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Version 1
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Frank Loesser
Written by Frank Loesser. Made popular by Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting,
Ray Charles and Betty Carter, and Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
[Verse 1]
F F7
I really can't stay
F F7
(Baby, it's cold outside)
Gm7 C7
I've got to go away
Gm7 C7
(Baby, it's cold outside)
F F7
This evening has been
F F7
(Been hoping that you'd drop in)
Gm
So very nice
C7
(I'll hold your hands, they're just like ice)
[Verse 2]
A#
My mother will start to worry
A#
(Beautiful, what's your hurry?)
Bdim
My father will be pacing the floor
Bdim
(Listen to the fireplace roar)
F
So really I'd better scurry
F
(Beautiful, please don't hurry)
Gm
But maybe just a half a drink more
C7
(Put some records on while I pour)
[Verse 3]
F F7
The neighbors might think
F F7
(Baby, it's bad out there)
Gm7 C7
Say, what's in this drink?
Gm7 C7
(No cabs to be had out there)
F F7
I wish I knew how
F F7
(Your eyes are like starlight)
Gm
To break this spell
C7
(I'll take your hat, your hair looks swell)
[Verse 4]
A#
I ought to say no, no, no, sir
A#
(Mind if I move in closer?)
Bdim
At least I'm gonna say that I tried
Bdim
(What's the sense in hurting my pride?)
[Chorus]
F
I really can't stay
D7
(Baby, don't hold out)
Gm C7 F
Oh, but it's cold out - side
[Verse 5]
F F7
I simply must go
F F7
(Baby, it's cold outside)
Gm7 C7
The answer is no
Gm7 C7
(Baby, it's cold outside)
F F7
This welcome has been
F F7
(How lucky that you dropped in)
Gm
So nice and warm
C7
(Look out the window at that storm)
[Verse 6]
A#
My sister will be suspicious
A#
(Gosh, your lips look delicious)
Bdim
My brother will be there at the door
Bdim
(Waves upon a tropical shore)
F
My maiden aunt's mind is vicious
F
(Ooh, your lips are delicious)
Gm
But maybe just a half a drink more
C7
(Never such a blizzard before)
[Verse 7]
F F7
I've got to get home
F F7
(But baby, you'll freeze out there)
Gm7 C7
Say, lend me your coat
Gm7 C7
(It's up to your knees out there)
F F7
You've really been grand
F F7
(I thrill when you touch my hand)
Gm
But don't you see
C7
(How can you do this thing to me?)
[Verse 8]
A#
There's bound to be talk tomorrow
A#
(Think of my life long sorrow)
Bdim
At least there will be plenty implied
Bdim
(If you caught pneumonia and died)
[Chorus]
F
I really can't stay
D7
(Get over that hold out)
Gm C7 F
Oh, but it's cold out - side