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[Intro]
|N.C.    |N.C. 
[Verse 1]
Fsus4Darkness FfallsF  
Around your window CpaneC  
A Fsus4light still Fburns
FBut just a smouldering CflameC  
[Chorus]
GIs it the end of anCother affair
An oGpen engagement with Cgloom
Or Awill you be smiling
When the Dsun conjures up
A Gbroken spell au clair de Clu---u-Au---u-Gune?
[Verse 2]
Fsus4Sil - FhouetteF  
As you draw the CshadeC  
Fsus4Cloak of FnightF  
You know it's tailor-CmadeC  
[Chorus]
GG-Plan gymnastics
By an Ceverglow fire
GCould never mean the Csame
As Asummer enchantment
By an Dold mill steam
From Gcourtly love to costly Cga---a-Aa---a-Game
[Instrumental]
| Fsus4   F|       F|       C|C  
| Fsus4   F|       F|       C|C  
|       G|       C|       G|C  
|       A|       D|       G|C  
|       A|       G|G  
[Bridge]
  BbMaybe I'm Gmwrong for seeming
  BbUngrateful, Gmunforgiving
DmOh! how it hurts now you're Cfinally leaving
AI couldn't take anGymo-----Gore
[Verse 3]
Fsus4Now's the Ftime!F  
Let's hide aCwayC  
Fsus4Sacred FhoursF  
Saved from yesterCdayC  
[Chorus]
GBoo-hoo willows weep aCround you still
GMirror reflections of Cdew
But Awaterfall pages of an Dopen book
Could Gshower new horizons Csoon
Call the Atune
Will you Gswoon
As I Ccroon
Your Fsus4se--- Frenade

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Serenade

by Roxy Music

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Chords in this song · guitar

Fsus4

[Intro]

|N.C. |N.C.

[Verse 1]

Fsus4 F F

Darkness falls

C C

Around your window pane

Fsus4 F

A light still burns

F C C

But just a smouldering flame

[Chorus]

G C

Is it the end of another affair

G C

An open engagement with gloom

Or will you be smiling

When the sun conjures up

G C A G

A broken spell au clair de lu---u-u---u-une?

[Verse 2]

Fsus4 F F

Sil - houette

C C

As you draw the shade

Fsus4 F F

Cloak of night

C C

You know it's tailor-made

[Chorus]

G-Plan gymnastics

By an everglow fire

G C

Could never mean the same

As summer enchantment

By an old mill steam

G C A G

From courtly love to costly ga---a-a---a-ame

[Instrumental]

Fsus4 F F C C

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Fsus4 F F C C

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G C G C

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A D G C

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A G G

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[Bridge]

Bb Gm

Maybe I'm wrong for seeming

Bb Gm

Ungrateful, unforgiving

Dm C

Oh! how it hurts now you're finally leaving

A G G

I couldn't take anymo-----ore

[Verse 3]

Fsus4 F F

Now's the time!

C C

Let's hide away

Fsus4 F F

Sacred hours

C C

Saved from yesterday

[Chorus]

G C

Boo-hoo willows weep around you still

G C

Mirror reflections of dew

A D

But waterfall pages of an open book

G C

Could shower new horizons soon

Call the tune

Will you swoon

As I croon

Fsus4 F

Your se--- renade

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