George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin And Dubose Hayward

  			
Intro:  E7M  

(B7)         E7M       F#m7            G#m7      C#m7 
I loves you, Porgy,           don't let him take me 
            G#m7     C#9               F#9   Am7 
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad 
              E/B  C#m7     F#m7                 Am7 
If you can keep me,  I wanna stay here with you forever 
E/B   F#m7/B  E7M B7 
and I'll be glad 
(B7)         E7M       F#m7            G#m7      C#m7 
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me 
            G#m7     C#9               F#9   Am7 
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad 
              E/B  C#m7     F#m7                 Am7 
If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever 
E/B   F#m7/B  E7M B7 
I've got my man 
(B7)         E7M       F#m7            G#m7      C#m7 
I loves you, Porgy, don't let him take me 
            G#m7     C#9               F#9   Am7 
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad 
              E/B  C#m7     F#m7                 Am7 
If you can keep me, I wanna stay here with you forever 
E/B   F#m7/B  E7M B7 
I've got my man 
Bridge 
Am6                  F7            E7               
Someday I know he's coming to call me 
Am6                   G7sus       G7 
He's going to handle me and hold me 
Cm                              Cm/Bb                Ab7 
So, it' going to be like dying, Porgy, when he calls me 
Ab7        G7sus      G7        Dm7     B7 
But when he comes I know I'll have to go 
(B7)         E7M       F#m7            G#m7      C#m7 
I loves you, Porgy,           don't let him take me 
            G#m7     C#9               F#9   Am7 
Don't let him handle me, and drive me mad 
              E/B  C#m7     F#m7                 Am7 
If you can keep me,  I wanna stay here with you forever