Why Try To Change Me Now

music by cy coleman lyrics by joseph A . mccarthy covered and performed by fiona apple for the best is yet to come - the songs of cy coleman and at largo @ the coronet respectively . recorded also , amongst others by frank sinatra ( 1952 ) , sammy davis , jr . ( 1965 ) , helen humes ( 1981 ) , elvin jones ( 1984 ) Cm7 F7 A#maj7 G9 i’m sentimental , so i walk in the rain Cm7 F7b9 Dm7b5 G+7 Cm7 i’ve got some habits even i can’t explain Cm7b5 Dm7 C#dim7 could start for the corner , turn up in spain Cm7 F13 Dm7 G7b9 but why try to change me now Cm7 F7 A#maj7 G9 i sit and daydream , i’ve got daydreams galore Cm7 F7b9 Dm7b5 G+7 Cm7 cigarette ashes; there they go on the floor Cm7b5 Dm7 C#dim7 i’ll go away weekends , leave my keys in the door Cm7 F13 Dm7 G7b9 but why try to change me now Gm7 F#m7 Fm7 A#7 D#6/9 C+7 Fm7 A#9 why can’t i be more conventional , people talk , and they stare so i try D#6/9 Am7 G#7 but that’s not for me Gm7 C7 cause i can’t see Fmaj7 Dm7 Gm7 C7 my kind of crazy world Cm7 F7 Bm7 go passing me by Cm7 F7 A#maj7 G9 so let people wonder , let ’em laugh , let ’em frown Cm7 F7b9 Dm7b5 G+7 you know i’ll love you till the moon’s upside down Cm7 G#9 Dm7 C#dim7 don’t you remember i was always your clown Cm7 F13 A#6 why try to change me now