Bali Ha'i

Words & Music by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
Recorded by Perry Como, 1949 (#9)
From the Broadway musical "South Pacific"


E    Gdim     Edim E        Gdim  Edim  E
Bali Ha'i may call you, any night, any day,

E       Gdim                  Edim  E
In your heart, you'll hear it call you:

   E    C  B7       E
"Come away...Come away."


E    Gdim      Edim    E        Gdim  Edim     E
Bali Ha'i will whis - per in the wind  of the sea:

E       Gdim      Am7   Edim  E
"Here am I, your special is - land!

E       C    B7     E
Come to me, come to me!"


Bridge:

 E7   A   Bb9       A         G  Em7       A
Your own special hopes, your own special dreams,

 F#m          Bm           C             B7
Bloom on the hillside and shine in the streams.


E     Gdim         Edim  E          Gdim  Edim     E
If you try, you'll find me where the sky meets the sea.

E       Gdim             Edim  E
"Here am I, your special is - land!

E       C    B7     E
Come to me, come to me!"

E    A9         B7         E6
Bali Ha'i, Bali Ha'i, Bali Ha'i!

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