Turtle Pond chords by Shaina Taub

• Difficulty: Advanced 🤯

Key: Bb

Intro:

Bb

Verse 1:
     Bb
One summer I went walking
         Eb              Bb
Up the Great Hill in the park
     Bb                             C F
The city seemed to sigh in sweet relief
     Bb
The meadows filled with families
     Eb               Bb
The dogwoods were in bloom
     Cm7               C7               F
The newborn night was smiling like a thief

Pre-Chorus 1:
        F7
I heard odes upon the hawthorns
      Bb
As I took the bridle path
            C                             F
Toward the people in the line to see the play
        Eb
As the balladeer warmed up
            D            Gm
I tossed a dollar in her cup
         Ebmaj7         F             Bb
Praying please, let it always be this way

Chorus 1:
    Eb
We sang beneath the stars
        Bb
As the fireflies lit the lawn
    Eb
We danced despite the rain
        Bb                 Bb7
As the food of love played on
       Ab               Eb
Every heavy heart left lighter
         Gbdim7        Bb             F
Past the castle and beyond on Turtle Pond

Post-Chorus:
           Gm
On Turtle Pond
 F Bb  Eb
Mmmmmmmm
           Gm
Turtle Pond
 F Bb  Eb
Mmmmmmmm

Verse 2:
     Bb
Last summer I went walking
          Eb             Bb
Down the hill I know so well
     Bb                             C F
The city seemed to sink in tired grief
     Bb
The benches all were barren
     Eb             Bb
The buskers never showed
     Cm7               C7               F
I crossed the gothic bridge in disbelief

Pre-Chorus 2:
         F7
I heard elegies on brambles
         Bb
For the loved ones we have lost
     C                               F
And echoes of the laughter we once knew
             Eb
Outside the Delacorte
    Eb          D                 Gm
A fella sorta shook his head and said
   Ebmaj7      F            Bb
'Oh God, what are we gonna do '

Chorus 2:
   Bb7            Eb
If only we could sing beneath the stars
        Bb
As the fireflies light the lawn
     Eb
And dance despite the rain
        Bb                Bb7
As the food of love plays on
       Ab             Eb
Every heavy heart is wishing
         Gbdim7        Bb             F
We could wave a magic wand on Turtle Pond

Post-Chorus:
           Gm
On Turtle Pond
 F Bb  Eb
Mmmmmmmm
           Gm
Turtle Pond
 F Bb  Eb
Mmmmmmmm

Bridge:
Ebm                         Gm
When will we gather here again?
                 Ab       Bb7      Eb
Will our little hope hold out til then?
                       F7
The seats are sitting empty
                 Bb
Stage is laying bare
                    C7
But someday, some summer
                  Eb
I will meet you there

Chorus 3:
             Eb
And we will sing beneath the stars
        Bb
As the fireflies light the lawn
       Eb
We'll dance despite the rain
        Bb                Bb7
As the food of love plays on
       Ab               Eb
Every heavy heart will beckon
      Gbdim7           Bb             F
And together we'll respond on Turtle Pond

Post-Chorus:
           Gm
On Turtle Pond
 F Bb  Eb
Mmmmmmmm
           Gm
On Turtle Pond
 F Bb  Eb
Mmmmmmmm
           Gm
On Turtle Pond
 F Bb  Eb
Mmmmmmmm
           Gm
On Turtle Pond
 F Bb  Eb
Mmmmmmmm

Outro:
Eb