Intro: D/A Bm D/A Bm D/A Bm D/A Bm Pierre: D/A Bm Natasha was standing D/A Bm In the middle of the drawing room D/A Bm Gmaj7 With a pale yet steady face D/A Bm When I appeared in the doorway D/A Bm She grew flustered and I hurried to her D/A Bm D/A Bm I thought that she would give me her hand G But instead she stopped F#7 Breathing heavily G F#7 Her thin arms hanging lifelessly D/A Bm Just in the very pose D/A Bm She used to stand in as a young girl D/A Bm D/A Bm When she went to the middle of the ballroom to sing D/A Bm D/A Bm But the look on her face was quite different
Natasha: G/B F#/A# Peter Kirilovich Pierre: Bm D7/C D/A Pierre Natasha: D/A Bm D/A Prince Bolkonsky was your friend Bm He is your friend D/A Bm D/A Bm He once told me that I should turn to you Pierre: D/A Bm D/A Pierre sniffed as he looked at her Bm But he didn’t speak D/A Bm ’Til then he had reproached her D/A Bm Tried to despise her G F#7 But now he felt such pity for her Bm D/A G D/A There was no room in his soul for reproach Natasha: Bm D/A He is here now Bm D/A Bm Tell him to- D/A Bm Tell him to forgive me Pierre: D/A Bm Yes, I will tell him to forgive you D/A Bm But he gave me your letters Natasha: G F#7 No, I know that all is over Bm D/A G I know that it never can be Bm F#/A# But still I’m tormented by the wrongs I’ve done him Bm D/A Tell him that I beg him to forgive, forgive A#+ Forgive me for everything Pierre: D/A Bm D/A Yes I will tell him, tell him everything Bm D/A But— Bm D/A Bm But I should like to know one thing G F#7 Did you love— Bm Did you love that bad man? Natasha: D/A Gmaj7 D/A Bm Don’t call him bad D/A Bm D/A Bm But I don’t know D/A Bm I don’t know at all Pierre: D Bm D/A Bm She began to cry D/A Bm D/A Bm And a greater sense of pity, tenderness, and love D/A Bm D/A Bm Overflowed Pierre’s heart D/A Bm He felt the tears begin to trickle D/A Bm Underneath his spectacles D/A Bm D/A Bm G And he hoped that no one would see F#7 We won’t speak of it anymore Bm D/A G We won’t speak of it, my dear D/A Bm But one thing I beg of you D/A Bm Consider me your friend D/A Bm And if you ever need help D/A Bm Or simply to open your heart to someone D/A Bm D/A Bm Not now, but when your mind is clear G F#7 Think of me Bm D7/C Pierre grew confused Natasha: D/A Bm D/A Don’t speak to me like that Bm I am not worth it Pierre: Gm6 F#7/A# Stop, stop, stop! Bm D/A G You have your whole life before you Natasha: F#7 Bm D/A Before me? No, all is over for me Pierre: G Gm6 All over? N.C. If I were not myself N.C. But the brightest, handsomest N.C. Best man on earth N.C. And if I were free N.C. I would get down on my knees this minute N.C. And ask you for your hand N.C. And for your love Instrumental: D/A Bm D/A Bm D/A Bm D/A Bm Natasha: D/A Bm And for the first time in many days D/A Bm I weep tears of gratitude D/A Bm D/A Tears of tenderness Bm D/A Bm Tears of thanks G D/F# And glancing at Pierre Em D A7/E Oh Pierre D Bm D/A Bm D/A Bm D/A Bm I leave the room smiling Pierre: D/A Bm And restraining tears of tenderness D/A Bm D/A Tears of joy which choke me Bm D/A I throw my fur coat on my shoulders Bm D/A Bm Unable to find the sleeves G F# F#7 Outside, my great broad chest Bm Bm/A G Breathes in deep the air with joy Em A7/E Despite the ten degrees of frost A7 D