Vera Lynn

Accords et partitions

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

C Am C7 Em Dm7 G7

Intro: When true lovers meet in Mayfair, so the legends tell, Song birds sing, winter turns to spring. Every winding street in Mayfair falls beneath the spell, I know such enchantment can be, cause it happened one evening to me.

A Star Fell Out Of Heaven

A7 D Em7 G/B Edim Cdim

And, since that very moment, life is so divine. I never heard a star speak before; This one said ?Will you be mine?? Then roses fell from heaven to be my bouquet, And you rained down from heaven to christen the day; A miracle had happened, as they sometimes do

Again

Am7 G D9 D7 G/B Em

Again, this couldn't happen again This is that once in a lifetime This is the thrill divine What's more, this never happened before Though I have prayed for a lifetime

All Through The Night

G D Em/G Am C Bm

All through the night I'll be awake and I'll be with you All through the night this precious time when time is new Oh, all through the night today Knowing that we feel the same without saying We have no past we won't reach back

Am I Wasting My Time On You

Am7 G D9 Edim Cdim E7

Melody Am I wasting my time by thinking you're mine And dreaming the way that I do Am I wasting the tears I cried all these years Just wond'ring if your love is true

Amazing Grace

D A/D G/D D/F# G

Amazing Grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now I am found Was blind but now I see 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear

The Anniversary Waltz

D A7 Em7 G B7 D9

One dance led up to another, And now I can't let you go. Tell me I may always dance the Anniversary Waltz with you. Tell me this is real romance, an anniversary dream come true. Let this be the anthem to our future years: Millions of smiles and a few little tears.

Are You Lonesome Tonight

D9 E7 A B7 F#m Bm5-/7

Tonight I'm downhearted, for though we have parted I love you and I always will And while I'm so lonely, I'm writing you only To see if you care for me still Melody

As Time Goes By

Dm G C Am G7 F

Moonlight and love songs, never out of date, Hearts full of passion, Jealousy and hate; Woman needs man, and man must have his mate, That no one, can, deny.

At Sundown

A7 Cdim D Bm5-/7 E7 D6

Every little breeze is sighing of love undying at sundown Every little bird is resting and feather nesting at sundown Each little rosebud is sleeping While shadows are creeping In a little cottage cozy the world seems rosy at sundown

Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart

E7 A Bm7 F#7 D Bm

[Verse 1] Auf wiedersehen Auf wiedersehen We'll meet again, sweetheart This lovely day has flown away

Be Careful, It's My Heart

A7 Em7 B7 D G/B D6

Be careful, it's my heart It's not my watch you're holding, it's my heart It's not the note I sent you that you quickly burned It's not the book I lent you that you never returned Be careful, it's my heart

Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms

C G F C7 G7 Am

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Believe me if all those endearing young charms Which I gaze on so fondly today Were to change by tomorrow, and fleet in my arms Like fairy gifts fading away!

Besame Mucho

Am Dm7 E7/9- Am7 Fdim Dm

Besame, besame mucho Each time I cling to your kiss I hear music divine Besame, besame mucho Hold me my darling and say that you'll always be mine This joy is something new, my arms enfolding you.

Blue Birds Of Dover

C E F

The shepherd will tend his sheep, The valley will bloom again And Jimmy will go to sleep, In his own little room again.

Bye Bye Blackbird

E7 A D9 F#7 Bm5-/7 E7/13

Pack up all my cares and woe Here I go, singin' low Bye bye blackbird Where somebody waits for me Sugar's sweet, and so is she

Careless

C G7M C7M Dm7 G G7

Careless, now that you've got me loving you You're careless, careless in ev'rything you do You break appointments and think you're smart If you're not careful, you'll break my heart Careless, now that my bridges all are burned

Close To You

D A7 G G/F# Gdim Em7

Close to you, I will always stay Close to you, though you're far away You'll always be near As though you were here by my side No matter where, in my dreams I'll find you there

Close Your Eyes

Am E7/9- F E7 Dm A7

Under a midnight sky Watching a single star Thrilled by the beauty up above Alone, just you and I With just a soft guitar

Dancing With Tears In My Eyes

Gb F Db7 Am E Bbm

[Chorus] I'm dancing with tears in my eyes 'Cause the boy in my a-arms isn't you Dancing with somebody new When it's you, that my heart's calling to

Do I Love You

D G A F#m Bm Em

Beyond the shadow of a dove As the mighty river flows As the meadow gaily plays With the wind of summer days As deep as we can go

Don't Blame Me

G7 Fm7 A7 C Dm7 C7M

Don't blame me for falling in love with you I'm under your spell, but how can I help it. Don't blame me Can't you see, when you do the things you do If I can't conceal the thrill that I'm feeling Don't blame me Don't blame me

Drifting And Dreaming

C G7 F C7 E7 A7

Intro Drifting and dreaming, sweet paradise. Drifting and dreaming while shadows fall.

Far Away Places

E B7 E6 A F#m7 F#m

Faraway places with strange-sounding names Far away over the sea Those far-away places with the strange-sound-ing names Are calling, calling me Goin' to China, or maybe Siam

Fools Rush In

C G7 Dm7 Am7 Dm Fm6

Romance is a game for fools I used to say a game I thought I never play Romance is a game for fools I said and grinned then You passed by, and here I am throwing caution to the wind

From The Time You Say Goodbye

G D7 Em B7 Am E7

Parting is such sweet sorrow, Why should it have to be, But if it comes tomorrow Will you remember me.

Goodnight My Love

D9 F#m E7 A E B7

If your love is still warm for me Or has it gone cold Bridge If you should awake in the still of the night Please have no fear Just close your eyes, then you'll realize

Half As Much

A D9 E7 E7/13 A7 D

If you loved me half as much as I love you You wouldn't worry me half as much as you do You're nice to me when there's no one else around You only build me up to let me down If you missed me half as much as I miss you

I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Nighti Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night

D7 Am7 E7 Em Fdim Em7

I couldn't sleep a wink last night Because we had that silly fight I thought my heart would break The whole night through I knew that you'd be sorry

I Love You

D7M A7 Em7 Gm7/9 A7/13+ B7/9-

Start to sing again The old melody I love you, that's the song of songs And it all belongs to you and me It's spring again And birds on the wing again

If You Go Away

E7 Am Dm6 C Dm G7

If you go away on this summer day Then you might as well take the sun away All the birds that flew in the summer sky When our love was new and our hearts were high When the day was young and the night was long

I'll Be Seeing You

Em Em7 B D Em6 A7

I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That this heart of mine enbraces all day through In that small cafe, the park across the way The children's carousel, the chestnut trees, the wishing well I'll be seeing you in ev'ry lovely summer's day

I'll Never Smile Again

D7M A7 D Em7 G A4/7

I'll never smile again, until I smile at you I'll never laugh again what good would it do For tears would fill me eyes My heart would realize That our romance is through

I'm Confessin'

D A7 G A7/13- A9 D7M

But your lips deny they're true Will your answer really change things making me blue Bridge I'm afraid someday you'll leave me Saying, "Can't we still be friends" If you go, you know you'll grieve me

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

A E7 D Cdim Bm5-/7 B7

They fly so high, nearly reach the sky Then like my dreams they fade and die Fortune's always hiding I've looked everywhere I'm forever blowing bubbles Pretty bubbles in the air

It Could Happen To You

D G Gdim Em7 B7 A7

Don't count stars or you might stumble Someone drops a sigh, and down you tumble Keep an eye on spring Run when church bells ring It could happen to you All I did was wonder how your arms would be

It Had To Be You

G D7 Gdim E7 A9 A7

Verse Why do I do, just as you say Why must I just, give you your way Why do I sigh, why don't I try to forget It must have been, that something lovers call fate

It Hurts To Say Goodbye

Fm7 G7 D7 Cm Ab Bb7

[Verse 01] Take me in your arms and hold me tight Tell me that your love is mine tonight Say that everything will turn up right It hurts to say goodbye

Its A Lovely Day Tomorrow

G C D7 A7 Am Am7

[Verse 1] It's a lovely day tomorrow Tomorrow is a lovely day Come and feast your tear dimmed eyes On tomorrow's clear blue skies

It's A Sin To Tell A Lie

G D7 Cdim Am7 D7/13- C

Be sure it's true when you say I love you It's a sin to tell a lie Millions of hearts have been broken Just because these words were spoken I love you, yes I do, I love you

It's Always You

G Am7 D7 C Cdim D9

Whenever it's early twilight I watch till a star breaks through Funny it's not a star I see, it's always you Whenever I roam through roses And lately I often do

I've Heard That Song Before

C A7 G D7 Am7 C/B

It seems to me I've heard that song before It's from an old, familiar score I know it well, that melody It's funny how a theme Recalls a favorite dream

Lili Marlene

G C D A Bm E7

Underneath the lantern by the barrack gate Darling I remember the way you used to wait Twas there that you whispered tenderly That you loved me You'd always be

The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot

Bb Cm Eb G7 F7 Bbmaj7

Verse 1 Christmas comes but once a year for every girl and boy The laughter and the joy they find in each new toy I'll tell you of a little boy who lives across the way This little fella's Christmas is just another day

Love Is All

F C7 Bb Bdim Gm Eb

Yesterday, I knew the games to play I though I knew the way, life was meant to be And now there's you my foolish games are through Now at last i have found Just what makes this old world turn around

Love Letters

G7 Dm7 C7M Cdim C C/G

Love letters straight from your heart Keep us so near while apart I'm not alone in the night When I can have all the love you write I memorize every line

Maybe

A7 D Fdim Em7 E7 B7

Maybe you'll think of me When you are all alone Maybe the one who is waiting for you Will prove untrue Then what will you do

Mexicali Rose

A Cdim E7 Fdim D9 A7

Dry those big brown eyes and smile dear Banish all those tears and please don't sigh Kiss me once again and hold me Mexicali Rose, goodbye Dry those big brown eyes and smile dear Banish all those tears and please don't sigh

My Dreams Are Getting Better All The Time

D A7 D9 G A D7

Well, what do you know He smiled at me in my dreams last night My dreams are getting better all the time And, what do you know, He smiled at me in a dif'rent light

My Prayer

C G7 Fm F G Cm

When the twilight is gone, and no songbirds are singing When the twilight is gone, you come into my heart And here in my heart you will stay while I pray Melody My prayer is to linger with you

My Way

C G7 Dm7 C7 F F6

And now, the end is near, and so I face the final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear, I'll state my case, of which I'm certain I've lived a life that's full, I've traveled each and ev'ry highway And more, much more than this, I did it my way Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention

Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Cmaj7 C Am7 Fmaj7 Fmaj9 B7

[INTRO ] When two lovers meet in Mayfair, so the legends tell. Song birds sing; Winter turns to Spring. Every winding street in Mayfair falls beneath the spell. I know such enchantment could be for it happened one evening to me.

Now Is The Hour

G D7 C A7 C7 Am

Pas de barré

[Chorus] Now is the hour When we must say goodbye Soon you'll be sailing Far across the sea

Only Forever

D A7 G Am7 D7 B7

And be proud of the task Only forever If someone should ask How long would it take me to be near if you beckon Off hand I would figure less than a second Do you think I'll remember

Over The Rainbow

C F G7 Em7 Am Dm7

Somewhere over the rainbow Way up high There's a land that I heard of Once in a lullaby Somewhere over the rainbow

Play To Me Gypsy

C G7 Dm A7 Dm7 F

Pas de barré*

[Verse 1] Oh play to me gypsy The moon's high above Oh play me your serenade The song I love

Side By Side

C G7 F A7 D7 C7

Through all kinds of weather, what if the sky should fall As long as we're together, it really doesn't matter at all When they've all had their troubles and parted We'll be the same as we started Just trav'lin' along, singin' a song, side by side Through all kinds of weather, what if the sky should fall

Somewhere Along The Way

D A7 Em7 D9 C#7 G

I used to walk with you along the avenue Our hearts were care free and gay How could I know I'd lose you somewhere along the way The friends we used to know would always smile "Hello" No love like our love, they'd say

Strangers In The Night

A7 Em D D6 A4/7 D7M

Strangers in my night exchanging glances Won'dring in the night what were the chances We'd be sharing love before the night was through Something in your eyes was so inviting Something in your smile was so exciting

That Old Feeling

D Em7 A7 Em B Gm7

I saw you last night and got that old feeling When you came in sight, I got that old feeling The moment that you danced by I felt a thrill And when you caught my eye, my heart stood still Once again I seemed to feel that old yearning

Try A Little Tenderness

A D9 E7 Cdim F#m F#7

While she's without them, try a little tendeness Bridge It's not just sentimental She has her grief and care And a word that's soft and gentle Makes it easier to bear

Two Sleepy People

G Am7 C D7 E7 Cdim

Here we are, out of cigarettes Holding hands and yawning look how late it gets Two sleepy people by dawn's early light And too much in love to say goodnight Here we are, in the cozy chair

Unforgettable

G E7 Fdim D A7 Bm5-/7

Unforgettable that's what you are Unforgettable, though near or far Like a song of love that clings to me How the thought of you does things to me Never before, has someone been more

We'll Meet Again

F#7 B6 A D6 F7 Bb6

We'll meet again Don't know where Don't know when But I know we'll meet again some sunny day

What A Wonderful Worldwhat A Wonderful World

G C F Em Am7 F#

I see trees of green, red roses, too I see them bloom for me and for you And I think to myself, "It's a wonderful world" I see skies of blue, clouds of white The bright blessed days and the dark sacred nights

When The Lights Go On Again

Eb Bb7 Bb F Ab Eb7

[Verse 1] When the lights go on again All over the world And the boys are home again All over the world

When They Sound The Last All Clear

D A7 B7 E7 Em G

ARTIST: Vera Lynn with Montovani and His Orchestra SONG: When They Sound the Last All Clear (1941) WRITERS: Music: Hugh Charles / Lyrics: Lewis Elton VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdsH6c6T9lc CAPO: 1st fret for original key

When You Wish Upon A Star

D A7 A G Em7 D9

When you wish up on a star Makes no diffe'rence who you are Anything your heart desires will come to you If your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme When you wish upon a star as dreamers do

Where Are You

E7 A A7M D9 Ab Cdim

Where are you Where have you gone without me I thought you cared about me Where are you Where's my heart

White Christmas

C G7 Dm7 F G/B Am

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas Just like the ones I used to know Where the tree-tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh-bells in the snow

The White Cliffs Of Dover

Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb Bb6

THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER Performed by Dame Vera Lynn Transcribed by Jamie Gray Comments/feedback: [email protected]

Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye

C G F D E Am

Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye Cheerio here I go on my way Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye With a cheer not a tear make it gay

You Belong To Me

C F Em Dm Fm G

I'll be so alone without you Maybe you'll be lonesome, too, and blue Fly the ocean in a silver plane See the jungle when it's wet with rain Just remember, till you're home again You belong to me

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To

E7 Am F C7 Bb9 C

You'd be so nice to come home to You'd be so nice by the fire While the breeze on high sang a lullaby You'd be all that I could desire Under stars chilled by the winter

Youll Never Know

G C Dm F Am B

You'll never know just how much I miss you, You'll never know just how much I care... And if I tried, I still couldn't hide my love for you, You ought to know, for haven't I told you so, A million or more times?

Young At Heart

E7 A Bm5-/7 B7/9 B7 A6

Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you If you're young at heart For it's hard, you will find to be narrow of mind If you're young at heart You can go to extremes with impossible schemes

You're Breaking My Heart

E7 A Bm5-/7 F#m Bm7 Fdim

It's breaking my heart to remember The dreams we depended upon You're leaving a slow dying ember I'll miss you, my love, when you're gone I wish you joy, though teardrops burn But if some day you should want to return