Written by Nat King Cole
Intro: Dm7 E7 Bm5-/7 Am7 F7 Dm7 E7/13- E7 Am Dm E7 Am Dm7 There was a boy, a very strange enchanted boy E E7 Am Am7+ Am7 Am6 They say he wandered very far, very far Dm7 Am E7 Over land and sea; Dm7 E7 Bm5-/7 Am F Dm7 E7 A little shy and sad of eye, but very wise was he Am Dm E7 Am Dm7 And then one day, a magic day he passed my way E E7 Am Am7+ Am7 Am6 And while we spoke of many things, fools and kings Dm7 Am E7 This he said to me Gdim Dm7 Bm5-/7 Am Am7+ "The greatest thing you'll ever learn Bm5-/7 E7 Bm5-/7 E7 E7/13- Am 7 Is just to love and be loved in return" Interlude: Dm7 E7 Bm5-/7 Am F Dm7 E7 Am Dm E7 Am Dm7 E E7 Am Am7+ Am7 Am6 Gdim Dm7 Bm5-/7 Am Am7+ "The greatest thing you'll ever learn Bm5-/7 E7 Bm5-/7 E7 E7/13- Am Is just to love and be loved in return"