| E6 | Fdim7 | F#m7 | B7 | |
| Say, it's | only a | paper moon |
| F#m7 | B9 | E | |
| sailing | over a | cardboard sea, |
| E7/G# | A6 | |
| but it | wouldn't be | make believe |
| F#7/A# | B7 | E | B7 | |
| if you | believe in me |
| E | Fdim7 | F#m7 | B7 | |
| Yes, it's | only a | canvas sky |
| F#m7 | B9 | E | |
| hanging | over a | muslim tree, |
| E | E7/G# | A6 | |
| but it | wouldn't be | make believe |
| F#7/A# | B7 | E | |
| if you | believed in me |
| E7 | A6 | A#dim7 | Em7/B | |
| with | out | your | love, |
| F#m7 | B7 | E | |
| it's a | honky | tonk par | ade |
| E7 | A6 | A#dim7 | Em7/B | |
| with | out | your | love, |
| G#m7 | C#9 | F#9 | B9 | |
| it's a | melody | played in a | penny ar | cade. |
| E | Fdim7 | F#m7 | B7 | |
| It's a | Barnum and | Bailey world |
| F#m7 | B9 | E | |
| just as | phony as | it can be, |
| E7/G# | A6 | |
| but it | wouldn't be | make believe |
| F#7/A# | B7 | E | F#m7/D7 | |
| if you | believed in me. |
| E6 | Fdim7 | F#m7 | B7 | |
| Say, it's | only a | paper moon |
| F#m7 | B9 | E | |
| sailing | over a | cardboard sea, |
| E7/G# | A6 | |
| but it | wouldn't be | make believe |
| F#7/A# | B7 | E | F#m7 | B7 | |
| if you | believe in me |
| E | Fdim7 | F#m7 | B7 | |
| Yes, it's | only a | canvas sky |
| F#m7 | B9 | E | |
| hanging | over a | muslim tree, |
| E | E7/G# | A6 | |
| but it | wouldn't be | make believe |
| F#7/A# | B7 | E | |
| if you | believed in me |
| E7 | A6 | A#dim7 | Em7/B | |
| with | out | your | love, |
| F#m7 | B7 | E | |
| it's a | honky | tonk par | ade |
| E7 | A6 | A#dim7 | Em7/B | |
| with | out | your | love, |
| G#m7 | C#9 | F#9 | B9 | |
| it's a | melody | playedin a | penny ar | cade. |
| E | Fdim7 | F#m7 | B7 | |
| It's a | Barnum and | Bailey world |
| F#m7 | B9 | E | |
| just as | phony as | it can be, |
| E7/G# | A6 | |
| but it | wouldn't be | make believe |
| F#7 | B7 | E | Fdim7 | |
| if you | believed in me. |
| F#7 | B7 | E | Fdim7 | |
| if you | believed in me. |
| F#7 | B7 | E | E6 | |
| if you | believed in me. |