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Black Orpheus

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Aminor

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           Am              Dm7   Am(5th pos) Dm(5th pos) 
(5th pos)
I sing to the sun in the sky
           Am7           F    C7   A7sus4  Amaj7  
I sing to the sun rising high
 Amaj7    Dm7  
Carnival time is here
G7magical tiC7me of yearCmaj  
Cmajand as the Dm7day drG7aws near
                A7sus4           E7  
tears fill my heart
                  Am        Dm   Am(5th pos) Dm(5th pos) 
(5th pos)
I'll sing while I play my guitar
Am7I'll cling to this Fdream from aC7farA7sus4  Amaj7  
Will Dm7love come my wG7ay
On thiC7s carnival daFy?
or will E7love....
stay in my heaAmrt?
[Solo]
                 Am        Dm   Am(5th pos) Dm(5th pos) 
(5th pos)
I'll sing while I play my guitar
 N/  C   Am7N/         C    F7N/    C  
A7sus4I'll cliAmaj7ng to this dream from afar
Will Dm7love come my wGay
On thiC7s carnival daFy?
Or will E7love
stay in my heAmart?
 [this part a notch faster]
Will true Dm7love come my wG7ay
On thiC7s carnival daFy
or will Dm7I be aloG7ne with my dreams?
[ending chord slowly played on "dreams"]
Ending chord
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Black Orpheus

by Isto (Christopher White)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Am7

Amaj7

Cmaj

A7sus4

Am Dm7 Am Dm

(5th pos) (5th pos)

(5th pos)

I sing to the sun in the sky

Am7 F C7 A Amaj7

7sus4

I sing to the sun rising high

A Dm7

maj7

Carnival time is here

G7 C7 Cmaj

magical time of year

Cmaj Dm7 G7

and as the day draws near

A E7

7sus4

tears fill my heart

Am Dm Am Dm

(5th pos) (5th pos)

(5th pos)

I'll sing while I play my guitar

Am7 F C7 A7sus4 Amaj7

I'll cling to this dream from afar

Dm7 G7

Will love come my way

C7 F

On this carnival day?

or will love....

stay in my heart?

[Solo]

Am Dm Am Dm

(5th pos) (5th pos)

(5th pos)

I'll sing while I play my guitar

C Am7 C F7 C

N/ N/ N/

A7sus4 Amaj7

I'll cling to this dream from afar

Dm7 G

Will love come my way

C7 F

On this carnival day?

Or will love

stay in my heart?

[this part a notch faster]

Dm7 G7

Will true love come my way

C7 F

On this carnival day

Dm7 G7

or will I be alone with my dreams?

[ending chord slowly played on "dreams"]

Ending chord

5 fret -X||X|X

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|X||X|

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