Oh! What It Seemed to Be

Words & Music by Bennie Benjamin, George Weiss & Frankie Carle*
Recorded by Frank Sinatra, 1946 (#1


E7     A      Cdim          A    E7        A  Bm7-5        A    E7
It was just a neighborhood dance,  that's all      that it was --

     A           Fdim   A   E7
But, oh, what it seemed to be!

        Bm7   Fdim       Bm7   F#7      Bm7 F#m7     Bm7  Bm7/E
It was like a masquerade ball,     with costumes and all,

       D               Bm7-5  E7  A
'Cause you were at the dance with me.


E7     A      Cdim        A    E7        A  Bm7-5        A    E7
It was just a ride on a train,    that's all     that it was --

     A           Fdim   A   E7
But, oh, what it seemed to be!

        Bm7   Fdim        Bm7   F#7    Bm7 F#m7     Bm7  Bm7/E
It was like a trip to the stars,    to Ve - nus and Mars,

        D              Bm7-5  E7  A
'Cause you were on the train with me.


Bridge: 

    A7     DM7         AM7      F#m7
And when I kissed you, Darling,

       Bm7      Bm7-5     E7       A
It was more than just a thrill for me

   A7      DM7      AM7   G7     F#7
It was the promise, Dar - ling,

        B7                  Bm7-5      E7
Of the things that fate had willed for me.


E7     A      Cdim        A    E7        A  Bm7-5        A    E7
It was just a wedding in June,    that's all     that it was --

     A           Fdim   A   E7
But, oh, what it seemed to be!

        Bm7   Fdim    Bm7   F#7  Bm7  F#m7       Bm7  Bm7/E
It was like a royal affair  with ev - 'ry - one there

       Bm7     Bm7-5    E7 Fdim A
'Cause you said "Yes, I do" to  me.


*Co-author Carle also recorded the song the same year Sinatra did it, and also reached number 1 with it, but the long-term difference in star power between the two has largely erased Carle from public memory while Sinatra stands as the epitome of "guy singer."


 
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