Biography:
Ruth Etting (November 23, 1897 – September 24, 1978) was an American singing star and actress of the 1920s and 1930s, who had over sixty hit recordings and worked in stage, radio, and film. She was known as America's Radio Sweetheart, and was the top female vocalist in America for several years, often singing in the 'torch' song style. In 1925, Ruth Etting was discovered by a Columbia record executive in Chicago and was signed to a nation-wide deal.
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Exactly Like You
Words & Music by Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh
Recorded by Ruth Etting, 1930 (#11)
Intro Verse:
D A7 G A7 A7/9 D6 Cdim
I used to have a per - fect sweet - heart --
Em7 A7 A7+5 D Cim
Not a real one, just a dream;
Em7 Gdim Em7 G/B A7
A won - der - ful vis - ion of us as a team.
D A7 G A7 A7/9 D6 Cdim
Can you im - ag - ine how I feel now?
Em7 A7 A7+5 B7
Love is real now, it's i - deal;
Em7 A7 D B7
You're just what I wan - ted,
Em7 A7 Cdim A7 A7+5
And now it's nice to live, par - a - dise to live.
Melody:
D G Em7 D E7 D9 A7 E7
I know why I've waited, know why I've been blue;
A7 G A Em7 A7 D Em7 Fdim D A7sus4
Prayed each night for some - one ex - act - ly like you.
D G Em7 D E7 D9 A7 E7
Why should we spend mon - ey on a show or two?
A7 G Fdim A7 Em7 D G Fdim D
No one does those love scenes ex - act - ly like you.
Bridge:
D9 Am7 D7 G6 Edim
You make me feel so grand,
A7 Em7 D G D
I want to hand the world to you;
F#7 Bm7 G Gdim
You seem to understand
A7 DM7 D6
Each foolish little scheme I'm schem - ing,
Em7 A7 A7+5
Dream I'm dream - ing.
D G Em7 D E7 D9 A7 E7
Now I know why moth - er taught me to be true --
A7 G Fdim A7 Em7 D G Fdim D
She meant me for someone ex -act - ly like you.
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy
http://ruthetting.com
Words & Music by Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh
Recorded by Ruth Etting, 1930 (#11)
Intro Verse:
D A7 G A7 A7/9 D6 Cdim
I used to have a per - fect sweet - heart --
Em7 A7 A7+5 D Cim
Not a real one, just a dream;
Em7 Gdim Em7 G/B A7
A won - der - ful vis - ion of us as a team.
D A7 G A7 A7/9 D6 Cdim
Can you im - ag - ine how I feel now?
Em7 A7 A7+5 B7
Love is real now, it's i - deal;
Em7 A7 D B7
You're just what I wan - ted,
Em7 A7 Cdim A7 A7+5
And now it's nice to live, par - a - dise to live.
Melody:
D G Em7 D E7 D9 A7 E7
I know why I've waited, know why I've been blue;
A7 G A Em7 A7 D Em7 Fdim D A7sus4
Prayed each night for some - one ex - act - ly like you.
D G Em7 D E7 D9 A7 E7
Why should we spend mon - ey on a show or two?
A7 G Fdim A7 Em7 D G Fdim D
No one does those love scenes ex - act - ly like you.
Bridge:
D9 Am7 D7 G6 Edim
You make me feel so grand,
A7 Em7 D G D
I want to hand the world to you;
F#7 Bm7 G Gdim
You seem to understand
A7 DM7 D6
Each foolish little scheme I'm schem - ing,
Em7 A7 A7+5
Dream I'm dream - ing.
D G Em7 D E7 D9 A7 E7
Now I know why moth - er taught me to be true --
A7 G Fdim A7 Em7 D G Fdim D
She meant me for someone ex -act - ly like you.
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy
http://ruthetting.com
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