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"How Sad Venice Can Be"
aka "Que c'est triste Venise"
BY:
Charles Aznavour(Music);
Gene Lees (Lyrics-English);
Francoise Dorin (Lyrics-French)
[Key - Bb]
[VERSE 1]
BbHow sad Venice can be
When Fyou return alone
To Gmfind a memory
In every paving Fstone.
CmI walk among the birds
That Ffill San Marco's Square
With Cechoes of her words
Around me in the Fair.
[CHORUS]
BbHow sad Venice can be
When the Gmandolins play
A Cmsong she sung for me
One unforgotten Fday.
BbLike images of sleep
EbThe gondoliers go by
But Cmwhen I try to weep
I Ffind my tears are Bbdry.
[Key Change - B]
[VERSE 2]
BHow sad Venice can be
When Abmmist is in your eyes
And you can C#mhardly see
As pigeons fill the F#skies.
I C#mfind the little street
And F#then the old café
Where C#mwe would always meet
To dream away the F#day.
[CHORUS]
BHow sad Venice can be
Be-Aneath the silent Abmoon
TC#mhat rises from the sea
And silvers the la-F#goon.
I Bhear the vespers chime
And Abmcross the Bridge of Sighs
I C#mknow that it is time
To F#bid my last good-Bbyes.
[Key Change - C]
[SEGUE]
CThere's nothing more to say
I Fpass beneath the light
And then I Dmturn away
From GVenice in the Cnight.
[OUTRO]
CHow sad Venice can be
It's Ftoo lonely to Abare
When Fyou have lost the love
That Gyou discovered Cthere.

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How Sad Venice Can Be

by Charles Aznavour

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Abm

C#m

"How Sad Venice Can Be"

aka "Que c'est triste Venise"

BY:

Charles Aznavour(Music);

Gene Lees (Lyrics-English);

Francoise Dorin (Lyrics-French)

[Key - Bb]

[VERSE 1]

How sad Venice can be

When you return alone

To find a memory

In every paving stone.

I walk among the birds

That fill San Marco's Square

With echoes of her words

Around me in the air.

[CHORUS]

How sad Venice can be

When the mandolins play

A song she sung for me

One unforgotten day.

Like images of sleep

The gondoliers go by

But when I try to weep

F Bb

I find my tears are dry.

[Key Change - B]

[VERSE 2]

How sad Venice can be

Abm

When mist is in your eyes

C#m

And you can hardly see

As pigeons fill the skies.

C#m

I find the little street

And then the old café

C#m

Where we would always meet

To dream away the day.

[CHORUS]

How sad Venice can be

A Ab

Be-neath the silent moon

C#m

That rises from the sea

And silvers the la-goon.

I hear the vespers chime

Abm

And cross the Bridge of Sighs

C#m

I know that it is time

F# B

To bid my last good-byes.

[Key Change - C]

[SEGUE]

There's nothing more to say

I pass beneath the light

And then I turn away

G C

From Venice in the night.

[OUTRO]

How sad Venice can be

F A

It's too lonely to bare

When you have lost the love

G C

That you discovered there.

About How Sad Venice Can Be Chords by Charles Aznavour

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The chords for "How Sad Venice Can Be" show the original chord names (including Bb, F, Gm, Cm, C, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.