Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
Love, is a many splendored thing
FF
It's the April rose
A minorAm
That only grows in the early Spring
DmDm Dm7Dm7 G7G7
Love is nature's way of giv-ing
Dm6Dm6 E7E7
A augmentedA reason to be liv-ing
A minorAm Am7Am7 B7B7 E MajorE E7E7 G7G7
The golden crown that makes a man a ki---ng
Verse 2:
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
Once on a high and windy hill,
FF
In the morning mist, Two lovers kissed
A minorAm
And the world stood still
DmDm Dm7Dm7
Then your fingers touched
G7G7 C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
My silent heart, and taught it how to sing
C majorC
Yes, true love's
FF G+G C majorC
A augmentedA many splendored thing
C majorC A minorAm E minorEm
Once on a high and windy hill,
FF
In the morning mist, Two lovers kissed
A minorAm
And the world stood still
DmDm Dm7Dm7
Then your fingers touched
G7G7 C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
My silent heart, and taught it how to sing
C majorC
Yes, true love's
FF G+G C majorC
A augmentedA many splendored thing
Song first released 1955 by The Four Aces and then many artists since: