Written by Ogden Nash and Kurt Weill
C7/9 Gm9 C9 Gm9 Speak low when you speak, love C9 Gm9 C9 Gm9 C7 F6 D7 Our summer day withers away too soon, too soon Bbm Eb/9 Bbm Speak low when you speak, love Eb9 G9 C9 Our moment is swift, like ships adrift C7/9 F6 D7 Gm7 C5+ We're swept apart, too soon C7/9 Gm9 C9 Gm9 Speak low, darling, speak low C9 Gm9 C9 Gm9 C9 F6 D7 Love is a spark, lost in the dark too soon, too soon Bbm Eb9 Bbm Eb9 G9 I feel wherever I go that tomorrow is near C9 C7/9- F Tomorrow is here and always too soon Fm7 Abm Eb7M Fdim E7 Time is so old and love so brief love is pure gold and time a thief C5+ Gm9 C9 Gm9 We're late, darling, we're late C9 Gm9 The curtain descends C9 Gm9 C7 F6 D Bbm Gm5-/7 F Ev'ry thing ends too soon, too soon I wait, darling, I wait Bb7/13- D7 G9 Will you speak low to me C7/9/13- F speak love to me and soon C7/9 Gm9 C9 Speak low when you speak Gm9 C9 Gm9 C9 Gm9 C7 F6 D7 Love our summer day withers away too soon, too soon Bbm Eb/9 Bbm Speak low when you speak, love Eb9 G9 C9 Our moment is swift, like ships adrift C7/9 F6 D7 Gm7 C5+ We're swept apart, too soon C7/9 Gm9 C9 Speak low, darling Gm9 C9 Gm9 C9 Gm9 C9 F6 D7 Speak low love is a spark, lost in the dark too soon, too soon Bbm Eb9 Bbm Eb9 G9 I feel wherever I go that tomorrow is near, C9 C7/9- F Tomorrow is here and always too soon Fm7 Abm Time is so old and love so brief Eb7M Fdim E7 Love is pure gold and time a thief C5+ Gm9 C9 Gm9 We're late, darling, we're late C9 Gm9 C9 The curtain descends Gm9 C7 F6 D Bbm Gm5-/7 F Ev'ry thing ends too soon, too soon I wait, darling, I wait Bb7/13- D7 G9 Will you speak low to me C7/9/13- F Speak love to me and soon
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Other versions: Marisa Monte - Speak Low |