Begin The Beguine chords by Beegie Adair

Intro: A A6 A7M A6 A A6 A7M A6

A           A6    A7M   A6         A    A6 A7M A6
When they begin             the beguine
      A              A6   A7M   A6         E7
It brings back the sound     of music so tender
     Bm           Bm7      Bm         Bm7
It brings back a night of tropical splendor
     Bm5-/7        E7    E7sus4   E7      A9    A
It brings back a memory            ever green
A                  A6  A7M  A6          A    A6   A7M A6
I'm with you once more      under the stars
     A           A7M   F#m7               E7
And down by the shore,     an orchestra's playing
            E7     Bm5-/7  E7        D
And even the palms      seem to be swaying
E7       E7sus4  E7        A     A6 A7M A6
When they begin     the beguine

Bridge
    Am           D7                G
To live it again    is past all endeavor
Gm             C7               F7M    F
Except when that tune clutches my heart
    Cdim         Dm                    E     F
And there we are,  swearing to love forever
                 E   Dm7        E    E7
And promising never, never to part
                 A   A6  A7M   A6       A    A6  A7M A6
What moments divine,   what rapture serene
      A                      A7                   E7
Til clouds came along to disperse the joy we had tasted
     Dm                                               Bm5-/7
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted
                E7  Bm5-/7  E7           A9    A
I know but too well          what they mean
  E7        A6             A7M        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#m5-/7  F#m
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember
Bm5-/7        E7 Bm5-/7  E7       A   A6
When they begin          the beguine
E7        A                    A6                A     A7M  A6
Oh, yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play
E7        A                      A6     A7M    E7
Til  the stars that were there before return above you
         D                 Bm7    C#m5-/7          F#7
Til you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you"
        Bm7                     Bm5-/7
And we suddenly know      what heaven we're in
             E7        A    Am7
When they begin the beguine
Bm7         Dm6  E7  A    A6 A7M A6 A
When they begin  the beguine