Then I'll Be Tired of You

Words & Music by Arthur Schwartz & Yip Harburg, 1934
Recorded by Peggy Lee, 1957

 D9         F#m    G9    G    DM7         F#m     Bm
You look at me and won - der, you look at me and doubt;

Esus4        A9       A7/9     A9   D9   G6   Edim  D
Darling your eyes are asking, “Will the flame burn out?”

      D9       A7sus4  Em7/6   Em7   Am7       D7/9     G6
Well, no one is sure of sun - shine, no one is sure of dawn,

   Gm7   Edim     D        Bm   E  Bm7-5 A7
But I am sure my love will live on  and  on.


D       F#m   A  Bm  G               Edim  A7   D       F#m
I'll be tired of you  when stars are tired of gleaming;

G        A7sus4 A7  D6  B7   G6            G/B  A7sus4 A
When I am tired of dreaming, then I'll be tired   of  you.


D      F#m  A  B7   G                Edim  A7   D    F#m  G
This I know is true:  when winds are tired of blow - ing,

      G/F#    A7sus4 A7  D6    B7   G6          A7sus4 A7+5 D
When grass is tired  of grow - ing, then I'll be tired  of you.


Bridge:

     D+5       Bb         Eb6                Ebm6
Be - yond the years, 'til day is night, 'til wrong is right,

     Bb       F7      Bb
'Til birds refuse to sing,

  D+5       Bb        Eb6        Ebm6
Beyond the years, the echo of my only love 

      F7       Bb          A7
Will still be whispering, whispering.


     D     F#m     A    B7   G             Edim  A7   D      F#m  G
And if my throb - bing heart   should ever start re - peat - ing

    G/F#  A7sus4 A7  D6    B7   G6             A7sus4 A7+5 D 
That it is tired of beat - ing,    then I'll be tired  of  you.


While Peggy Lee is credited here (and quite justifiably, in my view) there have been a couple of re-releases of this song in recent years that are somewhere between excellent and borderline awesome. I'd recommend both Patricia Barber's and Kenny Rankin's. Suggested by recent visitor Tony Micci.


 
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