The (F)more I read the pa pers the (D7)less I (Dm)com pre (D)hend
the (Gm)world and all (F#dim7)its (C)ca pers and (F6)how it all (Abdim)will (C)end.
(Bb)Noth ing seems to be (Am7)last ing, but (G7)that is n’t our af (C)fair;
(Bb)we’ve got some thing (Em)per ma nent, (A)I (D)mean in the way
(G7)we (C9)care.
It’s ver y (G9)clear
(C)our love is here to (F)stay;
not (C)for a (G)year
(C)but ev er and a (D7)day.
The ra di (C)o
(D7)and the (C7)tel e phone and the (Bb)mov ies that we (A7)know may just be (Dm)pass ing fan cies and in time may (Gm7)go.
But, oh my (G9)dear,
(C)our love is here to (F)stay;
to (C)geth er (G)we’re
(C)go ing a long, long (D7)way.
In time the (D7)Rock ies may crum ble, Gi (C)bral tar may tum ble,
they’re on ly (D7)made of (Bb)clay,
(Bdim7)but
our love is (Gm7)here
(C)to
(F6)stay.
It’s ver y (G9)clear
(C)our love is here to (F)stay;
not (C)for a (G)year
(C)but ev er and a (D7)day.
The ra di (C)o (D7)and the (C7)tel e phone and the (Bb)mov ies that we (A7)know may just be (Dm)pass ing fan cies and in time may (Gm7)go.
But, oh my (G9)dear,
(C)our love is here to (F)stay;
to (C)geth er (G)we’re
(C)go ing a long, long (D7)way.
In time the (D7)Rock ies may crum ble, Gi (C)bral tar may tum ble,
they’re on ly (D7)made of (Bb)clay, (Bdim7)but
our love is (Gm7)here (C)to
(F6)stay.
It’s ver y (C7)stay.
This page shows “Love Is Here To Stay” 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 Bb at 100 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.