A Blossom Fell

Words & Music by Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius & Dominic John
Recorded by Nat "King" Cole, 1955



A7 (x02020@1)   D6 (xx04xx@1)      Cdim (2312xx@1) Em7    A7A (x02020@1)blossom fell from off a tree;

Em7          A7 (x02020@1)     A7+5 (x03021@1)   DIt (xx0232@1)settled softly on the lips you turned to me.

D9     Fdim (1201xx@1)  Em7    A7The (x02020@1)gypsies say, and I know why,

Em7            A7 (x02020@1)   A7 (x02020@1)     D6 (xx04xx@1)   Cdim (2312xx@1)    A7A (x02020@1)falling blossom only touches lips that lie.



A75 (x02020@1)  D6 (xx04xx@1)      Cdim (2312xx@1)Em7    A7A (x02020@1)blossom fell, and very soon

Em7     A7 (x02020@1)    G/B (143121@7)   A7 (x02020@1)  A7+5 (x03021@1)     D (xx0232@1)  Dm7   D7I (xx0212@1)saw you kissing someone new beneath the moon.

D7+5        G (320003@1)      Gm (355333@1)    Gdim (3423xx@1)   D (xx0232@1)          
I thought you loved me;    you said you loved me,

Em7    A7 (x02020@1) Fdim (1201xx@1)   DWe (xx0232@1)planned together   to dream forever,

D7+5      Em7    G/B (143121@7)   Gdim (3423xx@1)      D (xx0232@1)  FdimThe (1201xx@1)dream has ended,     for true love died

Em7     Cdim (2312xx@1)   G/B (143121@7)       A7 (x02020@1)      DThe (xx0232@1)night a blossom fell and touched two lips that lied.