Begin the Beguine Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
[D]When they begin the beguine
It brings back the sound
of music so [Em]tender,[A]
It [Em]brings back a night [A]of tropical [G]splendour,
[Gm][Em]
It [A]brings back a memory evergreen.
[D]

[Verse 2]
I'm with you once
more under the stars,
And down by the shore an
orchestra's [Em]playing[A]
And [Em]even the [A]palms seem
to [G]be swaying[Em]
[A]When they begin the beguine.
[D]

[Verse 3]
To live it again [G]is past
all [C]en deavour,
Except [Cm]when that [F]tune clutches my [Bb]heart,
And [E]there we are,
swear[Em]ing to love [A]forever,[Bbdim]
[Bb]An d promising n[A]ever,
[Bbdim]never to [Bb]part.[A]

[Verse 4]
What [D]mo ments divine,
what rapture serene,
Till clouds came along to disperse
the joys we [Em]had [A]tasted,
And [Gm]now when I hear people curse
the chance that was wasted,
I [A]know but too well what [D]they mean;

[Verse 5]
So don't let them [D]begin
the beguine
Let the love that was once a fire
remain [A]an ember;
Let it sleep like the [G]dead [Em]de
sire I only re[F#m]member[B]
[Em]When [A]they begin the beguine.
[D]

[Verse 6]
Oh yes, let them begin the beguine,
make them play
Till the stars that were there
before return [A]above you,
Till you [G]whisper to me once [Em]more,
"Darling, [F#m]I love [B]you!"
And we sud[Em]denly know,
[A]what hea[Em]ven we're in,[A][Em][A][D]
[Em]When [A]they begin[Em]
[Edim]the begu[Em]ine[A][D]