(G)Doz ens of girls would storm up;
(D)I had to lock my door.
(A)Some how I could n’t warm up to (Eb)one
(D)be (G)fore.
(G)What was it that con trolled me?
(F#)What kept my love life (B)lean?
(F#)My in tu i tion told me you’d come (Am7)on
(D)the (G)scene.
La dy, (Em)lis ten (A9)to the (Em)rhy thm (A9)of my (Em)heart (A9)beat, (Em)and you’ll (Am)get (D)just (Am)what (D)I mean.
Em brace me, my sweet em (D)brace a (C)ble you!
Em brace me, you (D7)ir re (G)place a (D7sus)ble you!
(Em)Just one (Em7)look at (Em6)you, my (F#7)heart grew (Bm)tip sy (Bb)in me;
(D)you and (D#dim)you a (A9)lone bring out the (D7)gyp sy in me!
I love all the man y (D7)charms a (C)bout you;
a bove all, I (D7)want my (G)arms a (F)bout you.
Don’t be a (F#)naugh ty (B)ba by, Come to pa pa, come to (G)pa pa, (C#)do!
My sweet em (A)brace a (D)ble (G)you!
Em brace me, my sweet em (D)brace a (C)ble you!
Em brace me, you (D7)ir re (G)place a (D7sus)ble you!
(Em)Just one (Em7)look at (Em6)you, my (F#7)heart grew (Bm)tip sy (Bb)in me;
(D)you and (D#dim)you a (A9)lone bring out the (D7)gyp sy in me!
I love all the man y (D7)charms a (C)bout you;
a bove all, I (D7)want my (G)arms a (F)bout you.
Don’t be a (F#)naugh ty (B)ba by, Come to pa pa, come to (G)pa pa, (C#)do!
My sweet em (A)brace a (D)ble (G)you!
(G)you!
This page shows “Embraceable You” by George Gershwin 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 G at 120 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.