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Skylark

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[Verse]
Gmaj7SkylarAm7k,  Gmaj7/Bhave you Cmaj7anything to Gmaj7say to C#7#11me,
Cmaj7Won't you Bm7tell me E7where my A7love can be?
Am7Is there a D7meadow in the G6misEm7t
Where someone's Am7waiting to be D7kissed?
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7SkylarAm7k,  Gmaj7/Bhave you Cmaj7seen a valleGmaj7y green with sC#7#11pring
Cmaj7Where my Bm7heart can E7go a-A7journeying
Am7Over the D7shadows and the G6rain to a D7#9blossom-covered G6lane?
[Bridge]
And in your Em7lonely fli Eb7— ght Dm7haven't you G7heard the music oCmaj7f the night?
Bm7b5Wonderful E7b9music, Amfaint as a F7will-'o-the-wisp, Dm7crazy G7as a C6loon,
B6Sad as a G#m7gypsy serenC#7ading F#7the B6moon, D7oh
[Verse]
Gmaj7SkylarAm7k,   Gmaj7/BI don't Cmaj7know if you Gmaj7can find these thC#7#11ings,
Cmaj7But my heBm7art is E7riding A7on your wings
Am7So if you D7see them G6anywhere
Won't you lEb9ead D7me Gmaj7thereD7  

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32OOO3

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Skill · find home

G major

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Skylark

by Hoagy Carmichael

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Am7

Gmaj7/B

Cmaj7

C#7#11

Bm7

Em7

D7#9

Eb7

Dm7

Bm7b5

E7b9

G#m7

C#7

F#7

[Verse]

Gmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7/B Cmaj7 Gmaj7 C#7#11

Skylark, have you anything to say to me,

Cmaj7 Bm7 E7 A7

Won't you tell me where my love can be?

Am7 D7 G6 Em7

Is there a meadow in the mist

Am7 D7

Where someone's waiting to be kissed?

[Verse 2]

Gmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7/B Cmaj7 Gmaj7 C#7#11

Skylark, have you seen a valley green with spring

Cmaj7 Bm7 E7 A7

Where my heart can go a-journeying

Am7 D7 G6 D7#9 G6

Over the shadows and the rain to a blossom-covered lane?

[Bridge]

Em7 Eb7 Dm7 G7 Cmaj7

And in your lonely fli — ght haven't you heard the music of the night?

Bm7b5 E7b9 Am F7 Dm7 G7 C6

Wonderful music, faint as a will-'o-the-wisp, crazy as a loon,

B6 G#m7 C#7 F#7 B6 D7

Sad as a gypsy serenading the moon, oh

[Verse]

Gmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7/B Cmaj7 Gmaj7 C#7#11

Skylark, I don't know if you can find these things,

Cmaj7 Bm7 E7 A7

But my heart is riding on your wings

Am7 D7 G6

So if you see them anywhere

Eb9 D7 Gmaj7 D7

Won't you lead me there

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