Key: A
Introduction:
EA E7 A D9 Fº A
A very precious love is what you are to me
D9 Bm7(b5) C#m7(b5) F#7 Gº Bm
A stairway to a star, a night in Shangri La of ecstasy
D9E7 CºA D9 Bm7(b5) E7F#7
Lanterns of gold, lanterns of blue
B7 Cº E B7 E
Twinkle in the shadows while I dance with you
E A E7 A D9 Fº A
An echo in the wind across the summer lake
D9 Bm7(b5) C#m7(b5) F#7
Is saying you should know that lanterns lose their glow
Gº Bm
And hearts can break
C#7 F#7 D Cº Bm7(b5)
So hold me close, my Darling, then kiss me tenderly
D9 Bm7(b5) A D9 Eº E7 E7/13A
And give your precious love, your very precious love to me
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