Begin the Beguine.pdf

From: “The Musicians’ Gig Library: Nostalgic Love Songs”

Begin the Beguine by COLE PORTER

Published Under License From

Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.

© 1935 WARNER BROS. INC. (Renewed) / All Rights Reserved

Authorized for use by ben r ditosti

BEGIN THE BEGUINE Words and Music by COLE PORTER

Moderate beguine tempo

#4 G 4

G

G6

3

Ï Ï Ïú

G

G

of mu-sic so ten - der,

Am7

ú.

ú

Ï

splen - dor.

G

#

G

Î

ú

I’m

Ï Ï

brings back a mem

G6

Ï Ï Ï ú

ú

with you once more

-

down by the shore

D7

Ï ÏÏ ú

Am Am7

ú

w

Gmaj9

Ï Ï Ï Ï . Ïj w

o - ry ev - er - green.

Gmaj7

3

Ï Ï Ï w

un-der the

stars,

G6

ú. Ï

and

D7

j« Ï Ï

ú D7

an or-ches-tra’s play - ing,

C 3

of trop-i-cal

D7

3

3

# ú G

Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ

3

Em7 G D7 Gmaj7 #G G ú Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ú Ï Ï ú Ï Am

ú

3

D7sus

Ï Ï ú

3

Ï

3

3

Ï

It

Ï Ïú

it brings back a night

D7

G6

3

it brings back the sound

« j ú. Ï Ï

Ï Ï Ï ÏÏ ú ú

# Am G ú

G

j« ú Ï Ï Ï

the be - guine,

D7

3

G6

ú ÏÏ Ï w

When they be-gin

#

Gmaj7

3

and

3

Ï Ï Ï

e-ven the palms

D7sus D7 3

Ï Ï Ïú

ú

ú

j Ï Ï Ïj

2

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#

« j Ï n Ï Ï bÏ ú 3

ú.

#

D7

nev

-

Gmaj7

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er to

w

ú

tast - ed.

G

Î

ú

#Ï Ï Ïú 3

what rap-ture se -

j n Ï . Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

Ï

3

clouds came a-long to dis - perse the joys we had

Am7( b5)

Ï ú Ï Ï n Ï bÏ ú bú Ï b Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï 3

3

3

And now, when I hear peo-ple curse the chance that was wast - ed,

D7

Am7

3

I

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

3

3

D

Ï

3

G7

Cm

Î

G6

3

3

till

D7

G ú ú #

G

D

and prom-is-ing nev - er,

What mo-ments di-vine,

j« Ï Ï

ú

rene,

#

part.

G6

G

Ï and

3

« j ú. Ï Ï Ï Ïú

3

ú.

Ï Ï Ï n Ï bÏ #ú ú

swear-ing to love for -ev - er,

D # Cm7 G bú Ï bÏ Ï w

E b6 E b

heart,

Eb

D

3

there we are,

3

clutch-es my

b Ï Ï Ï Ï . Ïj ú (#) ú

G Ï Ï bú

E bmaj7

Ï Ï bÏ w

ú

ex - cept when that tune

C #dim

#

B b7

Fm

Ï Ï Ï ú

know but too well

G6

ú Ï

ú

j w

Gmaj7

D7

Gmaj9

G

j Ï Ï Ïj w

ú

what they mean;

G6

ú

G Bm7

G

Ï Ï so don’t

Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï 3

3

Bm # Am7 G ú ÏÏÏÏ ú sire

G

#

Em

3

3

I on-ly re- mem

D7

-

G6

Gmaj7

G

G6

ú.

bove

G G

#

ú

you,

E7

3

ú. Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï

And we

ú

G D7

G

re-turn

a -

Ï. Ï Ï Ï J

be - fore

3

ú

Gmaj7

ú

you!”

3

w

what heav-en we’re in,

G

Bm7

love

j Ï. Ï Ï Ï Ï ú

ú

j Ï Ï Ïj

Bm

Ï Ï Ï ú

Am7( b5)

sud-den-ly know

3

Ï Ïú

C/G

till you whis-per to me once more, “Dar-ling, I

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ïú

G

let them be-gin the be- guine, make them

Am7

3

G6

Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï ú Ï. Ï J 3

Ï Ï Ï Ï. Ï J

3

# D7

G

3

Am7

ú.

Ï Ï Ï ú

G

C

3

when they be - gin

till the stars that were there

D7

G ú

Bm7

Oh yes,

Ï Ï

play,

#

ber

ú Ï Ï

the be - guine.

Î

ú.

G

j ú Ï Ï Ïj w

#w

ú

Am7

Î

Am7/G

3

Ï Ïú