Renato Russo

I Loves You Porgy

Renato Russo


Tom: Db

(intro) Bm7  D/E

                    A7+                  D7+
I loves you Porgy don't let him take me
                      Bm7             D/E
Don't let him handle me
                        A7+
And drive me mad
                 C#m7   F#7                   Bm7/4
If you can keep me        I wants to stay here
                  D/E      E                       A7+
With you forever       and I'll be glad

                  A7+                    D7+
I loves you Porgy don't let him take me
                     Bm7              D/E
Don't let him handle me
                    A7+
With his hot hand
                C#m7    F#7                    Bm7/4
If you can keep me        I wants to stay here
                  D/E     E                       A7+
With you forever         I got my man
C#m                                                       G          C#m/G#
        Someday, I know he's coming back to call me
C#m                                                Cm        D7/F#
        He's gonna handle me and hold me so
Em                                             Em/C#    Em/C      Em9/B
        It's gonna be like dying, Porgy,    deep    inside me
E7/D                           A/C#  A/C     D/B     D/A#    Am7/13
        But when he calls           I  know I have to go
Ab        Bbm                   Ab/C       Db
Porgy, I is your brother now          I is
Dbm   Fm                                      Fm/Eb   Fm/D
I isn't dying, never going nowhere
Fm/Db                    Eb/C   F#   B7+/F#   Eb
Less he shares the farm
Ab             Bbm                    Ab/C
Want no wrinkle on my brow
             Dm G
Know how?
    C/E            C/F                          C/G
Because the sorrow of the past is all done done
      F#m7  B    B/Ab               A                        A/B    B E9  Bb   D/E   E
My Por  -  gy, now the real happiness has just    begun
   A         Bm                    A/C#
Want no wrinkle on your brow
           D#m
Know how?
       C#    C#7+  G#7                 C#6
And I ain't go  -  ing, your hear me saying
    C#         C#7+  G#7              C#6
If you ain't going      with you I'm staying
Bb/F  Bb4/F                    Bb/F
Porgy, I is your brother now
      Bb4/F
I is yours forever
Bb/F
Morning time and evening time
        D7+                                          Bb/F   Dm/F   D#7+
And summer time and winter time
F#m          F#m7+   Dm7+    F#m7  F
Oh, my Porgy,         my man Por  -  gy
Bb9
        From this minute I'm telling you
Bb9/Ab
I keep this vow
Gb7+  F7                        Bb9
Porgy, I is your brother now