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Cheek To Cheek

Words and Music by Irving Berlin - 1935

Number 1 on the Hit Parade in 1935, played for 12 weeks.

Part 1:
F       C	-                    G7	F       C	-                      G7
-               G7	Cdim     C	Bb9	A7         Bm     D7
G7             F	G7         F     G9	E7	A7         Dm     A7
F	G7         F     G7	C	F            G+
F       C	-                    G7	F       C	-                      G7
-               G7	Cdim     C	Bb9	A7         Bm     D7
G7             F	G7         F     G9	E7	A7         Dm     A7
F	G7         F     G7	C	F            G+
Part 2:
G7	C	G7	C
G7	C	F             G7	C
G7	C	G7	C
G7	C	F             G7	C
Cm	-	Ab9	-
Abdim	-	Am          C      D9	-              G7
Partial Part 1:
F       C	-                    G7	F       C	-                      G7
-               G7	Cdim     C	Bbdim	A7         Bm     D7
G7             F	G7         F     G9	E7	A7         Dm     A7
F	G7         F     G7	C	(G7 repeat all)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

This song is in the key of C.

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Part 1:

Heaven,  I'm in Heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak;
And I seem to find the happiness I seek,
When we're out together dancing, cheek to cheek.
Heaven,  I'm in Heaven,
And the cares that hang around me through the week,
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak,
When we're out together dancing, cheek to cheek.

 

Part 2:

Oh!  I love to climb a mountain,  And to reach the highest peak,
But it doesn't thrill me half as much,  As dancing cheek to cheek.
Oh!  I love to go out fishing,  In a river or a creek,
But I don't enjoy it half as much,  As dancing cheek to cheek.
Dance with me,  I want my arm about you;
The charm about you,  Will carry me through to;

 

Partial Part 1:

Heaven,  I'm in Heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak;
And I seem to find the happiness I seek,
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Watch John Green's Banjo Ensemble perform "Cheek To Cheek" (youtube)

 

Listen to Alan Munde perform "Cheek To Cheek" on the 5-string banjo (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com