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Lush Life(per Real Book 5th ed.)

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I used to sitvi all the ve ry gay pla

lax es on the

cocktails.

ax is of the wheel lifeof

The girls I knew had

ces, thosecomewhat may pla ces, whereone re

to get the feel of

sad and sul len gray fa

life from jazz and

ces with dis tin

gue tra ces

washed waya

you came longa

that

by too

used to be

nyma through the

with your si songren

thought for

of greata love

whilea that your poi

me.for Ah yes, I

there, you

day: twelve

can see

o clock

to tempt me to mad ness.

where they've

tales.

been

Then

I

gnant smile was tinged with

was wrong; a gain wasI

the sad ness

wrong.

3 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

D7 D♭6

D♭maj7 E♭m7

C♭maj7 D♭maj7

Emaj7 G♭m7 A♭m7

D♭maj7 D7 D♭6

C♭maj7 D♭maj7

A7 E♭m7

C♭maj7

D7

C♭maj7 D♭maj7 C♭maj7

A♭m7

D♭maj7

Fm

Fm

A7

C♭maj7

Fm6 Fm7

E♭m7

D♭maj7

Fm6

Fm6 Fm7

E♭m7 A♭7 B7♭5 B♭7

D7

E♭m7

Fm

D♭maj7

Emaj7

Fm6 Fm

C7

G♭m7

Gm7 G♭7

E°7

E♭7 A7♭5 E♭m7 A♭7

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Life is lone

sure.

ly a gain, and on

Now life

hearts would lyon be a bore.

ly last year ev ery

is aw ful a gain,

thingseemed so

a trough full of

A week in Pa ris will ease the bite of it.

All careI

still burningin

live a lush

is to smile

side my

in spite of

brain. Ro

life in somesmall dive,

rot with the rest of those whose

it. I'll for

mance is mush,

get you, I

stif ling those

and there

will, but yet

who strive.

you are

I'll

I'll be while I

lives are lo nely too.

3 3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3 3 3

D♭6 D7

Emaj7 E♭maj7

D♭6 D7

D7 / D♭6

D♭6 D♭7 C7 Fmaj7E7 E♭7

D♭6

D7 D♭6

C7(♭5) B7

D7

/ A♭6 E♭7♯9 A♭6 Em7 A7

D♭6

D6 Dm7

D♭maj7 D♭m7

C7(♭5) B7

C6

B♭7

B7 B♭7 A7

G♭7 C♭maj7

A7(♭5) A♭7 Emaj7 E♭6

E♭m7

A♭7 D♭6

G♭m7

D7

C♭7

Fm7 B♭7 E♭m7

A7(♭5)

D♭7

A♭7

D7

G♭m7 C♭7

Dmaj7 B♭7 E♭m7 D7 D♭6

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