[Verse 1] N.C. You might have a happy family Am C G C G Nice house fine car Em You might be successful in real estate Am C D You could even be a football star C G You might have a prime time TV show Am C D Seen in every home and bar G C D G But you, can't take it with you C D [Verse 2] G Em You might own a great big factory Am C G C G Oil wells on sacred land Em You might be in line Am for promotion C D With a foolproof retirement plan C G You might have your money in copper Am C D Textiles or imports from Japan G C D G But you can't take it with you C D
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[Bridge] Em G You can't take it with you Though you might pile it up high Em G It's so much easier for a camel Bm C Am D to pass through a needle's eye [Verse 3] G Em You might have a body of fine Am C G C G proportion And a hungry man Em Am A handsome face and a flashing wit C D Lips that kiss and eyes that shine C G There might be a queue Am all around the block C D Long before your starting time G C D G But you can't take it with you C D
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[Instrumental] Em G Em G Bm C Am D [Verse 4] G Em Am You might have a great reputation C G C G So carefully made Em Am And a set of high ideals C D Polished up and so well displayed C G You might have a burning love inside Am C D So refined, such a special grade G C D G But you can't take it with you G C D G you can't take it with you G No no no you C D C G can't take it with you
