Begin The Beguine

When they begin the beguine
It brings back the sound of music so tender
It brings back a night of tropical splendor
It brings back a memory ever green

I'm with you once more under the stars
And down by the shore an orchestra's playing
And even the palms seem [A]to [C7]be [Am]swaying
When they begin the beguine

To live it again is past all [Em]endeavor
Except when that tune clutches my [A]heart
And there we are, swearing to [C7]love forever
And promising never, never to [C7]part

What moments divine, what ɾapture serene
Till clouds came along [Am]to [C7]disperse the joys we had tasted
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was [Am7]wasted
I know but too well what they mean

So don't let them [A]begin the beguine
Let the love that was [Am7]once a fire ɾemain an ember
Let it sleep like [F]the dead desire I only ɾemember
When they begin the beguine

Oh yes, let them [A]begin the beguine, please make them [A]play
Till the stars that were there before ɾeturn above you
Till you [A7whisper to [C7]me once more, "Darling, I love you"
Then we suddenly know what heaven we're in
When they begin the, begin the, begin the beguine

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When they begin the beguine