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Capo I
Intro:
   E-      A-       D-         D-         A-      E(x2)
EHey, young girl, Astaring at mDe,
DSmiling sAo mysteriouslyE,
EYour eyes so shinAy and your lDips so red,
DDo you know this tune Aplayin' in my headE?
   E-      A-       D-         D-         A-     E  
EHey Cordelia, dAon't you froDwn.
DWell your Daddy went cArazy and your house bEurned down.
EI'm gonna make Aeverything all rDight.
DI'm singing just Afor you tonightE.
I got a tune runnin' through my head and it won't go away.
Sing it to me softly, sing it to me day after day.
And I want you darlin' and I don't want nobody but you.
We can jam in the daylight, we can jam the whole night through.
....(whole night through)
'Cuz I neAed someone to turn me on,
SomDeone to wait besAide the dawn,
SomF#meone to sing my sonAg,
                  E-      A-       D-         D-         A-      E  
And be my Nightingale...
(Nightingale)
Be my Nightingale
(Nightingale)
SomAeone to kiss beneath the moon
And slDeep with in the afteArnoon.
SomF#meone to sing my tuAne
               E-      A-       D-         D-         A-      E  
And be my Nightingale...
(Nightingale)
             E-      A-       D-         D-         A-      E  
Be my Nightingale
(Nightingale)
Well, hey Cordelia, don't you cry,
Your face so fine and your body so shy.
England in the rain is no place to be.
Go find your lover out across the sea.
Girl, do you hear the music playing?
Do you understand what the singer is saying?
And these visions that we both have seen...
Baby, can you tell me just what they mean?
I've got a tune runnin' through my head that I want you to hear.
Play it for you darlin'. For your sisters and the good King Lear.
And I've been dreaming of the day when the Sun will shine again.
Shine on through your lightning, shine on through your thunder and rain.
'Cuz I neAed someone to turn me on,
SomDeone to wait besAide the dawn,
SomF#meone to sing my sonAg,
                  E-      A-       D-         D-         A-      E  
And be my Nightingale...
(Nightingale)
Be my Nightingale
(Nightingale)
SomAeone to kiss beneath the moon
And slDeep with in the afteArnoon.
SomF#meone to sing my tuAne
               E-      A-       D-         D-         A-      E  
And be my Nightingale...
(Nightingale)
             E-      A-       D-         D-         A-      E  
Be my Nightingale
(Nightingale)
YEe-eh!!!
Bridge:
ESo won't you liAsten to the baDnd?
(WDon't you liAsten to the baEnd?)
AEnd won't you tAry to undersDtand?
(WoDn't you tAry to underEstand?)
EWon't you lAet me be the Dmaj7fool?
And hold you by the haC#mnd?
Won't you sing it 'til I see that you are smiF#mling?
(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!)
   E-      A-       D-         D-         A-      Eto end
Be my Nightingale
(Nightingale)
I need you......

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Nightingale

by God Street Wine

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dmaj7

C#m

Capo I

Intro:

E A D D A E

- - - - - (x2)

E A D

Hey, young girl, staring at me,

D A E

Smiling so mysteriously,

E A D

Your eyes so shiny and your lips so red,

D A E

Do you know this tune playin' in my head?

E A D D A E

- - - - -

E A D

Hey Cordelia, don't you frown.

D A E

Well your Daddy went crazy and your house burned down.

E A D

I'm gonna make everything all right.

D A E

I'm singing just for you tonight.

I got a tune runnin' through my head and it won't go away.

Sing it to me softly, sing it to me day after day.

And I want you darlin' and I don't want nobody but you.

We can jam in the daylight, we can jam the whole night through.

....(whole night through)

'Cuz I need someone to turn me on,

D A

Someone to wait beside the dawn,

F#m A

Someone to sing my song,

E A D D A E

- - - - -

And be my Nightingale...

(Nightingale)

Be my Nightingale

(Nightingale)

Someone to kiss beneath the moon

D A

And sleep with in the afternoon.

F#m A

Someone to sing my tune

E A D D A E

- - - - -

And be my Nightingale...

(Nightingale)

E A D D A E

- - - - -

Be my Nightingale

(Nightingale)

Well, hey Cordelia, don't you cry,

Your face so fine and your body so shy.

England in the rain is no place to be.

Go find your lover out across the sea.

Girl, do you hear the music playing?

Do you understand what the singer is saying?

And these visions that we both have seen...

Baby, can you tell me just what they mean?

I've got a tune runnin' through my head that I want you to hear.

Play it for you darlin'. For your sisters and the good King Lear.

And I've been dreaming of the day when the Sun will shine again.

Shine on through your lightning, shine on through your thunder and rain.

'Cuz I need someone to turn me on,

D A

Someone to wait beside the dawn,

F#m A

Someone to sing my song,

E A D D A E

- - - - -

And be my Nightingale...

(Nightingale)

Be my Nightingale

(Nightingale)

Someone to kiss beneath the moon

D A

And sleep with in the afternoon.

F#m A

Someone to sing my tune

E A D D A E

- - - - -

And be my Nightingale...

(Nightingale)

E A D D A E

- - - - -

Be my Nightingale

(Nightingale)

YEe-eh!!!

Bridge:

E A D

So won't you listen to the band?

D A E

(Won't you listen to the band?)

E A D

And won't you try to understand?

D A E

(Won't you try to understand?)

E A Dmaj7

Won't you let me be the fool?

C#m

And hold you by the hand?

F#m

Won't you sing it 'til I see that you are smiling?

(Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!)

E A D D A E

- - - - - to end

Be my Nightingale

(Nightingale)

I need you......

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