The Little Things In Life - Irving Berlin

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The Little Things In Life
Irving Berlin 1930 (1st note sung is G)
Intro:
C
Gm
A7
Dm A7 Dm
Great big houses with great big rooms
G7
C
Were not fashioned for brides and grooms
D7
G7
C F G7
A little place is where we should be
C
Gm
A7
Dm A7 Dm
Great big troubles and great big cares
Am
B7
Em
G+
Come from houses with marble stairs
G
Gdim D7
G7 G7+5
A little place---- for you and for me
Verse:
G7
C
C7
F
F#dim C
C#dim7
Just a little room or two can more than do a little man and wife
G7
C
F C
That's if they're contented with the little things in life
G7
C
C7
F
F#dim C
C#dim7
Living on a larger scale would soon entail a lot of care and strife
G7
C
F C
B7
We could be so happy with the little things in life
Em
B7
Em
B7
Em
A little rain, a little sun, a little work, a little fun
G
D7
G7
A little time for loving when the day is done
C
C7
F F#dim
C
C#dim7
And a little thing that cries for lullabies could make a man and wife
G7
C
F C
Tell the world how much they love the little things in life
(C#dim7 = 0101 or 3434)
(F#dim = 2323)

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