Now Is The Hour

Words & Music by Maewa Kaihau, Clement Scott & Dorothy Stewart
Recorded by Bing Crosby, 1947 (#1 for 3 weeks)


C   F  Bb9  C        G7/6     Fdim     C     CM7  C7
Now is the hour when  we  must say goodbye.

F    Fm        C   Am   D     Dm7      G
Soon you'll be sailing far across the sea.

 C      F   Bb9   C       G7/6    Fdim   C     CM7  C7
While you're a - way, oh, then, remember me.

F    Fm     C    C/B    A+5    F   G7   C
When you return you'll find me waiting here.



Bridge:


C           G7            F   A7
Sunset glow fades in the west.

Dm     Dm+7     G         G7/6     C
Night o'er the valley is creep - ing.

Am           E7             F   A7
Birds cuddle down in their nest

D9           D7/9          G7/6    G7
Soon all the world will be sleep - ing.



C   F  Bb9  C        G7/6     Fdim     C     CM7  C7
Now is the hour when  we  must say goodbye.

F    Fm        C   Am   D     Dm7      G
Soon you'll be sailing far across the sea.

 C      F   Bb9   C       G7/6    Fdim   C     CM7  C7
While you're a - way, oh, then, remember me.

F    Fm     C    C/B    A+5    F   G7   C
When you return you'll find me waiting here.

This song stayed on the charts for a total of 23 weeks -- a remarkable achievement, considering the fact that it had no orchestral support. For both this song, and "Silver Threads Among the Gold" which he recorded in the same session, his only accompaniment was the Ken Darby Choir.

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