D  D7+  D7  D6 D   D6  D7   G7+   G6            G7+    Gdim
If you hear a song in blue like a flower crying for the dew,
E7sus4       A9    A7/9      D    D7+    B7   Em7
 That was my heart ser - e - na - ding you,
          A7sus4 A7/5+  D
My prelude  to    a   kiss.

D  D7+  D7  D6  D   D6  D7    G7+     G6          G7+    Gdim
If you hear a song that grows from my tender sentimental woes
E7sus4       A9   A7/9   D  D7+    B7   Em7
That was my heart trying to com - pose
          A7/5+ A7 D
A prelude  to  a kiss.

Gdim         G     G/B       Am7       D7
Though it's just a sim - ple mel - o - dy
     G          Em7       Am7        D7
With noth - ing fan - cy, noth - ing much,
Am7       G       E7   Am7         D7
You could turn it to a sym - pho - ny,
  G                      A      A9/B   A9
A Shu - bert tune with a Ger - shwin touch.

A7/9 D  D7+ D7   D6   D   D6   D7           G7+    G6    G7+       Gdim
Oh, how my love song gen -tly cries for the tenderness within your eyes;
  E7sus4      A9   A7/9       D   D7+  B7   Em7
My love is a pre - lude that nev - er dies,
   A7    A7/5+ A7   D
A prelude to  a  kiss.