A (C)fine
ro mance!
With (G7)no
kiss es!
A (C)fine
ro mance, (C#dim)my (G7)friend
this is!
We (C)should be like a cou ple of hot to (G7)ma toes,
but (C)you’re as cold as (A7)yes ter day’s mashed po (D7)ta toes.
A (C)fine
ro mance!
You (G7)won’t
nest le, A (C)fine
ro mance, (C#dim)you (G7)won’t
wrest le!
I (C)might as well play bridge with my old maid (C)aunts!
(Ebdim)I have n’t got a (C)chance;
(G7)This is a fine ro (C)mance!
A (C)fine
ro mance, my (G7)good
fel low!
You (C)take
ro mance, (C#dim)I’ll (G7)take
Jel lo!
You’re (C)calm er than the seals in the Arc tic (G7)O cean,
at (C)least they flap their (A7)fins to ex press e (D7)mo tion.
A (C)fine
ro mance, with (G7)no
quar rels, with (C)no
in sults (C#dim)and (G7)all
mor als!
I’ve (C)nev er mussed the crease in your blue serge (C)pants!
(Ebdim)I nev er get the (C)chance;
(G7)This is a fine ro (C)mance!
A
This page shows “A Fine Romance” by Jerome Kern in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.