
Am7 G Gdim Am7alt D7 G6 D7
To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood?"
Interlude:
G Gdim Am7 alt Cdim
In the mood -- that's what she told me,
G Gdim Am7 alt D
In the mood -- and when she told me
G Gdim Am7 alt D7sus4
In the mood -- my heart was skippin';
D7 Fdim D7 Gdim D7 G
It didn't take me long to say, "I'm in the mood now."
G Gdim Am7alt Cdim
In the mood (oh joy) for all her kissin',
G Gdim Am7alt D
In the mood (oh joy) her crazy lovin',
G Gdim Am7alt D7sus4
In the mood (oh boy) what I was missin' --
First Time:
D7 Fdim D7 Gdim D7 G
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now."
Instrumental Break:
G - G/B - Em Fm7 - G D - Am7 - D7 Am7alt - G
Last Time:
D7 Fdim D7 Gdim D7 G
It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now."
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.
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