Written by Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster
E A E7 A D9 Fdim A A very precious love is what you are to me D9 Bm5-/7 C#m5-/7 F#7 Gdim Bm A stairway to a star, a night in Shangri La of ecstasy D9 E7 Cdim A D9 Bm5-/7 E7 F#7 Lanterns of gold, lanterns of blue B7 Cdim E B7 E Twinkle in the shadows while I dance with you E A E7 A D9 Fdim A An echo in the wind across the summer lake D9 Bm5-/7 C#m5-/7 F#7 Is saying you should know that lanterns lose their glow Gdim Bm And hearts can break C#7 F#7 D Cdim Bm5-/7 So hold me close, my Darling, then kiss me tenderly D9 Bm5-/7 A D9 Edim E7 E7/13 A And give your precious love, your very precious love to me