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(If I Knew You Were Comin’)
I’D’VE BAKED A CAKE
Words and Music by BOB MERRILL,
AL HOFFMAN and CLEM WATTS
Moderately
F Dm F Eb7 D7
Well, well, well, look who’s here. I have - n’t seen you in
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G9 C7 F Bb/C C7 F
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man - y a year. If I knew you were com - in’ I’d - ’ve baked a cake,
knew you were com - in’ I’d - ’ve baked a cake,
C7 F Bb/C C7 F
baked a cake, baked a cake. If I knew you were com - in’ I’d - ’ve baked a cake. How - ja
baked a cake, baked a cake. If I knew you were com - in’ I’d - ’ve baked a cake. How - ja
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C7 C7b9 F Bb/C C7 F
do. How - ja do. How - ja do. Had you dropped me a let - ter I’d -’ve hired a band,
do. How - ja do. How - ja do. Had you dropped me a let - ter I’d -’ve hired a hall,
C7 F Bb/C C7 F
grand - est band in the land. Had you dropped me a let - ter I’d - ’ve
great big hall, band and all. Had you dropped me a let - ter I’d - ’ve
C7 C7b9 F F7
hired a band and spread the wel - come mat for you.
hired a hall and spread the wel - come mat for you. Now I
Bb F C7 F
don’t know where you came from ’cause I don’t know where you’ve been. But it
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Dm Dm(maj7) Dm7 G7 Gm7 Adim7 Gm7 Db9#5 C9
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real - ly does - n’t mat - ter, grab a chair and fill your plat - ter and dig dig dig right in.
Bb/C C7 F
If
If I knew you were com - in’ I’d - ’ve baked a cake,
I knew you were com - in’ I’d - ’ve kept the pot,
C7 F Bb/C C7 F
hired a band, good - ness sake.
cof - fee pot nice and hot. If I knew you were com - in’ I’d - ’ve
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C7 C7b9 F G9 C7 Bb/C C7 F Bb9 F6
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baked a cake. How - ja do. How- ja do. How- ja do. If I do.
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