Intro: A A6 A7M A6 A A6 A7M A6

A      A6   A7M     A6         A  A6  A7M A6
When they begin             the beguine
     A         A6  A7M   A6       E7
It brings back the sound     of music so tender
    Bm        Bm7      Bm        Bm7
It brings back a night of tropical splendor
    Bm5-/7      E7  E4/7   E7     A9   A
It brings back a memory       ever green
A            A6 A7M  A6        A    A6   A7M A6
I'm with you once more      under the stars
  A      A7M    F#m7           E7
And down by the shore,   an orchestra's playing
      E7    Bm5-/7   E7      D
And even the palms      seem to be swaying
E7    E4/7    E7     A   A6  A7M A6
When they begin   the beguine
Bridge
  Am          D7              G
To live it again    is past all endeavor
 Gm        C7           F7M    F
Except when that tune clutches my heart
  Cdim      Dm               E    F
And there we are,  swearing to love forever
           E  Dm7       E   E7
And promising never, never to part
        A  A6  A7M    A6     A   A6  A7M  A6
What moments divine,   what rapture serene
     A             A7            E7
Til clouds came along to disperse the joy we had tasted
  Dm                              Bm5-/7
And now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted,
          E7  Bm5-/7     E7         A9  A
I know but too well          what they mean
  E7       A6        A7M         A6
So don't let them begin     the beguine
E7       A            A6         E7
Let  the love that was once a fire remain an ember
      D               Bm7        C#m5-/7    F#m
Let it sleep like the dead desire I only remember
Bm5-/7     E7 Bm5-/7      E7    A   A6
When they begin          the beguine
E7     A             A6           A   A7M   A6
Oh, yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play
E7       A               A6    A7M    E7
Til  the stars that were there before return above you
      D            Bm7   C#m5-/7        F#7
Til you whisper to me once more, "Darling, I love you"
    Bm7             Bm5-/7
And we suddenly know      what heaven we're in
       E7     A   Am7
When they begin the beguine
  Bm7       Dm6   E7  A  A6 A7M A6 A
When they begin  the beguine