It's Only A Paper Moon Chords
It's Only A Paper Moon by Nat King Cole is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords Gmaj7, G#dim, Am7, D9, G7, C6, G#o, D7, C#dim, G, Bm7 and E7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Verse:
Gmaj7 G#dim Am7 D9
Say it's only a paper moon
Am7 D9 Gmaj7
hanging over a cardboard sea
G7 C6
but it wouldn't be make-believe
D9 Gmaj7 G#o Am7 D7
if you believed in me
Yes, its only a canvas sky
hanging over a muslin tree
but it would be make believe
if you believed in me
C6 C#dim G
Without your love
Am7 D7 Gmaj7
it's a honky-tonk parade
C6 C#dim G
without your love
Bm7 E7 Am7 D7
it's a melody played in the penny arcade
Verse:
It's a barnum and bailey world
just as phoney as it can be
but it wouldn't be make-believe
if you believed in me