Written by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers
Introd.: Verse D D7M F#m Fdim The world is lyrical, because a miracle Em A7 D Has brought my lover to me Dm Fm Em7 Fdim A7 D Though she's some other place, her face I see D D7M Fdim At night I creep in bed, and never sleep in bed Em7 A7 G/B A7 D But look above in the air Dm Fm Em7 Fdim A7 D And to my greatest joy, my love is there Melody D Em7 F#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E D5+ Em E7 A Fdim She dances overhead on the ceiling near my bed A7 A D Em7 A D In my sight, all through the night D Em7 F#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E D5+ Em E7 A Fdim I try to hide in vain underneath my counterpane Em7 A7 D Edim A7 D D7M But there's my love up there above Em Em7 A7 D D6 I whisper, "Go away, my lover, it's not fair" Em Em7 A7 D Cdim Em7 A7 But I'm so grateful to discover, that she's still there D Em7 F#m7 Bm7 Bm7/E D5+ Em E7 A Fdim I love my ceiling more, since it is a dancing floor Em7 A7 D Just for my love