Cole Porter - Youre the top

At ^Bbwords poetic,^Bdim I'm ^Cm7so pat^F7hetic That I ^Bbalways have f^C#dimound it ^G7best, Ins^Gaugtead of ^Cmgetting 'em off my ^Ebches^F7t, To let 'em ^Bbrest ^Cm7unex^F7pressed, I ^Bbhate parading ^Bdimmy ^Cm7seren^F7ading As I'll ^Bbprobably m^Gm7iss a ^A7bar, But ^Dmif this ^Gm6ditty is ^Dmnot so ^C7pretty At ^F7least it'll tell you how great you are.^Faug

^Bb You're the top!^F7 You're the Coliseum. ^Bb You're the ^Gmtop!^D7 You're the Louvre Museum. ^Eb You're a ^Cm7melo^F7dy from a sym^Bbphony ^Fby ^GmStrauss You're a ^A7Bendel ^Dmbonnet, a ^G9Shakespeare so^C7nnet, you're ^F7Mickey Mouse^Faug. ^Bb You're the Nile,^F7 you're the Tower of Pisa, ^Bb You're the ^Gmsmile^Bb7 on the ^Bb9Mona Lisa Eb Cm7 F7 Ebmaj7 Gaug G7 C7add6 I'm a worthless check, a total wreck, a flop, But if, ^Cmbaby, I^Bb/D'm the ^Ebbottom you^F7're the ^Bbtop!^A7

Your ^Dwords poetic ^Ebdimare ^Em7not path^A7etic. On the ^Dother hand, b^Fdimabe, you ^B7shine, And ^BaugI can ^Emfeel after every ^Gline^A7 A thrill di^Dvine ^Em7down my ^A7spine. Now ^Dgifted humans ^Ebdimlike ^Em7Vincent Y^A7oumans Might ^Dthink that your ^Bm7song is ^C#7bad, But ^F#mI've got a ^Bm6notion, I'll ^F#msecond the ^E7motion And ^A7this is what I'm going to add: ^Aaug

^D You're the top!^A7 You're Mahatma Gandhi. ^D You're the ^Bmtop!^F#7 You're Napoleon Brandy. ^G You're the ^Em7purple ^A7light of a ^Dsummer ^Anight in ^BmSpain, You're the ^C#7National ^F#mGallery, you're ^B9Garbo's ^E7salary, you're ^A7cellophane.^{Aaug D} You're sublime,^A7 you're turkey dinner, ^D You're the ^Bmtime,^D7 of the ^D9Derby winner G Em7 A7 Gmaj7 Baug B7 E7add6 I'm a toy balloon that’s fated soon to pop But if, ^Embaby, I^D/F#'m the ^Gbottom you^A7're the ^Dtop!^F7

F:^Bb You're the top!^F7 You're an arrow collar ^Bb You're the ^Gmtop!^D7 You're a Coolidge dollar, ^Eb You're the ^Cm7nimble ^F7tread of the ^Bbfeet of ^FFred ^GmAstaire, You're an ^A7O'Neill ^Dmdrama! M:You're ^G9Whistler's ^C7mama! F:You're ^F7Camembert.^Faug M:^Bb You're a rose,^F7 you're Inferno's Dante, F:^Bb You're the ^Gmnose^Bb7 on the ^Bb9great Durante. Eb Cm7 F7 Ebmaj7 Gaug G7 C7add6 I'm just in a way, as the French would say, "de trop". But if, ^Cmbaby, I^Bb/D'm the ^Ebbottom you^F7're the ^Bbtop!^Ab7

M:^Db You're the top!^Ab7 You're a dance in Bali. ^Db You're the ^Bbmtop!^F7 You're a hot tamale. ^Gb You're an ^Ebm7angel, yo^Ab7u, simply ^Dbtoo, too, to^Abo di^Bbmveen, You're a ^C7Botic^Fmcelli, you're ^Bb9Keats! F:You're ^Eb7Shelly! M:You're ^Ab7Ovaltine!^Abaug F:^Db You're a boon,^Ab7 you're the dam at Boulder, M:^Db You're the ^Bbmmoon,^Db7 over ^Db9Mae West's shoulder, Gb Ebm7 Ab7 Gbmaj7 Bbaug Bb7 Eb7add6 I'm the nomi-nee of the G. O. P. F:Or GOP! M: But if, ^Ebm7baby, I'm the ^Edimbottom F: But if, ^Db/Fbaby, I'm the ^Bb7bottom B: But if, ^Ebm7baby, ^Db/FI'm the ^Gbbotto^Db/Fm, ^{Ebm7 Db/F Gb Gdim Ab7} You're the top!^Db

M:^C You're the top!^G7 You're my Swanee river! F:^C You're the ^Amtop!^E7 You're a goose's liver! M:^F You're the ^Dm7baby gr^G7ande of a ^CLady, an^Gd a ^AmGent. F:You're a ^B7dress from ^EmSaxes, you're ^A9next years ^D7taxes! M:You're^G7 Pepsi-den^Gaugt! F:^C You're a prize,^G7 you're a night at Coney! M:^C You're the ^Ameyes^C7 of I^C9rene Bordoni. F Dm7 G7 Fmaj7 Aaug A7 D7add6 F: I'm a frightened frog, that can find no log to hop! B:But if, ^Dmbaby, I^C/E'm the ^Fbottom, yo^G7u're the ^Ctop! ^Ab7

F:^Db You're the top!^Ab7 You're a Waldorf salad. M:^Db You're the ^Bbmtop!^F7 You're a Berlin ballad. F:^Gb You're the ^Ebm7boats that gl^Ab7ide on the ^Dbsleepy Zu^Abider ^BbmZee, You're an ^C7old Dutch ^Fmmaster! M:You're ^Bb9Lady ^Eb7Astor! F:You're ^Ab7broccoli!^Abaug M:^Db You're romance^Ab7, you're the steppes of Russia, F:^Db You're the ^Bbmpants^Db7 on a ^Db9Roxy usher, Gb Ebm7 Ab7 Gbmaj7 Bbaug Bb7 Eb7add6 I'm a broken doll, M:A fol-de-rol, B:a blop! F: But if, ^Ebm7baby, I'm the ^Edimbottom M: But if, ^Db/Fbaby, I'm the ^Bb7bottom B: But if, ^Ebm7baby, ^Db/FI'm the ^Gbbotto^Db/Fm, ^{Ebm7 Db/F Gb Gdim Ab7} You're the top!^Db