Intro Verse:
[Bm]Black cats creep ac[G9]ross my path un[Bm]til I'm almost m[G7]ad;
I m[Bm]ust have ro[F#]used the de[G9]vil's wrath
'Cause a[Bb7]ll my luck is [A]bad.
Melody:
I [Em9]make a date for g[A9]olf, and you can[F#m7] bet your life it r[Gdim]ains;
I[Em7] try to give a p[A+]arty, and the [Am6]guy upstairs compl[B7]ains.
I g[Em7]uess I'll go thru[C#m7-5] life just catching [F#7]colds and missing t[Bm7]rains
[Em7]Ev'rything h[A7]appens to [D6]me.
I n[Em9]ever miss a t[A9]hingI've had the [F#m7]measles and the [Gdim]mumps,
And e[Em7]v'rytime I [A+]play an ace, my [Am6]partner always t[B7]rumps.
I g[Em7]uess I'm just a[C#m7-5] fool who never [F#7]looks before he j[Bm7]umps
[Em7]Ev'rything [A7]happens to m[D]e.
Bridge:
At f[Am7]irst my heart thought y[D7]ou could break this j[G9]inx for me,[G6]
That l[Am7]ove would turn the t[D7]rick to end desp[G9]air;[G6]
But n[G#m7]ow I just can't f[C#7]ool this head that t[F#]hinks for me [F#6]
I've mo[Bm7]rtgaged [F#]all my [Bm7-5]castles [E7]in the a[Em7]ir[A7]
I've t[Em9]elegraphed and p[A9]honed, and sent an a[F#m7]irmail special, t[Gdim]oo;
Your a[Em7]nswer was "Good b[A+]ye" and there was [Am6]even postage d[B7]ue.
I [Em7]fell in love just [C#m7-5]once, and then it [F#7]had to be with [Bm7]you
[Em7]Ev'rything h[A7]appens to m[D]e, [DM7][B7]
[Em7]Ev'rything h[A7]appens to m[D]e.
[Bm]Black cats creep ac[G9]ross my path un[Bm]til I'm almost m[G7]ad;
I m[Bm]ust have ro[F#]used the de[G9]vil's wrath
'Cause a[Bb7]ll my luck is [A]bad.
Melody:
I [Em9]make a date for g[A9]olf, and you can[F#m7] bet your life it r[Gdim]ains;
I[Em7] try to give a p[A+]arty, and the [Am6]guy upstairs compl[B7]ains.
I g[Em7]uess I'll go thru[C#m7-5] life just catching [F#7]colds and missing t[Bm7]rains
[Em7]Ev'rything h[A7]appens to [D6]me.
I n[Em9]ever miss a t[A9]hingI've had the [F#m7]measles and the [Gdim]mumps,
And e[Em7]v'rytime I [A+]play an ace, my [Am6]partner always t[B7]rumps.
I g[Em7]uess I'm just a[C#m7-5] fool who never [F#7]looks before he j[Bm7]umps
[Em7]Ev'rything [A7]happens to m[D]e.
Bridge:
At f[Am7]irst my heart thought y[D7]ou could break this j[G9]inx for me,[G6]
That l[Am7]ove would turn the t[D7]rick to end desp[G9]air;[G6]
But n[G#m7]ow I just can't f[C#7]ool this head that t[F#]hinks for me [F#6]
I've mo[Bm7]rtgaged [F#]all my [Bm7-5]castles [E7]in the a[Em7]ir[A7]
I've t[Em9]elegraphed and p[A9]honed, and sent an a[F#m7]irmail special, t[Gdim]oo;
Your a[Em7]nswer was "Good b[A+]ye" and there was [Am6]even postage d[B7]ue.
I [Em7]fell in love just [C#m7-5]once, and then it [F#7]had to be with [Bm7]you
[Em7]Ev'rything h[A7]appens to m[D]e, [DM7][B7]
[Em7]Ev'rything h[A7]appens to m[D]e.