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[Intro]
   Ab    Cm     Bbm   Eb7(1x)
[Verse]
AbBecause, you come to Cmme,
With naught save lovBbme,Eb7  
And F/Ahold my Bbmhand and Bbm7lift mine Bbm7/Ebeyes    Eb7above,
A Ab7suswider  Ab7world of hope and joy I sDbee,
AbBecause Eb7you come to Abme!
Ab   Cm  Bbm   Eb7
[Chorus]
Because Ab7you speak to me in accents Dbsweet,
Bb7I find the roses waking 'round my fEbmeet
And I aCm   led through tears and joy to thFmee,
FdimBecause you speak to me!Eb7  
AbBecause God made thee Cmmine,
I’ll cherish thee, BbmloveEb7  
Through lF/Aight and dBbmarkness tBbm7hrough all tBbm7/Ebime to bEb7e,
And Ab7suspray His Ab7love may make our love divDbine,
AbBecause Eb7God made thee Abmine!Cm  Bbm  Ab  

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Because

by Perry Como

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Eb7

F/A

Bbm7

Bbm7/Eb

Ab7sus

Ab7

Bb7

Ebm

Fdim

[Intro]

Ab Cm Bbm Eb7

(1x)

[Verse]

Ab Cm

Because, you come to me,

Bbm Eb7

With naught save love,

F/A Bbm Bbm7 Bbm7/Eb Eb7

And hold my hand and lift mine eyes above,

Ab7sus Ab7 Db

A wider world of hope and joy I see,

Ab Eb7 Ab

Because you come to me!

Ab Cm Bbm Eb7

[Chorus]

Ab7 Db

Because you speak to me in accents sweet,

Bb7 Ebm

I find the roses waking 'round my feet

C Fm

And I am led through tears and joy to thee,

Fdim Eb7

Because you speak to me!

Ab Cm

Because God made thee mine,

Bbm Eb7

I’ll cherish thee, love

F/A Bbm Bbm7 Bbm7/Eb Eb7

Through light and darkness through all time to be,

Ab7sus Ab7 Db

And pray His love may make our love divine,

Ab Eb7 Ab Cm Bbm Ab

Because God made thee mine!

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