Begin the Beguine 
 
 
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    E7/4        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       E7/4       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,