Small World

Words & Music by Stephen Sondheim & Jule Styne
Recorded by Johnny Mathis, 1959 (#20)


D6     F#m       G        D     A7   D
Funny, you're a stranger who's come here

 G    D        F#m  Bm7  Em7  A7     
Come from an - oth - er town

D6     F#m    G       D     A7   D
Funny, I'm a stranger my - self here

 D     B7    Em7    A7
Small world, isn't it?


D6               G        D    A7      D
Funny, you're a girl who goes trav' - lin'

  G    D    F#m    Bm7   Em7  A7     
Rather than set - tlin' down

D6                 G      Bm F#m     Bm7
Funny, 'cause I'd love to go trav' - lin'

D      F#m7   B7    
Small world, isn't it?


Bridge:
  
G   A   D          F#m  Cdim  G   G/F#       Em7  Edim  D
We have so much in com - mon it's  a   phe - nom - e - non

G   A    D    F#m      Edim  Cdim G   G/F#   Em7  Edim Gdim     A7
We could pool our re - sour - ces by joining for - ces from now on


D6     F#m            G        D     A7      D
Lucky,      you're a girl who likes chil - dren

G      D      F#m     Bm7  Em7  A7     
That's an im - por - tant sign

D6     F#m             G       D    A7     D
Lucky,     'cause I'd love to have chil - dren

D      F#m7   B7    
Small world, isn't it?

 D    F#m7 E7/6   E7 E7/6
Funny,     is  -  n't it?   

G     G/F#  Em7  Em6 Em7/9  A7/6 Em7  D
Small            and funny       and fine.


*Requested by recent visitor Bob Friedman.


 
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