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When The Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
Words & Music by Leon ReneRecorded by The Ink Spots, 1940 (#4*)
D9 A7 D D7 D6 D9 G9 G G/F# E7
When the swallows come back to Cap - is - tra - no,
A Em7 D B7 E7 Edim A7
That's the day you promised to come back to me;
D9 A7 D D7 D6 D9 G9 G Gm
When you whispered, "Farewell" in Cap - is - tra - no,
A Em7 D B7 E7 D9 E7 A7 D Gm D
Twas the day the swallows flew out to the sea.
Bridge:
D7 G Em7 A7 D
All the mission bells will ring
A7 Edim Gdim D C#7
The chapel choir will sing
F#7 Bm Bm7/E
The happiness you'll bring
E7 Cdim E7 A7
Will live in my mem - o - ry
D9 A7 D D7 D6 D9 G9 G Gm
When the swallows come back to Cap - is - tra - no,
A Em7 D B7 E7 A7 Gdim D
That's the day I pray that you'll come back to me.
*The Ink Spots' version was actually beaten on the charts in 1940 by Glenn Miller's recording, which reached number 2 with Ray Eberle's vocal, but of the two, I prefer this one. Twenty-seven years later, Pat Boone would take it to the charts again (barely!) when his version went to #80.