Verse:
G7
I remember when I was a very little girl
C7
Our house caught on fire
G7
I'll never forget the look on my father's face
C7
As he gathered me up in his arms
C
And raced through the burning building onto the pavement
FD
And I stood there shivering in my pajamas
G7C
And watched the whole world go up in flames
FC
And when it was all over I said to myself
BbC
"Is that all there is to a fire?"
Chorus:
CG7
Is that all there is?
G7
Is that all there is?
G7Cm7
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
F7Cm7Ebm7Bb
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
A7Eb7D7
If that's all there is
Verse:
Cm
And when I was 12 years old
Eb
My daddy took me to the circus,
CmEb
The greatest show on earth
CmEb
There were clowns and elephants, dancing bears
Bb
And a beautiful lady in pink tights flew high above our heads
CmEb
As I sat there watching
CmEb
I had the feeling that something was missing
Cm
I don't know what
Eb
When it was all over I said to myself
Bb
"Is that all there is to the circus?"
Chorus:
G7
Is that all there is?
G7
Is that all there is?
G7Cm7
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
F7Cm7Ebm7Bb
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
A7Eb7D7
If that's all there is
Verse:
CmEb
And then I fell in love
CmEb
With the most wonderful boy in the world
Cm
We'd take long walks down by the river
EbBb
Or just sit for hours gazing into each other's eyes
Cm
We were so very much in love
Eb
Then one day he went away
CmEb
And I thought I'd die, but I didn't
CmEb
And when I didn't, I said to myself
Bb
"Is that all there is to love?"
Coda:
G7
Is that all there is?
G7
Is that all there is?
G7Cm7
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep....
Verse:
CmEb
I know what you must be saying to yourselves
CmEb
"If that's the way she feels about it, why doesn't she just end it all?"
CmEb
Oh, no. Not me
Bb
I'm not ready for that final disappointment
CmEb
Cause I know just as well as I'm standing here talking to you
CmEb
And when that final moment comes and I'm breathing my last breath,
Bb
I'll be saying to myself
Chorus:
G7
Is that all there is?
G7
Is that all there is?
G7Cm7
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
F7Cm7Ebm7Bb
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
A7Eb7D7
If that's all there is