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[Verse 1]
Sing CmlowCm/Bb, sing Am7b5clearD7b9  
Sweet Gmwords Gm/Fin my Em7b5earA7b9  
Not a Dm7whisper Bm7b5of despEm7b5airA7b9  
But Dm7loves Em7own Fm7prayerBb7  
[Verse 2]
Sing Cmon,Cm/Bb  
unAm7b5tilD7b9  
You Gmbring Gm/Fback the Em7b5thrillA7b9  
Of a Dm7sentiBm7b5mental Em7b5tuneA7b9  
That Dm7died Em7too Fm7soonBb7  
[Chorus]
Am7b5Our harmony was D7b9lost
But you forGm7gave, I forGm7/Fgot
Whisper Em7b5not of quarrels A7b9past
You Dm7b5know we've had our G7b9last
So Cmnow Cm/Bbwe'll Am7b5be___  D7b9on
Gmkeep Gm/FconstantEm7b5lyA7b9  
Love will Dm7whisper Bm7b5on eteEm7b5rnallyA7b9  Dm  Em7  Fm7  G7b9  
[Interlude]
Dm  Em7   Fm7   G7b9
Dm  Em7   Fm7   G7b9
Dm  Em7   Fm7   G7b9
Dm  Em7   Fm7   G7b9
[Verse 3]
CmWhy did we Cm/Bblisten when they Am7b5said it wouldn't D7b9last
GmGossiping Gm/Fvoices made us Em7b5break up
A7b9But you Dm7know we Bm7b5still can Em7b5make upA7b9  
If we Dm7forget 'em Em7all and answer Fm7Cupid's callG7b9  
N.C.
It's a truth
[Verse 4]
CmWhispers of Cm/Bbtrouble are an Am7b5echo of the D7b9past
GmAll it'll Gm/Ftake to lose Em7b5my gloomA7b9  
Dm7Is just a Bm7b5whisper, Em7b5not of A7b9rumors
But of Dm7your love for Em7me
Fm7That's how it's G7b9gotta be
[Chorus]
Am7b5Our harmony was D7b9lost
But you forGm7gave, I forGm7/Fgot
Whisper Em7b5not of quarrels A7b9past
You Dm7b5know we've had our G7b9last
So Cmnow Cm/Bbwe'll Am7b5be___  D7b9on
Gmkeep Gm/FconstantEm7b5lyA7b9  
Dm7Love will Bm7b5whisper Em7b5on and on and on A7b9eternDmallyEm7  Fm7  G7b9  
[Outro]
DmEterEm7nallyFm7  G7b9  
DmEterEm7nallyFm7  G7b9  
DmWhispers of trouble are an echo of the D7b9past

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Whisper Not

by Mel Tormé

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cm/Bb

Am7b5

D7b9

Gm/F

Em7b5

A7b9

Dm7

Bm7b5

Em7

Fm7

Bb7

Gm7

Gm7/F

Dm7b5

G7b9

[Verse 1]

Cm Cm/Bb Am7b5 D7b9

Sing low, sing clear

Gm Gm/F Em7b5 A7b9

Sweet words in my ear

Dm7 Bm7b5 Em7b5 A7b9

Not a whisper of despair

Dm7 Em7 Fm7 Bb7

But loves own prayer

[Verse 2]

Cm Cm/Bb

Sing on,

Am7b5 D7b9

until

Gm Gm/F Em7b5 A7b9

You bring back the thrill

Dm7 Bm7b5 Em7b5 A7b9

Of a sentimental tune

Dm7 Em7 Fm7 Bb7

That died too soon

[Chorus]

Am7b5 D7b9

Our harmony was lost

Gm7 Gm7/F

But you forgave, I forgot

Em7b5 A7b9

Whisper not of quarrels past

Dm7b5 G7b9

You know we've had our last

Cm Cm/Bb Am7b5 D7b9

So now we'll be___ on

Gm Gm/F Em7b5 A7b9

keep constantly

Dm7 Bm7b5 Em7b5 A7b9 Dm Em7 Fm7 G7b9

Love will whisper on eternally

[Interlude]

Dm Em7 Fm7 G7b9

[Verse 3]

Cm Cm/Bb Am7b5 D7b9

Why did we listen when they said it wouldn't last

Gm Gm/F Em7b5

Gossiping voices made us break up

A7b9 Dm7 Bm7b5 Em7b5 A7b9

But you know we still can make up

Dm7 Em7 Fm7 G7b9

If we forget 'em all and answer Cupid's call

N.C.

It's a truth

[Verse 4]

Cm Cm/Bb Am7b5 D7b9

Whispers of trouble are an echo of the past

Gm Gm/F Em7b5 A7b9

All it'll take to lose my gloom

Dm7 Bm7b5 Em7b5 A7b9

Is just a whisper, not of rumors

Dm7 Em7

But of your love for me

Fm7 G7b9

That's how it's gotta be

[Chorus]

Am7b5 D7b9

Our harmony was lost

Gm7 Gm7/F

But you forgave, I forgot

Em7b5 A7b9

Whisper not of quarrels past

Dm7b5 G7b9

You know we've had our last

Cm Cm/Bb Am7b5 D7b9

So now we'll be___ on

Gm Gm/F Em7b5 A7b9

keep constantly

Dm7 Bm7b5 Em7b5 A7b9 Dm Em7 Fm7 G7b9

Love will whisper on and on and on eternally

[Outro]

Dm Em7 Fm7 G7b9

Eternally

Dm Em7 Fm7 G7b9

Eternally

Dm D7b9

Whispers of trouble are an echo of the past

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