It's Only a Paper Moon

Arranged by Kirby Shaw

Transposed by Mariko Sato

Moon, moon,

pa - per moon,

moon, moon,

pa - per moon,

be lieve in me.

16

Say, it's on - ly

pa - per moon,

sail- ling o - ver a card - board sea,

11

moon, moon,
pa - per moon,
be bop!

Lyrics by Billy Rose and E.Y. Harburg

Music by Harold Arlen

but it would - n't be make

be ;ieve

Yes, it's on - ly a
can
vas
sky,

if you

hang- ing o- ver a

mus - lin
tree,
but it would - n't be make be lieve
if you
be lieve - in me.

25

With - out
your
love,
it's a hon - ky tonk
pa - rade,

21

with - out
your
love,

29

pen - ny arcade.

33

it's a mel- o - dy played
in a

It's a Bar - num and Bai
world,
- ley

just asphon - y as

it can

37

but it would - n't be

be,

Bop bop
ba dow! Say, it's on - ly a pa

41

45

49

sail- ling o - ver
a card

be- lieve
if you
be lieve in me.

3

of
I wan - na say that it's on - ly apiece

- per
moon,

but it would - n't be make

board sea,

make be lieve
if you
be lieve
in me.

can - vas sky,

just
o - ver a

hang
- in'

53

mus - lin tree, but don't - cha know it

57

With out

would - n't be make

your

love,

be lieve

if

you be - lieve in me.

with -

a mel- o - dy played
in a pen - ny ar- cade.
it's

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out
your love,
s
your
love,

66

It's
a
Bar - num and Bai - ley world,
just
as phon - y as

3
3

3
3

pa - rade,
your love, it's a hon ky

it
can

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73

be,

78

No more

but it would - n't be make be lieve
if you

pa - per moon,

No more

be lieve

Pa - per
moon.

in me.

card - board sea,

real- ly be lieve
in me

83

if

you

Pa - per moon.