Lover Come Back to Me

Words & Music by Oscar Hammerstein II & Sigmund Romberg
Recorded by Nat King Cole, 1945
From "New Moon" 1928


 D  Em7 A7   D6  F#7         Gdim  F#7
The sky was blue     and high a - bove

Bm           Bm7/E   E7/9 E7  E7alt  E7
The moon was new, and so  was love;

D    Em7 A7   D6   A7  D  Dalt A6/7/9  A7
This ea -ger heart of mine was sing - ing,

  D    G   G/B   A7sus4 A7+5  D    A7
"Lov - er, where   can  you  be?"


 D  Em7  A7  D6  F#7      Gdim     F#7
You came at last;     love had its day;

Bm          Bm7/E        E7/9 E7  E7alt  E7
That day is past; you've gone a -  way.

D    Em7   A7   D6   A7  D  Dalt A6/7/9  A7
This ach - ing heart of mine is  sing - ing,


  D    G   G/B   A7sus4 A7+5  D F#7
"Lov - er, come   back  to   me."


Bridge:

Bm     F#7       Bm    F#7        Em       Gdim    Bm
I re - mem - ber ev'ry lit - tle thing you used to do;

F# Gdim  F#7  C#m7-5
I'm so  lone - ly;

Bm     F#7    Bm      F#7        Em        Gdim      Bm
Ev'ry road I walk a - long I've walked a - long with you --

E7/9         Em7    A7   Em7     A9
No  won - der I am lone - ly.


D  Em7  A7  D6  F#7     Gdim     F#7
The sky is blue,    the night is cold,

Bm         Bm7/E     E7/9 E7 E7alt  E7
The moon is new, but love is  old;

Em  B+        Em7     Em6   A7    D       Bm     A6/7/9  A7
And while I'm waiting here, this heart of mine is sing - ing,

D        G/B A7sus4 A7+5  D    G   D
"Lover, come  back   to  me."


Thanks to frequent visitor Mal Ginn for providing the chart on which I based this version.


 
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