Key: D
Introduction:
D9 D A7 A7/9 G G9 G D9 A7
A7 D D6 Eº F#7 B7 Gº B7
Tonight I mustn't think of her music, maestro, please
E7 G G/B A7
Tonight, tonight I must forget
D9 D A7 A7/9 G G9 G D9 A7
Those precious little hours no hearts and flowers
A7 D D6 Eº F#7 B7 Gº B7
Just play your lilting melodies ragtime, jazztime, swing
Cº B7 E7 G G/B A7
Any old thing to help me ease the pain
A7 D D6 G Gm D
That solitude can bring
Bridge
D7 D5+ D7/9 G Em Fº Am Am7 D7 D5+ G G/F# E7
She used to like waltzes, so please, don't play a waltz.
Bm7(5-) E7A F#m D9 E7 Em7 Em7/9 A7
She danced devinely, and I loved her sothere I go.
A7 D D6 Eº F#7 B7 Gº B7
Tonight I mustn't think of her no more memories
G Gm Gº D D5+ B7
So play tonight I must forget
Em7 A7 D9 D D6
Music, maestro, please
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