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My Funny Valentine

My Funny Valentine was written by Richard Rodgers (music) and Lorenz Hart (lyrics) for the 1937 musical Babes in Arms. It has become a jazz standard, covered by many artists over the years, and delves into themes of love, attraction, and accepting a loved ones flaws.

Key: Cm

Introduction:

difficulty
very hard |||||
    Cm             @ Cm7/Bb    Cm6/A     Ab7M    Fm7    Dm7(b5)    G+    Eb9M   Bb7(4) 
e -(8)-----(8)------(8)------(8)------x------x------x-------7------x-------x-------
B --8-------8--------8--------8-------4------9------6-------4------6-------6-------

 Cm 
   My funny valentine
Cm7/Bb              Cm6/A 
       Sweet comic valentine
 Ab7M             Fm7            Dm7(b5)      G+ 
    You make me smile with my heart
 Cm 
   Your looks are laughable
Cm7/Bb         Cm6/A 
      Unphotographable
 Ab7M                Fm7                Dm7(b5)     G+ 
     Yet you' re my favourite work of art

         Eb9M     Bb7(4)    Eb9M 
Is your figure less than Greek?
 Bb7(4)   Eb9M     Bb7(4)   Eb9M 
Is your mouth a little   weak?
 Bb7(4)    Eb9M            Cm*     Cm7* 
When you open  it  to   speak
          Ab7M        Dm7(b5)   G+ 
Are you smart?

    Cm 
But don' t change your hair for me
Cm7/Bb            Cm6/A 
      Not if you care for me
 Ab7M        Dm7(b5)                Cm7*    B+   Bbm7  Eb9 
Stay little valentine,           stay
 Ab7M        Dm7(b5)     G7(b9)   Cm 
Each day is valentines       day
Tip: play the last "stay" part in a chromatic nice flowing way. The Eb9 does not fully resolve it