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(Am)Why did I wan der
(D)here and there and yon der,
(C)wast ing pre cious (Dm)time
(C)for no rea son or (F)rhyme?
(B7)Is n’t it a pit y?
were (Bb)Is n’t it a (A)crime?
(D9)My jour ney’s end ed;
(D)ev ’ry thing is splen did.
(C)Meet ing you to (Am6)day
(Em)has giv en me a (A)won der ful i de a, (D7sus)here
(D7)I
(Dm7)stay!
(C)It’s a fun ny thing;
I look at you,
I get a thrill
I nev er knew.
(C)Is n’t it a pit y
we (C)nev er (Dm7)met (F)be (C)fore?
(C)Here we are at last!
It’s like a dream!
The two of us,
a per fect team!
(C)Is n’t it a pit y
we (C)nev er (Dm7)met (F)be (C)fore?
I (Dm)mag ine all (Am6)the (Em)lone ly years we’ve (B)wast ed:
(Em)you, with the neigh bors,
(A7)I, my sil ly la bors.
What joys (G)un (D)tast ed.
(G7)You, read ing Hein e,
(F9)I, some where in Chi na.
(C)Hap pi est of men
I’m sure to be,
if on ly you
will say to me,
(C)“It’s an aw ful pit y we (Fmaj7)nev er, (Em7)nev er (Dm7)met (G)be (C)fore.”
(C)It’s a fun ny thing;
I look at you,
I get a thrill
I nev er knew.
(C)Is n’t it a pit y
we (C)nev er (Dm7)met (F)be (C)fore?
(C)Here we are at last!
It’s like a dream!
The two of us,
a per fect team!
(C)Is n’t it a pit y
we (C)nev er (Dm7)met (F)be (C)fore?
I (Dm)mag ine all (Am6)the (Em)lone ly years we’ve (B)wast ed:
(Em)you, with the neigh bors,
(A7)I, my sil ly la bors.
What joys (G)un (D)tast ed.
(G7)You, read ing Hein e,
(F9)I, some where in Chi na.
(C)Let’s for get the past,
let’s both a gree
that I’m for you
and you’re for me,
(C)and it’s such a pit y we (Fmaj7)nev er, (Em7)nev er (Dm7)met (G)be (C)fore.”
(C)fore.
This page shows “Isn't It A Pity?” 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 C at 72 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.