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It Might Be You


"It Might Be You" by Stephen Bishop is a soft rock ballad originally recorded in the key of G major. The song was written for the 1982 romantic comedy film "Tootsie." Stephen Bishop, an American singer-songwriter, performed the song, which became a major hit reaching number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Interestingly, the song was not originally intended for the film, but was brought in as a replacement during post-production. It has since become one of Stephen Bishop's signature songs. The melody of "It Might Be You" is characterized by its smooth and gentle guitar strumming, accompanied by Bishop's soothing vocals.

It Might Be You ( filme Tootsie ) - Stephen Bishop

sol sol
Time . . .
sol la si DO RE si sol la si sol
I've been passing time watching trains go by
sol mi re si
All of my life
sol la si DO RE si sol FA# SOL MI
Lying on the sand watching sea birds fly

MI FA# FA# SOL RE
Wishing there would be
DO si RE si la si sol
Someone waiting home for me
mi sol DO si DO si RE DO si la
Something's telling me it might be you
si DO si DO si RE DO si la
It's telling me it might be you
sol mi re sol
All of my life
sol la si DO RE si sol la si sol
Looking back as lovers go walking past
sol mi re si
All of my life

sol la si DO RE si sol FA# SOL MI
Wondering how they met and what makes it last

MI FA# FA# SOL RE
If I found the place
DO si RE si la si sol
Would I recognize the face
mi sol DO si DO si RE DO si la
Something's telling me it might be you
si DO si DO si RE DO si la
it's telling me it might be you
sol si RE FA# SOL FA# si RE
So many quiet walks to take
MI FA FA MI la DO
So many dreams to make
DO RE RE# RE# RE sol si
And with so much love to make
sol si RE SOL# FA# LA MI FA#
I think we're gonna meet some time

RE MI FA MI SOL RE MI Maybe all we need is time . . .
la si DO si DO si RE si la And it's telling me it might be you
sol mi re si All of my life

sol la si DO RE si sol FA# SOL MI
I've been saving love songs and lullabies
MI FA# FA# SOL RE
And there's so much more
DO si RE si la si sol
No one's ever heard before
mi sol DO si DO si RE DO si la
Something's telling me it might be you

si DO si DO si RE DO si la
it's telling me it must be you
la si DO si DO si RE si la
And I'm feeling it'll just be you all of my life
RE RE RE RE
It's you , It's you
sol RE RE MI DO si la sol sol
I've been waiting for all of my life
fa# sol RE RE fa# sol RE RE
Maybe it's you . . . maybe it's you
sol RE RE MI DO si la sol sol
I've been waiting for you all of my life . . .

fa# sol RE RE fa# sol RE RE
Maybe it's you . . . maybe it's you
sol RE RE MI DO si la sol sol
I've been waiting for you all of my life . .