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(F#dim)Our ro mance won’t (C7)end on a sor row ful (F)note,
(C7)though by to mor row you’re (F)gone;
the (F#dim)song is end ed, (C7)but as the song writ er (F6)wrote,
the (Bb)mel o dy lin gers (A6)on.
(E7)They may take you from (A6)me,
I’ll (E7)miss your fond ca (Am)ress.
But (E7)though they take you from (D7)me, I’ll still po (C7)sess:
the way you wear your hat,
the way you sip your tea,
the mem ’ry (Bb)of all (G#m7)that,
no, no, they (Bbmaj7)can’t take that a (Am)way from (G7)me!
The way your smile just beams,
the way you sing off key,
the way you haunt my (G#m7)dreams,
no, no, they (Bbmaj7)can’t take that a (C7)way from (F)me!
We may (Am)nev er, (D9)nev er (Am)meet a (D9)gain on the (Am)bump y (F7)road to (E)love,
still I’ll (Am)al ways, (D9)al ways (Am)keep the (D7)mem ’ry of:
the way you hold your knife,
the way we danced till three,
the way you (Bb)changed my (Gb9)life.
No, no!
They (Bbmaj7)can’t take that a (C7)way from (Dm)me!
(Bbm)No, they (D7)can’t take that a (Gm7)way (C7)from (F)me!
We may (Am)nev er, (D9)nev er (Am)meet a (D9)gain on the (Am)bump y (F7)road to (E)love,
still I’ll (Am)al ways, (D9)al ways (Am)keep the (D7)mem ’ry of:
the way you hold your knife,
the way we danced till three,
the way you (Bb)changed my (Gb9)life.
No, no!
They (Bbmaj7)can’t take that a (C7)way from (Dm)me!
(Bbm)No, they (D7)can’t take that a (Gm7)way (C7)from (F)me!
We may (F)me!
This page shows “They Can't Take That Away From Me” 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 94 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.