Key: E
Introduction:
F#m7(9) B7 Cº B7 F#m7(9) B7 Cº B7
I didn't know what time it was, then I met you
E7(9) A7 Cº A7 D9 D6 Cº
Oh what a lovely time it was -- how sublime it was too!
F#m7(9) B7 Cº B7 F#m7(9) B7 Cº B7
I didn't know what day it was you held my hand.
E7(9) A7 Cº A7
Warm like the month of May it was,
D7M D6 D
And I'll say it was grand.
D7M F#m A7 Em7 Eº
Grand to be alive, to be young,
D7M D5 D7(9) Em7
To be mad, to be yours alone!
Gº Eº A7 Em7 D6 Cº Em7
Grand to see your face, feel your touch,
Eº A7 Em7 A7 D6 B7
Hear your voice say, "I'm all your own!"
B7 F#m Cº B7 F#m Cº B7
I didn't know what year it was, life was no prize.
Em7(9) B7 Em B D Cº B7
I wanted love and here it was shining out of your eyes.
Cº E C#m7(b5) A Cº E
I'm wise and I know what time it is now.
Other versions