PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
113 - The Glory Of Love
Verse 1
(strong entry) You’ve got to give a lit-tle, take a lit-tle,
^ and let your poor heart break a lit-tle.
^ That’s the sto-ry of, ^ that’s the glo-ry of love.
Verse 2
(strong entry) You’ve got to laugh a lit-tle, cry a lit-tle,
^ be-fore the clouds roll by a lit-tle.
^ That’s the sto-ry of, ^ that’s the glo-ry of love.
Middle 8
As long as there’s the two of us, (sing vowel, careful with ‘s’)
we’ve got the world and all its charms.
And when the world is through with us,
^ we’ve got each oth-er’s arms.
Verse 3
(strong entry) You’ve got to win a lit-tle, lose a lit-tle,
^ and al-ways have the blues a lit-tle.
^ That’s the sto-ry of, ^ that’s the glo-ry of love.
8 x Bar Instrumental
Verse 2 repeat
(strong entry) You’ve got to laugh a lit-tle, cry a lit-tle,
^ be-fore the clouds roll by a lit-tle.
^ That’s the sto-ry of, ^ that’s the glo-ry of love.
Middle 8 repeat
As long as there’s the two of us, (sing vowel, careful with ‘s’)
we’ve got the world and all its charms.
And when the world is through with us,
^ we’ve got each oth-er’s arms.
Verse 3 repeat
(strong entry) You’ve got to win a lit-tle, lose a lit-tle,
^ and al-ways have the blues a lit-tle.
^ That’s the sto-ry of, ^ that’s the glo-ry of love.
A song written by Billy Hill, recorded by Benny Goodman in 1936, and made famous by Gracie Fields. Featured in the classic film, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?