Lyrics by Earl Brent 
Music by Matt Dennis
Recorded by Nat King Cole (1953)

Am (x02210@1)    Bb9 (x1011x@1)      Am (x02210@1)         F7Try (131241@1)to think that love's not around,
Am (x02210@1)         Dm (xx0231@1)    Dm7  E7Still (020130@1)it's uncomfortably near
Am (x02210@1)    D9        Am (x02210@1)         Bb9My (x1011x@1)old heart ain't gainin' no ground
   Am (x02210@1)           Bb9 (x1011x@1)E7 (020130@1)  AmBecause (x02210@1)my angel eyes ain't here.

Am (x02210@1)  Bb9 (x1011x@1)      Am (x02210@1)       F7Angel (131241@1)eyes, the old Devil sent,
Am (x02210@1)         Dm (xx0231@1) Dm7 E7They (020130@1)glow unbearably bright
Am (x02210@1)    D9          Am (x02210@1)      Bb9Need (x1011x@1)I say that my love's misspent,
     Am (x02210@1)      Bb9 (x1011x@1)E7 (020130@1)     AmMisspent (x02210@1)with angel eyes tonight?

F (133211@1)      G7 (320001@1)       Cm7     AmSo (x02210@1)drink up, all of you people,
F (133211@1)        G7 (320001@1)    Cm7   AmOrder (x02210@1)anything you see;
Am (x02210@1) Am+7  Am7 (x02010@1)    DHave (xx0232@1)fun, you happy people
      Am (x02210@1)        Am+7       Bb9 (x1011x@1)E7The (020130@1)drink and the laugh's on me.

Am (x02210@1)  Bb9 (x1011x@1)   Am (x02210@1)      F7Pardon (131241@1)me, but I gotta run
    Am (x02210@1)      Dm (xx0231@1) Dm7  F7 (131241@1) E7The (020130@1)fact's uncommonly clear.
Am (x02210@1)  D9          Am (x02210@1)         Bb9Gotta (x1011x@1)find who's now the number one
     Am (x02210@1)        Bb9 (x1011x@1)E7 (020130@1)   AmAnd (x02210@1)why my angel eyes ain't here.

Am (x02210@1) Am+7  Am7 (x02010@1)    DHave (xx0232@1)fun, you happy people
      Am (x02210@1)        Am+7       Bb9 (x1011x@1)E7The (020130@1)drink and the laugh's on me.

Am (x02210@1)  Bb9 (x1011x@1)   Am (x02210@1)      F7Pardon (131241@1)me, but I gotta run
    Am (x02210@1)      Dm (xx0231@1) Dm7  F7 (131241@1) E7The (020130@1)fact's uncommonly clear
Am (x02210@1)  D9          Am (x02210@1)         Bb9gotta (x1011x@1)find who's now the number one
     Am (x02210@1)        Bb9 (x1011x@1)E7 (020130@1)   AmAnd (x02210@1)why my angel eyes ain't here

Dm (xx0231@1)      Dm7         Bb9 (x1011x@1)name="chord_020130@1">E7 AmExcuse (x02210@1)me     while I disappear...