Year: 2004 - Album: Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Vol. III
Written by Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin
Intro: G Em Am7 D7
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When true lovers meet in may fair, so the legends tell
C7M Bm7 Am7 D7
Song birds sing, winter turns to spring
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Ev'ry winding street in Mayfair falls beneath the spell
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I know such enchantment can be
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'Cause it happened one ev'ning to me
Melody
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That certain night, the night we met
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There was magic abroad in the air
G7M D7 G7 Cm6
There were angels dining at the Ritz
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And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
G7M Em7 Bm7 G7
I may be right, I may be wrong
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But I'm perfectly willing to swear
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That when you turned and smiled at me
G7M Em7 Am7 D7 G7M Em C#m5-/7 F#7
A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
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B7M/9 G#m7 C#m7 F#7
The moon that lingered over London town
B7M/9 G#m7 C#m7 F#7
Poor, puzzled moon, he wore a frown
B7M/9 G#m7 C#m7 F#7
How could he know we two were so in love
Bm7 E7 Am7 D7
The whole darn world seemed upside down
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The streets of town were paved with stars
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It was such a romantic affair
G7M D7 G7 Cm6
And as we kissed and said "Goodnight"
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A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
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When dawn came stealing up all gold and blue
B7M/9 G#m7 C#m7 F#7
To interrupt our rendezvous
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I still remember how you smiled and said
Bm E7 Am7 D7
"Was that a dream or was it true"
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Our homeward step was just as light
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As the tap-dancing feet of Astaire
G7M D7 G7 Cm6
And, like an echo far away
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And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
Am7 D7 G7
I know 'cause I was there
C7M Cm6 D7 G7M Em7 Cm6 D7/9- G7M
That night in Berkeley Square
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