ITS ONLY A PAPER MOON
As recorded by Monte Moore

Words and Music by Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E.Y. Harburg



  Q=120(8=s8)
  G6      G#°7      Am7    D7       Am7     D7       G6
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E   Q  E E +H       E E E E E E Q    Q  E E +H
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
|---7---7-7-7---7-|-5--4----------|---5---5-5-5-5--|-4------------|
|-----------------|------7-(7)----|----------------|----7-5-(5)---|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------|


  G6      G7/B     C7     C#°7       Am7      D7         G6
  E E E E E E Q    Q  E E +Q   E E   +Q   E E +Q   E E   +W
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------|
|----------------|-5---------------|------5------------|--------|
|---------7-7-7--|----5------------|--------7-(7)------|--------|
|---5---5--------|------7-(7)--5-4-|-(4)-----------4-5-|-(5)----|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------|


  G6      G#°7      Am7    D7       Am7     D7       G6
  E E E E E E E E   Q  E E +H       E E E E E E Q    Q  E E +H
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---7---7-7-7---7-|-5--4----------|---5---5-5-5-5--|-4-------------|
|-----------------|------7-(7)----|----------------|----7-5-(5)----|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|


  G6      G7/B     C7     C#°7       Am7      D7         G6
  E E E E E E Q    Q  E E +Q   E E   +Q   E E +Q   E E   +H.     E E
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-5---------------|------5------------|--------------|
|---------7-7-7--|----5------------|--------7-(7)------|-----------2--|
|---5---5--------|------7-(7)--5-4-|-(4)-----------4-5-|-(5)-----5----|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------------|


  C      C#°7     G7     E7+9    Am7   D7       G7
  +H     Q.   E   +H.      E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   +H.     E E
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|-3--3---------|--------------|
|-(2)----3----4-|-(4)------4-4-|-------4--4---|-----------2--|
|---------------|--------------|------------5-|-(5)-----5----|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|


  C      C#°7     G7     E7+9    A13    A7b13    D9      D+
  +H     Q.   E   +H.      E E   E E Q  Q  E E   E E E E +H
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|-3-3-3--3------|-5-5-5----------|
|-(2)----3----4-|-(4)------3-4-|-----------3-4-|-------3-(3)----|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|


  G6      G#°7      Am7    D7       Am7     D7       G6
  E E E E E E E E   Q  E E +H       E E E E E E Q    Q  E E +H
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---7---7-7-7---7-|-5--4----------|---5---5-5-5-5--|-4-------------|
|-----------------|------7-(7)----|----------------|----7-5-(5)----|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|


  G6      G7/B     C7     C#°7       Am7      D7         G6
  E E E E E E Q    Q  E E +Q   E E   +Q   E E +Q   E E   +W
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------|
|----------------|-5---------------|------5------------|--------|
|---------7-7-7--|----5------------|--------7-(7)------|--------|
|---5---5--------|------7-(7)--5-4-|-(4)-----------4-5-|-(5)----|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|--------|


  G6      G#°7      Am7    D7       Am7     D7        G6
  E E E E E E E E   Q  E E +H       E E E E E E E E   Q  E E +H
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-7-----------4-7-|-5--4----------|-5-----------2-5-|-4--2----------|
|-------4-5-7-----|------7-(7)----|-------2-4-5-----|------5-(5)----|
|---5-7-----------|---------------|---3-5-----------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|


  G6      G7/B      C7     C#°7      Am7     D7       G6
  E E E E E E E E   Q  E E +Q.   E   E E E E Q  E E   Q.   E  H
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
|---------------6-|-5--------------|---5------------|-------------|
|-4---------4-7---|----5-----------|-7---5----------|-------------|
|-------3-6-------|------7-(7)---7-|-------7-4--7-5-|-5-----------|
|---2-5-----------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|


  G6        G#°7      Am7         D7        Am7     D7        G6
      |-3-|                 |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H
|-------------------|-----------3-7-5-3---|-2-3-4-5-2-------|----------------|
|---------3-5---5---|---------5---------5-|-----------3-----|-5---5-3-(3)----|
|-------4---------2-|-(2)-4-5-------------|-------------3---|----------------|
|---4-5-------------|---------------------|---------------4-|----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|


  G6      G7/B      C7      C#°7      Am7     D7        G6
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q     E E E E E E E E   H    H
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
|---3-----3-------|---------5-5-----|-----------------|----------|
|-----4-----4-----|-----3-6---------|-----------2-5---|----------|
|-------5-----6-3-|-2-5-------------|-----2-5-4-----4-|-5--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------------|----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|----------|


  C       C#°7      G7      E7+9      Am7     D7        G6
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H        E E E E E E E E   Q   E E +H
|-----3-------3---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---5---5---5---5-|-3---3-6-(6)-----|-8-5-----7-3-----|-5-------------|
|-5-------6-------|---4-------------|-----5-------3---|----/3-2-(2)---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------7-------4-|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|


  C         C#°7      G7       E7+9      A13     A7b13     D9      D+
  E S S E E E E E E    E E E E +Q.   E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E +H
|-3-5p3-2-3-6-3-----|--------3-(3)---4-|-5---------------|---------------|
|---------------5---|----3-5-----------|---5-----6-------|-5-7-5-3-(3)---|
|-----------------6-|-/4---------------|-----6-----6-----|---------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------7-----7-4-|---------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------|


  G6      G#°7      Am7     D7        Am7     D7        G6
  E E E E E E E E   +Q.   E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------5---5-----|-----------5-4---|-3---------3-----|-----------------|
|---------------2-|-(2)---2-5-----4-|---5-2-3-4---5-3-|-4---------------|
|---5-------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5---5---5---5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


    G6      G7/B      C7        C#°7
      |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E   a E E E E E E E E
|---------3---------|---------3-----3-6b6.5-|
|-------3---6-5-3---|-----3-5-----5---------|
|---3-4-----------5-|-3h4-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|


  Am7           D7              G6
                                      |-3-|
  +E  E E E     +E  E E E       +E  E E E E E E E E
|-(6)---3-6b6.5-(6)---3-6b6.5-|-(6)-6-5-6-5-3-----3--|
|-----5-------------5---------|---------------5-3----|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|



Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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