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Capo: 3 Tuning: E A D G B E
Sweet Leilani - Bing Crosby with Lani McIntyre and his Hawaiians Composer: Harry Owens Label: Decca The record was released in 1937 following the success of the film Waikiki Wedding. This tab includes the shortened version Bing Crosby sung in the film and the version released as a single which includes the first two verses sung (presumably) by Lani McIntrye. - - - - - - - - - - - - - FILM VERSION (Waikiki Wedding)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Capo: III Intro:
G#1:Dm7 G7 G7Sweet LeiClani (Sweet Leilani) C7Heavenly FflowFm--er (ooo-ooh) CTropic skies are jCmealous G7as they Cshine (Oh Amsweet Lei-C#dim7lani - aG7ir) G7 I think they're Cmjealous G7of your Cblue eyes (My Amlovely lei-C#dim7lani - aGir) G Jealous becG7ause you're Cmine. #2: CSweet Leilani (Sweet Leilani) C7Heavenly Fflow-Fm-er(ooo-ooh) CI dreamed of Cmparadise G7for Ctwo.(Oh Amsweet Lei-C#dim7lani - G7air) G7 You are my CmparadG7ise complCeted. (My Amlovely lei-C#dim7lani - aG7ir) G7 You are my Dm7dream G7come Ctrue.
Spoken: You see there! One lullaby from me ... and the child tosses fitfully for hours. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VERSION ON DISC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Original key: A for the intro and first two verses, Eb for the last two verses Intro: A E7 A #1
Sweet LeiAlani A7Heavenly Dflow-Dm-er ANature Amfashioned E7roses kissed with Adew F#m Bbdim7 E EAnd then she E7placed them in a Abower F#m Bbdim7 E E It was the E7start of Ayou.
#2:
ASweet Leilani A7Heavenly Dflow-Dm-er AI dreamed of AmparadE7ise for Atwo. F#m Bbdim7 E E You are my E7paradise complAeted.F#m Bbdim7 E E You are my E7dream come Atrue.
A C Bb7 #3 (Bing crosby)
Bb7Sweet LeiEblani Eb7Heavenly Abflow-Abm-er EbTropic skies are jEbmealous Bb7as they Ebshine Cm Edim7 Bb BbI think they're Ebmjealous Bb7of your Ebblue eyesCm Edim7 Bb BbJealous becBb7ause you're Ebmine.
#4
EbSweet Leilani Eb7Heavenly Abflow-Abm-er EbI dreamed of EbmparaBb7dise for Ebtwo. Cm Edim7 Bb BbYou are my Bb7paradise compEbleted.Cm Edim7 Bb BbYou Edim7are my Bb7dream come Ebtrue.
Instrumental: Eb Eb7 Ab Abm Eb Ebm Bb7 Eb Cm Edim7 Bb7 Outro:
Bb7 You are my parEbm-a- Bb7dise completEbed. Cm Edim7 Bb BbYou are my Fm7dre-Bb7am Bb7/Dcome Ebtrue.