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Cavatina

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[Verse 1]
CHe C/Bwas FbeautifulDm7,
Fbeautiful G7to my CeyesC7  
From the FmomBbment I Ebsaw Gbhim
the Dm7sun fG7illed the sCsus4ky. C  
[Verse 2]
CHe was C/Bso, so FbeautiDm7ful;
Fbeautiful G7just to Chold C7  
In my dFreams Bbhe was sEbprinGbg time, 
Dm7winteG7r was colCsus4d. C  
[Chorus]
Am7How Dm7could I Gtell G7him 
what I Dm7so cG7learly could CseeC7? 
Though I Fm7longed Bbm7for hBdimim G/B  
Bb6another  Abm7trustDm7ed me completely so I never could be 
G7free 
[Verse 3]
Ah, but Cit C/Bwas FbeautifulDm7  
Fknowing G7that he CcareC7d
I will FalwBbays remEbembeGbr
Dm7momenG7ts we Csus4shared. C  
[Chorus]
Am7Now Dm7it's all Gover G7  
still the Dm7feelG7ings linger ConC7  
For my drFeam kBbeeps reEbturnGbing 
Dm7now G7that he's gCsus4one. C  
[Outro]
For it was Cbeautiful, Fm7beautiful G7to be Csus4lovedC  

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Cavatina

by John Williams (guitarist)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Dm7

Csus4

Am7

Fm7

Bbm7

Bdim

G/B

Bb6

Abm7

[Verse 1]

C C/B F Dm7

He was beautiful,

F G7 C C7

beautiful to my eyes

F Bb Eb Gb

From the momment I saw him

Dm7 G7 Csus4 C

the sun filled the sky.

[Verse 2]

C C/B F Dm7

He was so, so beautiful;

F G7 C C7

beautiful just to hold

F Bb Eb Gb

In my dreams he was spring time,

Dm7 G7 Csus4 C

winter was cold.

[Chorus]

Am7 Dm7 G G7

How could I tell him

Dm7 G7 C C7

what I so clearly could see?

Fm7 Bbm7 Bdim G/B

Though I longed for him

Bb6 Abm7 Dm7

another trusted me completely so I never could be

free

[Verse 3]

C C/B F Dm7

Ah, but it was beautiful

F G7 C C7

knowing that he cared

F Bb Eb Gb

I will always remember

Dm7 G7 Csus4 C

moments we shared.

[Chorus]

Am7 Dm7 G G7

Now it's all over

Dm7 G7 C C7

still the feelings linger on

F Bb Eb Gb

For my dream keeps returning

Dm7 G7 Csus4 C

now that he's gone.

[Outro]

C Fm7 G7 Csus4 C

For it was beautiful, beautiful to be loved

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