Irving Berlin

After You Get What You Want You Dont Want It

Irving Berlin


Tom: Am

Intro: F Fm6 C B7 ? Cdim C ? C#dim Dm7 G7 G7 C


C             G7    C      C                 G7   C
Listen to me, honey dear - Something's wrong with you I fear
G7                                  C          D7          G7
It's getting harder to please you - Harder and harder each year
C               G7       C      E7                     Am
I don't want to make you blue - But you need a talking to
D                             D7                       G7
Like a lot of people I know - Here's what's wrong with you


C    C#dim  Dm7          G7              C
After you   get what you want, you don't want it
                  G7                           C   G7
If I gave you the moon, you'd grow tired of it soon


        G7+   C      C#dim Dm7           G7            Am
You're like a baby - you   want what you want when you want it
          D7                       G        G7+
But after you are presented - With what you want, you're discontented

C        C#dim Dm7         G7          C
You're always  wishing and wanting for something
                      G7                         C
When you get what you want - you don't want what you get


    C7     F             Fm6    C                    B7
And tho' I sit upon your knee - You'll grow tired of me
Cdim   C     C#dim Dm7          G7               D7            G7        C
'Cause after you   get what you want - you don't want what you wanted at all


C                  G7    C                    G7         C
Don't you say that I'm unkind - Think it over and you'll find
G7                               C             D7            G7
You've got a changeable nature - you're always changing your mind
C                 G7      C     E7                   Am
There's a longing in your eye - That is hard to satisfy
D                                 D7                G7   D7
You're unhappy most of the time - Here's the reason why


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(Here are the chords for baritone ukulele, for those interested)

F     0211
Fm6   3534
C     2010
B7    1202
Cdim  4542
C#dim 2020
Dm7   0211
G7    0001
G7+   0011
D7    0212
E7    0100
Am    2210
C7    2313

F     Fm6   C     B7    Cdim  C#dim Dm7   G7    G7+   D7    E7    Am    C7  
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||||  |||o  ||||  ||||  o|o|  ||||  ||||  ||||  ||||  ||||  ||||  ||||  |o|o
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