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Moonlight Serenade

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[Verse]
A7I sE6tand at the Gdimgate, 
And the F#msong that I sF#m7ing is of Fdimmoon lB7ight;
I stEand and I E7wait 
For the toE7uch of your hE6and in the JC#7une night;
The Ero   Cdimses are sEigh F#ming a Cdimmoonlight B7ser   B7+5e   naEde.B7+5  
A7The sE6tars are aGdimglow, 
And toniF#mght how their lF#m7ight sets me Fdimdream iB7ng.
My lEove, do you kE7now 
That your eE7yes are like sE6tars brightly C#7beaming?
I bEring Cdimyou aEnd F#msing Cdimyou a B7moonlight B7+5ser   e   nEade.
[Bridge]
AM7Let us stray til the bAm6reak of day
In Ebm7love's G#7valley of drBm7eams,
Just C#7you and C#m6I, a Eb7sum   mer C#m6sky,
             Eb7        Bm6             C#7        F#m7   B79
A hea   ven   ly breeze kiss   ing the trees.
[Verse]
A7So dE6on't let me Gdimwait; 
CF#mome to me teF#m7nderly  in  the FdimJune nB7ight,
I stEand at the E7gate 
And I sE7ing you a E6song in the C#7moonlight;
A lEove Cdimsong, mEy dF#marl Cdiming, a mB7oonlight B7+5ser   e   nEade

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Moonlight Serenade

by Glenn Miller

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gdim

F#m

F#m7

Fdim

C#7

Cdim

B7+5

AM7

Am6

Ebm7

G#7

Bm7

C#m6

Eb7

Bm6

[Verse]

A7 E6 Gdim

I stand at the gate,

F#m F#m7 Fdim B7

And the song that I sing is of moon light;

E E7

I stand and I wait

E7 E6 C#7

For the touch of your hand in the June night;

E Cdim E F#m Cdim B7 B7+5 E B7+5

The ro ses are sigh ing a moonlight ser e nade.

A7 E6 Gdim

The stars are aglow,

F#m F#m7 Fdim B7

And tonight how their light sets me dream ing.

E E7

My love, do you know

E7 E6 C#7

That your eyes are like stars brightly beaming?

E Cdim E F#m Cdim B7 B7+5 E

I bring you and sing you a moonlight ser e nade.

[Bridge]

AM7 Am6

Let us stray til the break of day

Ebm7 G#7 Bm7

In love's valley of dreams,

C#7 C#m6 Eb7 C#m6

Just you and I, a sum mer sky,

Eb7 Bm6 C#7 F#m7 B7

A hea ven ly breeze kiss ing the trees.

[Verse]

A7 E6 Gdim

So don't let me wait;

F#m F#m7 Fdim B7

Come to me tenderly in the June night,

E E7

I stand at the gate

E7 E6 C#7

And I sing you a song in the moonlight;

E Cdim E F#m Cdim B7 B7+5 E

A love song, my darl ing, a moonlight ser e nade

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