In My Babys Arms
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Intro: D
D F#
Oh the worrrrld, may let me dowwwwwn
F# G Gm
Say I'm a foo-ool, call me a clowwwwn
Gm D A
But innnn, my baby's arms I'm a kingggg
A D F#
I mayyyy be lonely therrre
F# G Gm
Just a poor boy, but I don't sharrrre now
Gm D Bm Bm
But innnn, my baby's arms I'm (yeah yeah, every-)thing-inggg
Bm G
In my baby's arms, I'm a different guyyy
G F#
In my baby's arms, I can touch the skyyy
F# G
When she kisses meee, I'm a big suc-cessss
C G C Bm G A
She's my worrrrld, of hap-pi-nessss
D F#
Oh the worrrrld may leave me a-lonnnne
F# G Gm
But I don't carrrre, I have my thrrr-oh-own
D Bm Bm
Innn myyyy baby's arms is (where I'll) beee-ee-ee, whoa oh
Guitar solo
Bm G
In my baby's arms, I'm a different guyyy
G F#
In my baby's arms, I can touch the skyyy
F# G
When she kisses meee, I'm a big suc-cessss
C G C Bm G A
She's my worrrrld, of hap-pi-nessss
D F#
Oh the worrrrld may leave me a-lonnnne
F# G Gm
But I don't carrrre, I have my thrrr-oh-own
D Bm Bm
Innn myyyy baby's arms is (where I'll) beee-ee-ee
Bm G F#
In my baby's arms, whoa ohhh, in my baby's arms whoa oh oh
F# G
In my baby's arms, whoa ohhh
C Bb D
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Words in parenthesis () are spoken only with no backing chords played
Words in brackets are sung only by backup singers
How to play In My Babys Arms
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.