Something's Gotta Give

Words & Music by Johnny Mercer
Recorded by The McGuire Sisters, 1955 (#5)

D6                        E7
Something's gotta give, something's gotta give, 

D9                 A    Edim  E7
Something's gotta give!


D       B7       Cdim             A6     A   Asus4  A
When an ir - re - sis - ti - ble force, such  as   you,

D9        BbM7    Bm7-5          E7   E7/6  E7  A
Meets an old im - mov - a - ble ob - ject 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    Edim  E7
Something's gotta give!


D       B7       Cdim              A6     A   Asus4  A
When an ir - re - pres - si - ble smile, such  as   yours,

D9       BbM7    Bm7-5            E7    E7/6 E7  A
Warms an old im - plac - a - ble heart, such as mine,

Bm       Bm7/E             F#m    F#m7
Don't say  no  because I insist.

D6         Fdim      E7       D9        A
Somewhere, somehow, someone's gonna be kissed.



Bridge:

A7     Em7   A7    Em7            Cdim   D  Fdim  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  Bm7-5  E  
I'll try hard ignoring those lips  I  adore

F#7     B7               E7
But how long can anyone try?


D             B7            Cdim          A6  A  Asus4  A
Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight it with all of  our  might,

D9      BbM7    Bm7-5            D9  E7/6    E7   A
Chances are some heav - en - ly star span - gled 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!