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The Third Man Theme

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CWhen a zither starts to play 
DmYou'll remember yesterday 
G7In its haunting strain 
G7Vienna lives again 
AmFree and bright and Ggay 
CIn your mind a sudden gleam 
DmOf a half forgotten dream 
G7Seems to glimmer when you hear the third man tCheme G  
COnce again there comes to mind 
DmSomeone that you left behind 
G7Love that somehow didn't last 
AmIn that happy city of the past 
A7Does she still recall the dream 
That Dmrapture so supreme 
G7When first she heard the haunting third man Ctheme? 
CCarnivals and carousels and AmFerris wheels and parasols 
CThe Danube nights, the dancing lights Amagain will shine 
The Gzither's sweet refrain 
GKeeps swirling in your brain 
GLike new may wine 
G7Strauss waltzes, candle-glow 
G7And the laughter of long ago 
Fill the magic chords and make it seem like toCday 
You Cnever knew that you could be 
Enchanted by a meGlody 
The years will never G7drive it out 
G7You don't know why 
It's something you can't live Cwithout 
You Chear it in the twilight hush 
And in the morning traffic Grush 
A sG7ong that's always new 
In your heart a part of Cyou 
CWhen a zither starts to play 
DmYou'll remember yesterday 
G7In its haunting strain 
G7Vienna lives again 
AmFree and bright and Ggay 
CIn your mind a sudden gleam 
DmOf a new-remembered dream 
G7shines so brightly when you hear the third man CtheGme
G7shines so brightly when you hear the third man CtheGme
G7shines so brightly when you hear the third man CtheGme

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The Third Man Theme

by Don Cherry

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Chords in this song · guitar

When a zither starts to play

You'll remember yesterday

In its haunting strain

Vienna lives again

Am G

Free and bright and gay

In your mind a sudden gleam

Of a half forgotten dream

G7 C G

Seems to glimmer when you hear the third man theme

Once again there comes to mind

Someone that you left behind

Love that somehow didn't last

In that happy city of the past

Does she still recall the dream

That rapture so supreme

G7 C

When first she heard the haunting third man theme?

C Am

Carnivals and carousels and Ferris wheels and parasols

C Am

The Danube nights, the dancing lights again will shine

The zither's sweet refrain

Keeps swirling in your brain

Like new may wine

Strauss waltzes, candle-glow

And the laughter of long ago

Fill the magic chords and make it seem like today

You never knew that you could be

Enchanted by a melody

The years will never drive it out

You don't know why

It's something you can't live without

You hear it in the twilight hush

And in the morning traffic rush

A song that's always new

In your heart a part of you

When a zither starts to play

You'll remember yesterday

In its haunting strain

Vienna lives again

Am G

Free and bright and gay

In your mind a sudden gleam

Of a new-remembered dream

G7 C G

shines so brightly when you hear the third man theme

G7 C G

shines so brightly when you hear the third man theme

G7 C G

shines so brightly when you hear the third man theme

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