Key: D
Introduction:
A7 Cº D F#m Bm Bm7/E Em7 G/B A7
You're walkin' along the street, or you're at a party
Cº G G/F# Em7 Em6 Bm Bm7/E
Or else you're alone and then you suddenly dig
B7 G G/F# Em7 Em6 F#m Em7 B7
You're looking' in someone's eyes, you suddenly realize
G G/F# Em6 Gº D Bm7 Em7
That this could be the start of something big
A7 Cº D F#m Bm Bm7/E Em7 G/B A7
You're lunching at Twenty-One and watchin' your diet
Cº G G/F# Em7 Em6 Bm Bm7/E
Declining a charlotte russe, accepting a fig
B7 G G/F# Em7 Em6 F#m Em7 B7
When out of a clear blue sky, it's suddenly gal and guy
G G/F# Em6 Gº D Gº D
And this could be the start of something big
Bridge one
D7M D7 Cº Am7 Cº D7 Am7 D9
There's no controlling the unrolling of your fate, my friend
Cº Am7 Cº D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D9
Who knows what's written in the magic book
D7 G G/F# Em Em6 Bm Bm7/E
But when a lover you discover at the gate my friend
Bm7(b5) E E7 Em7 Bm7(b5) A7
Invite her in without a second look
A7 Cº D F#m Bm Bm7/E Em7 G/B A7
You're up in an aeroplane or dining at Sardi's
Cº G G/F# Em7 Em6 Bm Bm7/E
Or lying at Malibu alone on the sand
B7 G G/F# Em7 Em6 F#m Em7 B7
You suddenly hear a bell, and right away you can tell
G G/F# Em6 Eº D
That this could be the start of something grand
Bridge two
D Em7 F#m7 Eº D7M D6
This could be the start of something very big
Cº G G/F# Em7
Why don't you play your part
Em6 Gm Eº Gº C C/B Am7 Am7/G A7
Please give your heart to me and see
D Em7 F#m7 Eº D7M D6
This could be the start of something wonderful
Cº G G/F# Em7
Why don't you take a chance
Em6 Gm Eº Gº C C/B Am7 Am7/G A7
Just try romance with me and see
A7 Cº D F#m Bm Bm7/E Em7 G/B A7
You're watchin' the sun come up and countin' your money,
Cº G G/F# Em7 Em6 Bm Bm7/E
Or else in a dim cafe you're ordering wine
B7 G G/F# Em7 Em6 F#m Em7 B7
Then suddenly there he is, and you wanna be where he is
G G/F# Em6 Gº
And this must be the start of something
F#m C#m7(b5) F#7 B7
This could be the heart of something
G G/F# Em6 Gº D
This could be the start of something big
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