Chords with lyrics
intro:
B G B G#m
B G B
verses:
G F#m B
Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif
G A F#m G
Came floating on a jasmine wind
C A
From the west, from the south
B
Honey in my ears
F F#m
Spice in my mouth.
B G
Dark and thrilling,
F#m B
Strange and sweet
G A F G
Cleopatra and the handsome thief
Em A D G
And they floated in on a jasmine wind
C D#m B
Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif
Em A D G
And they floated in on a jasmine wind
C D#m B
Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif
B G F#m B
Friday evening, Omar Sharif,
G A D G
In black and white and blurry through tears.
C A
My mother and I would sit there in a trace
B F
He was cool to the marrow, the pharaoh of romance
B G
Sunday morning,
F#m B
Umm Kulthum
G A F#m G
Her voice would fill our living room.
Em A D G
The ship from Egypt always came
D#m F
Sailing in on the radio waves
Em A D G
And the jasmine wind, deep perfume
C D#m B
Umm Kulthum
A
And the living room becomes a garden,
C
And the TV set becomes a fountain,
D#m Em
And the music flows in the garden
F
And everything grows
C# Em G#m A
Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif
F#m B G#m A
Came floating on a lemon leaf
F#m B G#m A
Flying in on a jasmine wind
D G#m C#
Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif
F#m B G#m A
And we dance with them on a jasmine scented wind,
D G#m C#
Umm Kulthum and Omar Sharif.
