Key: A
Introduction: A
F#7
Bm7(b5)
Dm6
E7
A
E7+
A7(9) D9
The evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly,
Bm7(b5)
Dm7
A
Bm7(b5)
A
The trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly.
Dm
Dm6
E7
Dm
Dm6
E7
Then you and I came wandering by,
Fº
F#m7
B7
Bm7(b5)
E7
And lost in a sigh were we.
A
E7+
A7(9) D9
The shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderly;
Bm7(b5)
Dm7
A
Bm7(b5)
A
I can't forget how two hearts met breathlessly.
Dm
Dm6
E7
Fº
F#m7
Cº
B7
Your arms opened wide and closed me in - side;
Cº
A
Fº
Bm7(b5)
Dm7(b5)
Fº
A
D9
Bm7(b5)
E7
You took my lips, you took my love so ten - der - ly.
(Instrumental Interlude: first verse)
A
E7+
A7(9) D9
The shore was kissed by sea and mist tenderly;
Bm7(b5)
Dm7
A
Bm7(b5)
A
I can't forget how two hearts met breathlessly.
Dm
Dm6
E7
Fº
F#m7
Cº
B7
Your arms opened wide and closed me in - side;
Cº
A
Fº
Bm7(b5)
Dm7(b5)
Fº
A
D9
Bm7(b5)
A
You took my lips, you took my love so ten - der - ly.