by Meyer, Leslie and Goetz – Key of C or is it G ?!?

For Me and My Gal is a 1917 popular standard song by George W. Meyer with lyrics by Edgar Leslie and E. Ray Goetz. Popular recordings of the song in 1917 were by Van and Schenck; Prince’s Orchestra; Henry Burr and Albert Campbell; and by Billy Murray.

This song was used in the 1942 film of the same name, where it is the first song that Jo Hayden (Judy Garland) and Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly) perform together. The Decca single release of the Garland/Kelly version was a major hit in 1942.

FIRST VOCAL NOTE – SECOND STRING WHEN PLAYING C CHORD)

[C] The bells are [G7] ringing for me and my [C] gal  – – – The birds are [Dm] singing [G7] for me and my [C] gal – – – Everybody’s been [E7] knowing, to a wedding they’re [Am] going – and for weeks they’ve been [D7] sewing, every Susie and [G7] Sal.

[ C G C ] They’re congregating for me and my gal,
[ Dm-G7 C ]The Parson’s waiting for me and my gal.
And [D7] sometime [C7] we’re gonna build a little home for two, for [F] three or four or [EbDIM] more,
in [G7] Love-land for me and my [C] gal

[C] The bells are [G7] ringing for me and my [C] gal  – – – The birds are [Dm] singing [G7] for me and my [C] gal – – – Everybody’s been [E7] knowing, to a wedding they’re [Am] going – and for weeks they’ve been [D7] sewing, something old, new and [G7] blue.

[ C G C ] They’re congregating for me and my gal,
[ Dm-G7 C ]The Parson’s waiting for me and my gal.
And [D7] sometime [C7] we’re gonna build a little home for two, for [F] three or four or [EbDIM] more,
in [G7] Love-land for me and my [C] gal

Key of G   – – –  [ G7 C Dm G7 C – – Em Am D7 G G7]

The bells are [G7] ringing for me and my [C] gal
The birds are [Dm] singing [G7] for me and my ]C] gal

Everybody’s been [E7] knowing – to a wedding they’re [Am] going.  And for weeks they’ve been [D7] sewing every Susie and [G] Sal [G7]

They’re [G7] congregating for me and my [C] gal
The Parson’s [Dm] waiting [G7] for me and my [E] gal

And [G7] sometime,  [C7] I’m goin’ to build a little home for two,  for [F] three or four or [EbDIM] more.   In [G7] Loveland for me and my [C] gal

In [G7] Loveland for me and my [C] gal

 

1111. FOR ME AND MY GAL 1917 |
THE BELLS ARE RINGING
FOR ME AND MY GAL.
THE BIRDS ARE SINGING
FOR ME AND MY GAL.
EVERYBODY’S BEEN KNOWIN’,
TO A WEDDING THEY’RE GOIN’,
AND FOR WEEKS THEY’VE BEEN SEWIN’,
EVERY SUZIE AND SAL.
THEY’RE CONGREGATIN’
FOR ME AND BY GAL.
THE PARSON’S WAITING
FOR ME AND MY GAL.
AND SOMEDAY,
I’M GONNA BUILD A LITTLE HOME FOR TWO,
OR THREE, OR FOUR, OR MORE,
IN LOVELAND, FOR ME AND MY GAL.

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