Key: C
Introduction:
C Am Cº C7M(9)
Why is my heart so light
C Cº Dm7 G7
Why are the stars so bright
G7 Dm7 Cº Dm7 G7
Why is the sky so blue
Cº Dm7 Cº C G
Since the hour I met you
C Am Cº C7M(9)
Flowers are smiling bright
C Cº Dm7 G7
Smiling for our delight
G7 Dm7 Cº Dm7 G7
Smiling so tenderly
Cº Dm7 Cº C G
For the world, you and me
Bridge
C Cº Dm7 G7 Dm7 G7 Cº C
I know why the world is smiling, smiling so tenderly
A A7 Dm D D7 G7
It hears the same old story through all eternity
Melody
C C7M C C9 C7M
Love, this is my song
C7M(9) C C7M(9) Cº Dm7 G7
Here is a song, a serenade to you
G7 Cº G7
The world cannot be wrong
Bm7(b5) G7 Fº C
If in this world there is you
C9 Am Em7 F
I care not what the world may say
G7 Cº G7 Fº C
Without your love there is no day
G C C7M C C9 C7M
So, Love, this is my song
C7M(9) C7M C C7M(9) Cº Dm7 G7 C
Here is a song, a serenade to you
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