A5           A5    A5   A5         A5    A5  A5   A5
When they begin             the beguine,
      A5              A5   A5   A5         E5
It brings back the sound     of music so tender,
     B5           B5      B5         B5
It brings back a night of tropical splendor,
     B5        E5    E5   E5      A5    A5
It brings back a memory            ever green.


A5                  A5  A5  A5          A5    A5    A5   A5
I'm with you once more      under the stars,
     A5           A5   F#5               E5
And down by the shore,     an orchestra's playing;
            E5     B5  E5        D5
And even the palms      seem to be swaying
E5       E5  E5        A5     A5   A5   A5
When they begin     the beguine.

Bridge:
    A5           D5                G5
To live it again    is past all endeavor
   G5             C5               F5    F5
Except when that tune clutches my heart,
    C5         D5                    E5     F5
And there we are,  swearing to love forever,
                E5   D5        E5    E5
And promising never, never to part.


                 A5   A5  A5        A5       A5    A5  A5   A5
What moments divine,         what rapture serene,
      A5                      A5                   E5
Til clouds came along to disperse the joy we had tasted;
     D5                                               B5
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,
                E5  B5  E5           A5    A5
I know but too well          what they mean.


E5        A5             A5        A5
So don't let them begin     the beguine,
E5         A5                  A5             E5
Let  the love that was once a fire remain an ember;
        D5                     B5           C#5  F#5
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only re - mem - ber
 B5        E5 B5  E5       A5    A5
When they begin          the beguine.


E5        A5                    A5                A5     A5  A5
Oh, yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play,
E5        A5                      A5     A5    E5
Til  the stars that were there before return above you,
         D5                 B5    C#5          F#5
Til you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you."
        B5                     B5
And we suddenly know . . .what heaven we're in
             E5        A5    A5
When they begin the beguine,
 B5             D5  E5       A5    A5  A5   A5   A5
When they begin        the beguine.