Written by Jimmy Kennedy and Georges Boulanger
Intro: Verse Cm F Bb G7 Dm7 Cm When the twilight is gone, and no songbirds are singing F Bb G7 Dm7 Cm When the twilight is gone, you come into my heart Dm7 Fm Fdim G7/13 G7 C And here in my heart you will stay while I pray Melody C D7 My prayer is to linger with you Fm7 C G At the end of the day in a dream that's divine C D7 My prayer is a rapture in bloom Fm G C Fm C With the world far away, and your lips close to mine Bridge G# C Tonight while our hearts are aglow C#7 G Fdim G Oh, tell me the words that I'm longing to know (N.C.) C D7 My prayer and the answer you give Fm C May they still be the same for as long as we live F G7 That you'll always be there F G7 C Fm C Fm C At the end of my prayer