Two Sleepy People

Words & Music by Frank Loesser & Hoagy Carmichael
Recorded by Bing Crosby*, 1944


G       F#7  Am7          D9     D7
Here we are, out of cigarettes,

G       G/F#       E7         C               Cdim
Holding hands and yawning -- look how late it gets.

GM7  G6    E7         C     Am7    Cm7
Two sleepy people by dawn's early light,

    G   Edim    Am7    Cdim       G    Am7 - D7
And too much in love to say goodnight.


G       F#7  Am7         D7
Here we are, in the cozy chair,

G             E7       C            Cdim
Picking on a wishbone from the Frigidaire;

GM7  G6    E7           C     Am7 Cm7
Two sleepy people with nothing to say,

     G  Edim    Am7     Cdim    G
And too much in love to break away.



Bridge:

G  G9  G  C          D9       D7      G      G/F#    Em
Do you remember the nights we used to linger in the hall?

Em7  C      C/B         D9 D7  G
Your Father didn't like me at all.

   D7     G          C     D9  D7  C     C/B Am7   G
Do you remember the reason why we married in the fall?

   C                 E7       A7           D7
To rent this little nest, and get a bit of rest.


      G       F#7  Am7            D7
Well, here we are, just about the same,

G             E7     C            Cdim
Foggy little fella, drowsy little dame;

GM7  G6    E7         C     Am7    Cm7
Two sleepy people by dawn's early light,

     G  Edim    Am7    Cdim      G     Am7  G
And too much in love to say goodnight.


*While Crosby gets the nod here for attribution purposes, this particular arrangement is heavily influenced by a Carly Simon version recorded years later.


 
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