Life Is Just A Bowl of Cherries

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The song conveys an upbeat, cheerful message about enjoying life and not worrying too much about problems.

The song is about enjoying life and not taking things too seriously, as life's pleasures are fleeting.

The transcription features vocals for soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto and baritone parts, along with piano accompaniment.

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries

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bum

Soprano


ba

j
da la dee da da

j
da la

The Boswell Sisters The Mills Brothers Bing Crosby Transcribed by Sally Cochrane

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da,

la

da

Mezzo-Soprano

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bum

.
Wah -

j
oh wah oh

j .
wa - oh,

Alto

Bum bum

ba bum

j .

ba

j .

bum

ba bum

bum

Baritone

# & # j
D7

A7

j . .

j j j . .
E m7 A7 D da. You work you save you wor - ry so but you

Mez.

# & # n & ##

ba

da

la dee da da

la da

Wah

j j j . .
You work you save you wor - ry so but you

oh wah oh

wah.

Bar.

? ##

bum

ba bum

j .

ba

bum bum bum bum You

work you save you

j j . .

wor - ry so but you

& & &

## ## ##

Em

A7

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries


go go go so

j
G D re - peat -ing it's the ber - ries the

can't take your dough when you

keep

Mez.


go go go so

j
keep re - peat -ing it's the berr - ies the

can't take your dough when you


go go go so

j
keep re - peat -ing it's the berr -ies, the

Bar.

? ##

can't take your dough when you

11

&

##

Em

Em

E m7


strong - est oak must

.
fall.


wa ba


wa doop ee dee,

Mez.

# & # & ## n

j j
wa ba bee

strong - est oak must

fall.

de,

Bar.

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bum ba bum bum


bum ba bum bum

strong - est oak must

fa - a - all.

3
S

15

& & &

## ## ##

Em

dow,

A7

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries

dow

Em

A7

wa - ah oh.

D D/C # Bm

Mez.

j .
is just a bowl of

Bar.

? ##

ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba

Life

che -rries,

so

wa - ah - oh

19

# & # & & ## ##


E7

A7 D

G7

nn nn nn
C


C7 C

Mez.

live

. j

all.

and laugh at 'em

Bar.

? ##

nn #
Life is just a bowl of che -rries, don't be so

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries


23

& & & ?


B b dim


Dm

. . J J
G7 you save, C

A7
but you

Mez.

Bar.

#
ser - i - ous, life's too mys - ter - i - ous.

You work,

and you wor - ry so

27

& & & ?


Dm


when you go - o. Dm G7 C


C7

Mez.

Bar.

C
Keep on re - peat-ing it's the be - rries,

can't take that good dough

5
31

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries

& & &


A7


Dm

J
.

#
in Em #. J life to you were just

Mez.

Bar.

Em b ? and the strong - est


35

oak must fall

The sweet things

& & &


A7


Dm G

E7
C Life is just a bowl of

Mez.

Bar.

? #. J
loaned, so how you gon -na lose


o-owned?

what you've ne -ver

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries


39

6
E7

& & &


A7


D7

. J
G7 and laugh at A7 it C

###


Life is just a bowl of

Mez.

### ### ###


E7


Life is just a bowl of

Bar.

?
che - rries,
43

Life is just

j j . .
E7 You work you save

a bowl of

so

live

all.

& & &

### ### ###


don't make it se - ri - ous life's too mys - ter - i - ous.

che - rries,

Mez.


che - rries,


don't make it se - ri - ous life's too mys - ter - i - ous.

j j . .
You work you save

Bar.

? ###

che - rries,

don't make it

ser - i - ous life's too mys - ter - i - ous.

You work you save

j j . .

7
47

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries

& & &

### ### ###


so


but you

can't

take

j
your

dough


when you go

so

you wo - o - rry

Mez.


you wo - o - rry so


but you

can't

take

j
your

dough


when you go

so

Bar.

? ###
50

you wo - o - rry

so

but you

can't

take

your

dough

when you go

so

A C # dim Bm

& & &

### ### ###

j . n
ev'-ry -thing's the be - rries,

j j j .
oak mu -ust fall. The

keep on re -peat -ing ho -ney

the strong - est

Mez.

j .
keep on re -peat -ing ho -ney ev'-ry -thing's the be - rries,

the strong - est

j j j . #
oak mu -ust fall. The

Bar.

? ###

keep on re -peat -ing hon-ey

j . #
ev'-ry -thing's the be - rries,

the strong - est

j j j . n n
oak mu -ust fall. The

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries


54

& & &

### ### ###

C # dim

8
B

. . .

j
A to you were just

loaned

j
so how


can you lose

what

sweet things in life

Mez.

# n

j
to you were just

loaned

j
so how


can you lose

sweet things in life

what

j # n #
to you were just

Bar.

? ###
57

sweet things in life

loaned

j
so

how

can you lose

what

A A /F # B7

& & &

### ### ###

A/E


you've ne -ver o - owned?

j j .
Life is just a bowl of che-e - e - rries, so live and laugh at it

Mez.

you've ne -ver o - owned?


live and laugh at it

#
live and laugh at it

Bar.

? ###

you've ne -ver o - owned?

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Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries

& & &

### ### ###

#
just so you're ha - ppy.

B7

E7


laugh at it all.

. j n
(PIANO

all

Llive, smile,

Mez.


all just so you're ha - ppy.

Live,

smile,

laugh at it

all

j
all just so you're ha - ppy.

Bar.

? ###
65

Live,

smile

laugh at it

all.

& & &

### ### ###

Mez.

Bar.

? ###

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