A           A6    AM7   A6         A    A6  AM7   A6
When they begin             the beguine,
      A              A6   AM7   A6         E7
It brings back the sound     of music so tender,
     Bm           Bm7      Bm         Bm7
It brings back a night of tropical splendor,
     Bm7(b5)        E7    E74   E7      A9    A
It brings back a memory            ever green.


A                  A6  AM7  A6          A    A6    AM7   A6
I'm with you once more      under the stars,
     A           AM7   F#m7               E7
And down by the shore,     an orchestra's playing;
            E7     Bm7(b5)  E7        D
And even the palms      seem to be swaying
E7       E74  E7        A     A6   AM7   A6
When they begin     the beguine.

Bridge:
    Am           D7                G
To live it again    is past all endeavor
   Gm             C7               FM7    F
Except when that tune clutches my heart,
    C?         Dm                    E     F
And there we are,  swearing to love forever,
                E   Dm7        E    E7
And promising never, never to part.


                 A   A6  AM7        A6       A    A6  AM7   A6
What moments divine,         what rapture serene,
      A                      A7                   E7
Til clouds came along to disperse the joy we had tasted;
     Dm                                               Bm7(b5)
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,
                E7  Bm7(b5)  E7           A9    A
I know but too well          what they mean.


E7        A6             AM7        A6
So don't let them begin     the beguine,
E7         A                  A6             E7
Let  the love that was once a fire remain an ember;
        D                     Bm7           C#m7(b5)  F#m
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only re - mem - ber
 Bm7(b5)        E7 Bm7(b5)  E7       A    A6
When they begin          the beguine.


E7        A                    A6                A     AM7  A6
Oh, yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play,
E7        A                      A6     AM7    E7
Til  the stars that were there before return above you,
         D                 Bm7    C#m7(b5)          F#7
Til you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you."
        Bm7                     Bm7(b5)
And we suddenly know . . .what heaven we're in
             E7        A    Am7
When they begin the beguine,
 Bm7             Dm6  E7       A    A6  AM7   A6   A
When they begin        the beguine.