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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

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Cminor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Chords]
      Ab466544
     Ab64x354x
    Abm64x3444
  Abm6/Bx23444
     Am75x5555
   Am7b55x554x
      Bb688766
     Bb66x576x
     Bb76x676x
  Bb7sus686866
     Bb9x5656x
   Bbdim6x565x
     Bm77X777X
      CmX35543
     Cm75X353X
   Cm7b58x887x
      D7x5453x
   Dm7b54x353x
      Ebx65343
   Eb/Bb6x5343
     Eb7x6564x
  Ebmaj7x65333
     Em77x575x
      F9x87888
       G355433
      G73x343x
      Gm355333
[Intro]
e|-------------------|
B|--12--10--8--6--4--|
G|--13--11--8--8--5--|
D|--11--9---7--6--5--|
A|-------------8-----|
E|--12--10--8--6--6--|
[Verse]
EbWhen two lovers Ab6meet in Abm6Mayfair
Eb/BbSo the Bb7legends Ebtell
Bb7susSong   Bb9birds EbsingBb  Bbdim  
Ab6Winter Bb7turns to Ebspring
EbEvery winding Ab6street in Abm6Mayfair
E/BbFalls benDm7b5eath  G7the Cmspell
BbdimI      Bb6know such enchantment can Cm7b5be
'Cause it Cm7happened one F9evening to Bb7me
[Chorus]
That Ebcertain Cmnight, the Gmnight we Eb7met
There was Abmagic aG7broad in the CmairAbm6/B  
There were Ebangels Bb7dining Eb7at the Abm6Ritz
And a Eb/Bbnightingale Cmsang in BerkeEbley SquareCm  
[Chorus]
I Ebmay be Cmright, I Gmmay be Eb7wrong
But I'm Abperfectly G7willing to CmswearAbm6/B  
That Ebwhen you Bb7turned and Eb7smiled at Abm6me
A Eb/Bbnightingale Cmsang in Ab6BerkeBb7ley SqEbuareAm7b5  D7  
[Bridge]
GThe moon that Em7lingered over Am7London townD7  
Poor Bm7puzzled Bbdimmoon, he Am7wore a D7frown
  GHow could he Em7know we were Am7so in love?D7  
The Bm7whole darn Bbdimworld seemed Ab6upside Bb7down
[Outro]
The Ebstreets of Cmtown were Gmpaved with Eb7stars
It was Ab6such a roG7mantic afCmfairAbm6/B  
And Ebwhen we Bb7kissed and Eb7said, "GoodAbm6night"
A Eb/Bbnightingale Cmsang in Ab6BerkeBb7ley
  Eb/Bbnightingale Cmsang in Ab6BerkeBb7ley
  Eb/Bbnightingale Cmsang in Ab6BerkeBb7ley EbSquare
  Cm  Ab6 Bb7 Ebmaj7

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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

by Mel Tormé

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab6

Abm6

Abm6/B

Am7

Am7b5

Bb6

Bb7

Bb7sus

Bb9

Bbdim

Bm7

Cm7

Cm7b5

Dm7b5

Eb/Bb

Eb7

Ebmaj7

Em7

[Chords]

466544

Ab6

4x354x

Abm6

4x3444

Abm6/B

x23444

Am7

5x5555

Am7b5

5x554x

688766

Bb6

6x576x

Bb7

6x676x

Bb7sus

686866

Bb9

x5656x

Bbdim

6x565x

Bm7

7X777X

X35543

Cm7

5X353X

Cm7b5

8x887x

x5453x

Dm7b5

4x353x

x65343

Eb/Bb

6x5343

Eb7

x6564x

Ebmaj7

x65333

Em7

7x575x

x87888

355433

3x343x

355333

[Intro]

e|-------------------|

B|--12--10--8--6--4--|

G|--13--11--8--8--5--|

D|--11--9---7--6--5--|

A|-------------8-----|

E|--12--10--8--6--6--|

[Verse]

Eb Ab6 Abm6

When two lovers meet in Mayfair

Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb

So the legends tell

Bb7sus Bb9 Eb Bb Bbdim

Song birds sing

Ab6 Bb7 Eb

Winter turns to spring

Eb Ab6 Abm6

Every winding street in Mayfair

E/Bb Dm7b5 G7 Cm

Falls beneath the spell

Bbdim Bb6 Cm7b5

I know such enchantment can be

Cm7 F9 Bb7

'Cause it happened one evening to me

[Chorus]

Eb Cm Gm Eb7

That certain night, the night we met

Ab G7 Cm Abm6/B

There was magic abroad in the air

Eb Bb7 Eb7 Abm6

There were angels dining at the Ritz

Eb/Bb Cm Eb Cm

And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square

[Chorus]

Eb Cm Gm Eb7

I may be right, I may be wrong

Ab G7 Cm Abm6/B

But I'm perfectly willing to swear

Eb Bb7 Eb7 Abm6

That when you turned and smiled at me

Eb/Bb Cm Ab6 Bb7 Eb Am7b5 D7

A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square

[Bridge]

G Em7 Am7 D7

The moon that lingered over London town

Bm7 Bbdim Am7 D7

Poor puzzled moon, he wore a frown

G Em7 Am7 D7

How could he know we were so in love?

Bm7 Bbdim Ab6 Bb7

The whole darn world seemed upside down

[Outro]

Eb Cm Gm Eb7

The streets of town were paved with stars

Ab6 G7 Cm Abm6/B

It was such a romantic affair

Eb Bb7 Eb7 Abm6

And when we kissed and said, "Goodnight"

Eb/Bb Cm Ab6 Bb7

A nightingale sang in Berkeley

Eb/Bb Cm Ab6 Bb7

nightingale sang in Berkeley

Eb/Bb Cm Ab6 Bb7 Eb

nightingale sang in Berkeley Square

Cm Ab6 Bb7 Ebmaj7

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