Gina - Vance and Carr (a Johnny Mathis hit)

"Gina" is a song with lyrics and music by Paul Vance and Leon Carr. It was recorded and released in 1962 and was a hit record for Johnny Mathis. It is said that the song was a tribute to Gina Lollobrigida. In any case, it is a lovely song with sweet lyrics. It has a standard 32-bar AABA structure with an extra two measures in the last A.

My chord chart follows the standard changes (more or less). I have included a coda with an extended ending (somewhat different from the tag ending in the Mathis version). You will have to remove or edit the coda if you don't want to play it. Although the Mathis version (on Youtube) has a soft-rock rhythm, I prefer it as a rhumba. I perform it with the Latin-Cuban: Bolero style at 90 bpm.

Gina - Vance and Carr