Love Story - Where do I begin - lyrics and chords

I was strumming away today with chords of Em and C - Capo on the 2nd
put my guitar down to make an espresso
came back, took off the Capo and started playing the theme from Love Story - "Where do I begin" - just like that - out of the blue. I haven't played this song for a good many years. 

Interestingly enough, I found out that Love Story  was written by Francis Lai (might have to get out the Bilitus CD again to hear more of his other music), who won an Oscar in 1970 for the song - Best Music - Original Score. Carl Sigman wrote the lyrics. 
And I still haven't seen the movie...

Whilst Perry Como sang the original, it's also been sung by some other heavyweights of music from the 70's era - Engelbert Humperdinck, Johnny Mathis, Shirley Bassey, Glenn Campbell and Tony Bennett


After a few rusty attempts at playing it (I even surprised myself that I remembered the chords and lyrics), I thought it would have to be a song that I add to my songbook blog - so I never forget it and can refer back to the page when someone asks me to 'play something'...

Here it is - lyrics as I remembered them and chords that suit my voice:

Love Story - Where do I begin

Em
Where do I begin
                                     B7
To tell the story of how great a love can be
                                              G                 C
The sweet Love Story that is older than the sea
                                        B7
The simple truth about the love she brings to me
                   Em
Where do I start

With her first hello
                                       B7
She gave meaning to this empty world of mine
                                      G                   C
There'll never be another love - another time
                                        B7
She came into my life and made the living fine
                  E
She fills my he__art


Chorus:
                  Am
She fills my heart
                 D7
With very special things
                     G
With Angel's song
               C
And wild imaginings
                  B7                      Em
She fills my life with so much love
                            Am
That everywhere I go
               D7
I'm never lonely
              G                           C
With her along who could be lonely
                       B7
I reach for her hand
                 D7
It's always there


Em
How long does it last

Can love be measured
           B7
By the hours in a day

I have no answers
        G                     C
Bu_t this much I can say

I know I'll need her
             B7
'Till the clouds all pass away
                     E
And she'll be there



Chorus:
                  Am
She fills my heart
                 D7
With very special things
                     G
With Angel's song
               C
And wild imaginings
                  B7                      Em
She fills my life with so much love
                            Am
That everywhere I go
               D7
I'm never lonely
              G                           C
With her along who could be lonely
                       B7
I reach for her hand
                D7   G
It's always there


So, there we have it - ready to be played whenever the mood strikes
Comments - as always - greatly appreciated

Fiji - Sweet Darling - chords and lyrics

So what do you do when an internet search for chords and lyrics yields no results?

Well, figure them out for yourself…

Actually, on a message board someone said the chords to this song were, “From the C to the F to the G to the F – that’s the whole song”

Yeah right! J

And that they are - when I try and play the song to the music streaming from my speakers. 

But the chords below are what I came up with for Sweet Darling when actually singing it alone.

Please feel free to leave a comment if you have any helpful suggestions – especially for the chorus…

Check out the YouTube version if you want to hear it

Sweet Darling

Artist – Fiji Veikoso

Album - Born And Raised

G               C             G     C

We've been together awhile

    G                       C              G      C

And I don't mean to cramp your style
G                 C                G               C              D
Sometimes I wonder just how things happened this way

     C                 D                     C            D                G
And I'm just reminiscing of that wonderful night we first met

G                C              G       C

You pick me up every morning

G                     C                     G    C

And I’d just be through with the club

G             C                G                     C             D
I never thought that a girl could love a man this much

C             D                       C                D              G
I am overwhelmed and baby I just can't thank you enough

(CHORUS)

G                                  C   G
And I'm wondering oh! sweet darling

G                          C       G
What did I do to deserve you

G              C                 G              C                D
What did I say to make your angel eyes turn my way

C                        D                            G
If only I had the world I'd give it all to you babe


G                         C                G     C

Now I'm about to leave for the road

G                          C          G    C

I'll take you with me in my heart

G                C           G          C         D
And I really pray the Lord my soul to keep

      C                      D       (C)       (D)        G
And baby just one request; keep me in your dreams

CHORUS 3x

Sunshine On My Shoulders - chords/lyrics

Sunshine On My Shoulders

Words & music by John Denver, Mike Taylor and Dick Kniss

from Poems, Prayers and Promises (1971)

Here’s a song I’ve always liked playing – hope you like it too…

Need to get in the ‘mood’ to play it – click here to see some of my photos that set me off on getting this song on my blog.

(Capo 3rd fret)

   G        C       G         C          G       C    G    C

Sunshine   on my shoulders   makes me happy.

G        C       G    C           Am7       D7

Sunshine   in my eyes can make me cry

G        C        G     C          G        C     G    C

Sunshine   on the water   looks so lovely.

G        C        G      C         G     C    G   C

Sunshine   almost always   make me high

 G    Am7   Bm   C              G        Am7    Bm    C

If I had a day    that I could give you

  G          Am7   Bm    C             Am7     D7

I'd give to you    a day   just like   today.

 G       Am7   Bm   C              G          Am7   Bm  C

 If I had    a song   that I could sing for you.

   G          Am7   Bm        C         G    Am7   Bm   C

 I'd sing a song   to make you  feel this way.             

 G    Am7   Bm   C              G        Am7    Bm    C

 If I had a tale   that I could tell you

     G          Am7   Bm    C             Am7     D7

 I'd tell a tale      sure  to make you   smile.

 G       Am7   Bm   C              G          Am7   Bm  C

 If I had    a wish   that I could wish for you.

    G          Am7   Bm        C         G    Am7   Bm   C

 I'd make a wish   for sunshine all the   while.           

G        C        G            C          G     Am7   Bm   C

Sunshine   almost all the time   makes me high.

G        C        G      C    G   Am7   Bm    C   G

Sunshine   almost always.

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