| A | E7 | A |

[Verse 1]
A
 It's very nice to go trav'ling
D7
To Paris, London and Rome
         Bm7           E7
It's oh, so nice to go trav'ling
         F7
But it's so much nicer
          E7                    A
Yes, it's so much nicer to come home

[Verse 2]
     E7   A
It's very nice to just wander
    D           D7
The camel route to Iraq
C7          Bm7          E7
It's oh, so nice to just wander
         F7
But it's so much nicer
          E7                   A
Yes, it's oh so nice to wander back

[Bridge 1]
                   F#7 D        D7      E7        A
The mam'selles and fraulein and the señoritas are sweet
         D7       C#m7             F#7        Bm7
But they can't compete 'cause they just don't have
G7       F#m7         B7         Bm7
What the models have, on Madison Ave

[Verse 3]
     E7   Amaj7 A7    Amaj7
It's very nice, to be footlose
     D7
With just a toothbrush and comb
     C7    Bm7           E7
It's oh so nice to be footlose
         F7
But your heart starts singin'
     E7                 C#7              C#m7
When you're homeward wingin', 'cross the foam

[Verse 4]
F#7               Bm7
And you know your fate is
A7               A
Where the Empire State is
F#m7          G#7
All you contemplate is
    C#7                      F#m7  F7
The view from Miss Liberty's dôme
Em7   A7   D7
 It's very nice to go trav'ling
         C#7   F#7          A7
But it's oh so nice to come home

[Interlude]
| E7 | A | A | D7 |
| D7 C7 | Bm7 | Bm7 | A#7 |
| E7 | Amaj7 |

[Bridge 2]
A                  C#   D          D7    E7      A
 You will find the Mädchen and the gay muchachas are rare
         E7       C#m7           F#7  Bm7
But they can't compare with that sexy line
G7     F#m7            Bm7
That parades each day, at Sunset and Vine

[Verse 5]
D               Amaj7 A
 It's quite the life, to play gypsy
    D7                   D
And roam as gypsies will roam
F#7            Bm7          E7
It's quite the life to play gypsy
B7
But your heart starts singin'
            E7                C#m7
When you're homeward wingin', 'cross the foam

[Verse 6]
F#7             Bm7
 And the Hudson River
          B7       A
Makes you start to quiver
F#m7                 G#7
 Like the latest flivver
C#7                         F#7     F7
That's simply drippin' with chrome
Em7  A7   D7
It's very nice, to go trav'ling
         C#7 F#7      E7      A7
But it's oh  so nice, to come home

[Outro]
E7               A
 No more customs
A                 Amaj7
Burn the passport
A               Amaj7
No more packing
E7    A       Amaj7
And unpacking
A7                 Amaj7
Light the home fires
A
Get my slippers
Bm7    E7    A
Make a pizza