Vera Lynn - A nightingale sang in berkeley square
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Tuning: E A D G B E
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square - Manning Sherwin
Sung by Vera Lynn (1940)
(Origianl Key)
[Intro]
Amaj7When true lovers Bm7meet in Mayfair, C#m7so the Bm7legends tAmaj7ell,
Bm7Song birds Amaj7sing, Bm7winter E6turns to sAmaj7pring. Dm7
EAmaj7very winding sBm7treet in Mayfair C#m7falls bBm7eneath the sAmaj7pell,
IBm7 know such enchantment canEbdim be, causeB7 it happened one eveningE toEaug me.
[Verse]
That cAertain nF#m7ight, the C#m7night we mA7et, there was Dmagic abGdimroad in the F#m7air.
There were aC#m7ngels dBm7ining aAt the C#m7Ritz, and a Anightingale F#m7sang in Bm7BerkelEey SAquare.A F#m7 Bm7 E
I Amay be rF#m7ight, I C#m7may be A7wrong, but I m pDerfectlyGdim willing to F#m7swear,
That whC#m7en you Bm7turned Aand smC#m7iled at me, a Anightingale F#m7sang in Bm7BerkelEey ASquareA. F#m7 Bm7 G#7
[Chorus]
C#The moon that liA#m7ngered over Fm7London tA#m7own, poor pCm7uzzled mFm7oon, he wA#m7ore a frG#7own,
C#How could he knoA#m7w we two werFm7e so in A#m7 love, the Cm7whole darn Fm7world seemed uBmpside Edown.
The stAreets ofF#m7 town were pC#m7aved with A7stars, it was sDuch a roGdimmantic affaiF#m7r,
And C#m7as we kBm7issed and sAaid goodC#m7night, a Anightingale F#m7sang in Bm7BerkelEey ASquare.F#m7 Bm7 G#7
[Instrumental Interlude]
(Chords as per Chorus)
Our hAomeward F#m7step was jC#m7ust as A7light, as the tDap dancing fGdimeet of AsF#m7taire,
And lC#m7ike an Bm7echo, Afar aC#m7way, a Anightingale F#m7sang in Bm7BerkelEey SAquare. F#m7 Bm7 G#7
Bm7I know cause EI was tAheF#m7re; (SloBm7wing) that night in E7Berkeley ASquare.