The Gift (recado Bossa Nova) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][F#dim][F][Am][E]

[Verse 1]
[E]No [Am]string
s of pearls in [E]a velvet glove
[A]The thing I long for is [Dm]the gift of love
No ring of [Bdim]gold bu[E]t a[Am]
dream to unfold
When [Cdim]all the sta[B]rs have flown
and [Bdim]we're alone
[E]The gift [Am]of love i[E]s a precious thing
[A]A touch of magic on a d[Dm]ay in spring
The golden [G]dream [E]every
[A]dreamer [Am]pursues
Remem[Cdim]ber, da[Bb]rling, never refus[E]e
the gift [Am]of love f[A]or love can be
a [Bbdim]melody th[C#dim]at linger[Dm]s
[F#dim]or slip l[Cdim]ike april wine
right through your [E]fingers
so [Am]kiss me sweet till our
[Cdim]secret s[Am]tar[E]
illu[A]minates the way to
[Dm]shangri -la
Whatever [Bdim]fate may be[E] fal[Am]l
All I know is that [E]the [Bb]gift of love
is the [E]greatest gift of [Am]all[F#dim][Dm][F][Am][E][Am][E]
[A][Am][Dm][Bdim][E]
[Am][F][Bb][E][Am][F#dim]
[Am]For [A]love can be a melody tha[Dm]t lingers
[F]Or [Cdim]slip like April wine
[B]right through your [E]fingers
[F]So [Bb]kiss [F#]me s[Bbdim]weet[F#]
[E]til[F#]l our[E] se[F]cret star
[Bb]Illuminates the way to
[Ebm]Shangri -La
Whatever [Cdim]fate may befa[A#m]ll
[F#]All I know[A#m] is that t[F#]he gift [Cdim]of love[B]
Is the [Cdim]greatest [F]gift of [Bb]all

[Outro 1]
What a bore, that's all