Key: C
Introduction:
C C/B Am7 C7
There's sweetness in the call of the woodland dove
F Dm7(b5)
As his love song echoes through the trees
G G7 Fº Am7 Am7/G
There's sweetness in the rose, with its symbol of love
E B7 Em Am Em
Floating on the summer breeze
Gº A7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7M
But nothing can compare to the sweetness of
D9 Am7 D7 G Cº G
The one and only one I love
G Eº G7 Dm7(b5)
Sweet and lovely
G Eº G7 Dm7(b5)
Sweeter than the roses in May
C C7 F Bbm9
Sweet and lovely
C7M Am Dm7 G7 C
Heaven must have sent her my way
G Eº G7 Dm7(b5)
Skies above me
G Eº G7 Dm7(b5)
Never were as blue as her eyes
C C7 F Bbm9
And she loves me
C7M Am Dm7 G7 C
Who would want a sweeter surprise
Bridge
Bb9 Fº C
When she nestles in my arms so tenderly
Bb9 Fº C
There's a thrill that words cannot express
G#7 Bb Gº D7
In my heart a song of love is taunting me, melody haunting me
G Eº G7 Dm7(b5)
Sweet and lovely
G Eº G7 Dm7(b5)
Sweeter than the roses in May
C C7 F Bbm9
Sweet and lovely
C7M Am Dm7 G7 C
Heaven must have sent her my way
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