Begin the Beguine


AWhen they beA6gin   AM7    A6   the begAuine,A6    AM7      A6  

It briAngs back the soA6und  AM7 of A6music so teE7nder,

It brBmings back a nBm7ight of tBmropical splBm7endor,

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It brings back a memory ever green.


AI'm with you once mA6ore AM7   A6under the stAars, A6      AM7      A6  

And dAown by the sAM7hore, F#m7 an orchestra's E7playing;

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And even the palms seem to be swaying

E7When theyE7sus4 begin  E7  the begAuine. A6     AM7      A6  


Bridge:

To lAmive it again D7  is past all endGeavor

ExcGmept when that tC7une clutches my hFM7eart,  F 

And C- there we are,Dm swearing to love forEever, F 

And promising neEver,Dm7 never to pEart. E7  


What moments diviAne, A6   AM7  what raA6pture serAene, A6    AM7      A6  

Til clAouds came along to dispA7erse the joy we had tE7asted;

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And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,

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I know but too well what they mean.



E7So don't lA6et them begin  AM7 the beguA6ine,

E7Let  the loAve that was once a A6fire remain an E7ember;

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Let it sleep like the dead desire I only re - mem - ber

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When they begin the beguine.



E7Oh, yes, lAet them begin the begA6uine, make them plAay,   AM7     A6  

E7Til  the sAtars that were there beA6fore reAM7turn abE7ove you,

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Til you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you."

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And we suddenly know . . .what heaven we're in

When they begE7in the begAuine,Am7   

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