Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim translation by Gene Lees
Introdução: D7/9 Db7/9+ Gm7 C7/9- F7M Bb7/9 Am6 Ab/Fm G7 D7/9 Fdim Quiet nights of quiet stars, quiet chords from my guitar Gm7 F#7 F7M Dm7 F7M Gm7 Am7 F7M Floating on the silence that surrounds us Fm7 Em7 A7/13- Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams, quiet walks by quiet streams D7/9 Dm7 Fdim And a window looking on the mountains and the sea how lovely D7/9 Fdim This is where I want to be, here, with you so close to me Gm7 F#7 F7M Dm7 F7M Gm7 Am7 Gm7 Until the final flicker of life's ember. Fm7 Fm Fm6 Em7 Am7 Dm7 I, who was lost and lonely, believing life was only G7/9- Em7 A7/13- Dm7 A bitter, tragic joke have found with you G9 G7/9- C Bb9 A7/13- The meaning of existence, oh, my love Interlude: D7/9 Fdim Gm7 F#7 F7M Dm7 F7M Gm7 F7M Fm7 Em7 A7/13- D7/9 Dm7 Fdim D7/9 Fdim This is where I want to be, here, with you so close to me Gm7 F#7 F7M Dm7 F7M Gm7 Am7 Gm7 Until the final flicker of life's ember. Fm7 Fm Fm6 Em7 Am7 Dm7 I, who was lost and lonely, believing life was only G7/9- Em7 A7/13- Dm7 A bitter, tragic joke have found with you G9 G7/9- C Bb9 Fdim C6 The meaning of existence, oh, my love