If You Were The Only Girl

If You Were The Only Girl     in key of A Written by Nat D. Ayer with lyrics by Clifford Grey Sung by George Robey and Violet Loraine in 1916. In the post WW2 era this song was covered by many great singers including Dean Martin Perry Como and Bing Crosby. For Dean Martin’s version use a capo on fret #1. Intro:               Verse 1:         If you were the only girl in the world         and I were the only boy           Nothing else would matter in the world today         We could go on loving in the same old way Verse 2:         A garden of Eden  just made for two         With nothing to mar our joy            I would say such wonderful things to you         There would be such wonderful things to do         If you were the only girl in the world         and I were the only boy.   Verse 3:         If you were the only girl in the world         and I were the only boy            Nothing else would matter in the world today         We could go on loving in the same old way Verse 4:         A garden of Eden just made for two         With nothing to mar our joy            I would say such wonderful things to you         There would be  such wonderful things to do         If you were the only girl in the world         and I were the only boy. Outro:                Note: Some versions omit Verse 3 and/or use an instrumental version for the first 2 lines of the last verse. This TAB By Yarrowyck AKA Bruce Howlett