Key: A
Introduction:
E A E7 A D9 Fº A
A very precious love is what you are to me
D9 Bm7(5-) C#m7(5-) F#7 Gº Bm
A stairway to a star, a night in Shangri La of ecstasy
D9 E7 CºA D9 Bm7(5-) E7 F#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(5-) C#m7(5-) 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(5-)
So hold me close, my Darling, then kiss me tenderly
D9 Bm7(5-) A D9 Eº E7 E7/13A
And give your precious love, your very precious love to me
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