MUSESTAR

Begin The Beguine

Cole Porter
Difficulty: novice
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: none
Chord diagrams
B
7111
1/2
B6
7111
1/2
Bmaj7
7111
1/2
F#7
11
1/2
E
OOO111
1/2
C#m
911
1/2
F#
111
1/2
Bm
711
1/2
A
XOO111
1/2
Am
XOO111
1/2
D
XXO111
1/3
G
OOO111
1/3
Ddim
10111
1/2
Em
OOOO11
1/2
D#m
1111
1/2
G#
4111
1/2
Fm
111111
1/2
[Intro]
[B]     [B6]     [Bmaj7]    [B6]
[B]     [B6]     [Bmaj7]    [B6]

[Verse 1]
[B]            [B6]       [Bmaj7]    [B6]
When they begin the beguine
   [B]                    [B6]           [F#7]
It brings back the sound of music so tender
                                   [E]         [C#m]
It brings back a night of tropical splendor
   [F#]             [F#7]       [B]      [B6]
It brings back a memory evergreen

[Verse 2]
    [B]              [B6]             [Bmaj7]   [B6]
I'm with you once more under the stars
    [B]              [B6]                [F#7]
And down by the shore an orchestra's playing
                              [E]       [C#m]
And even the palms seem to be swaying
 [F#]           [F#7]      [B]     [B6]
When they begin the beguine

[Bridge]
   [Bm]         [E]                [A]
To live it again is past all endeavor
 [Am]                  [D]            [G]
Except when that tune clutches my heart
    [Ddim]                             [F#]    [G]
And there we are swearing to love forever
              [F#]    [Em]        [F#]    [F#7]
And promising never, never to part

[Verse 3]
     [B]              [B6]               [Bmaj7]    [B6]
What moments divine, what rapture serene
     [B]                     [B6]                       [F#7]
Till clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted
                                                     [Em]     [C#m]
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted
   [F#7]                        [B]    [B6]
I know but too well what they mean

[Verse 4]
         [B]             [B6]     [Bmaj7]    [B6]
So don't let them begin the beguine
        [B]                    [B6]             [F#7]
Let the love that was once a fire remain an ember
        [E]                  [Em]            [D#m]      [G#]
Let it sleep like a dead desire I only remember
[C#m]          [F#7]        [B]     [B6]
When they begin the beguine

[Verse 5]
        [B]                    [B6]               [Bmaj7]    [B6]
Oh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play
         [B]                       [B6]           [F#7]
Till the stars that were there before return above you
         [E]                  [Em]                [D#m]       [Fm]
Till you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you"
       [C#m]                [Em]
And we suddenly know what heaven we're in
[F#7]                   [B]       [B6]
When they begin the beguine
[C#m]             [Em]    [F#7]     [B]       [B6]    [Bmaj7]    [B6]   [B]
When they begin,        the beguine
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