Key: D
Introduction: D6 E7 D9 A Eº E7 A7 D6 A7
D6 E7
Something's gotta give, something's gotta give
D9 A Eº E7
Something's gotta give
D B7 Cº A6 A A4 A7
When an irresistible force, such as you
D9 Bb7M Bm7(b5) E7 E7(13) E7 A
Meets an old immovable object like me
Bm Bm7/E F#m F#m7
You can bet as sure as you live
D6 E7
Something's gotta give, something's gotta give
D9 A Eº E7
Something's gotta give
D B7 Cº A6 A A4 A7
When an irresistible force, such as you
D9 Bb7M Bm7(b5) E7 E7(13) E7 A
Warms an old implacable heart, such as mine
Bm Bm7/E F#m F#m7
Don't say no because I insist
D6 Fº E7 D9 A
Somewhere, somehow, someone's gonna be kissed
Bridge
A7 Em7 A7 Em7 Cº D Fº D
So en garde who knows what the fates have in store
F# F#7 F#m Bm
From their vast mysterious sky
B7 D9 Bm7(b5) E
I'll try hard ignoring those lips I adore
F#7 B7 E7
But how long can anyone try
D B7 Cº A6 A A4 A7
Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight it with all of our might
D9 Bb7M Bm7(b5) D9 E7(13) E7 A
Chances are some heavenly star spangled night
Bm Bm7/E F#m F#m7
We'll find out as sure as we live
D6 E7
Something's gotta give, something's gotta give
D9 A D9 A
Something's gotta give
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