Charade

Words by Johnny Mercer and Music by Henry Mancini
From the 1963 film "Charade"


Intro: 
Bm7-5    E7    Bm7-5    E7 - E7sus4 - E7     Bm7-5   Dm7    E7+5   E7   Am


Am  Am+5  Am    A9     Am   
When we played our charade,

Am  Dm7  Am  Asus4-Am   E 
We were like child-ren posing;

Bm7-5       E7    Bm7-5        E7 - E7sus4 - E7
Playing at games, acting  out names,

 Bm7-5       E7+5  E7   Am
Guessing the parts we played.


Am  Am+5 Am  A9     Am
Oh, what a  hit we made!

Am Dm7  Am Asus4 Am   E
We came on next  to closing;

Bm7-5        E7   Bm7-5    E7 - E7sus4 - E7
Best on the bill, lovers until

Bm7-5 Dm7 Bm7-5 E7+5   E7   Am
Love left  the  mas - que - rade.


Bridge:

DM7             AM7
Fate seemed to pull the strings --

    DM7   E7           A   AM7  A7
I turned and you were gone.

 DM7            AM7
While from the darkened wings,

    E  E9  E   Esus4  E    E7
The mu-sic box played on.


Am  Am+5   Am  A9        Am
Sad lit - tle ser - e - nade,

Am   Dm7 Am Asus4   Am  E
Song of  my heart's composing;

Bm7-5      E7   Bm7-5       E7 - Esus4 -  E7
I hear it still, I always will,

Bm7-5 Dm7     E7+5    E7    Am   Fdim   Fdim(III)   Dm7-5    Am
Best  on the  bill...Cha - rade.

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