Key: E
Introduction: E7M
E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad
E/B C#m7 F#m7 Am7
If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever
E/B F#m7/B E7M B7
and I'll be glad
E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad
E/B C#m7 F#m7 Am7
If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever
E/B F#m7/B E7M B7
I've got my man
E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad
E/B C#m7 F#m7 Am7
If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever
E/B F#m7/B E7M B7
I've got my man
Bridge
Am6 F7 E7
Someday I know he's coming to call me
Am6 G7
He's going to handle me and hold me
Cm Ab7
So, it' going to be like dying, Porgy, when he calls me
Ab7 G7 Dm7 B7
But when he comes I know I'll have to go
E7M F#m7 G#m7 C#m7
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me
G#m7 C#9 F#9 Am7
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad
E/B C#m7 F#m7 Am7
If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever
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