Midnight Sun
Abbey Lincoln
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Tom : Bb
Intro: G7M E7/9- Am7 D7/9 G7M E7/9- Am7 D7/9
G9 G Bm7 A#dim G9
Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice
G6/9 Em5-/7 Gm7 C6 Gm6 C9
Warmer than the summer night
F9 F
F7M F7M9 F7M
The clouds were like an alabaster palace
Am
E7/13- Fm7 A# Fm7 A#
Rising to a snowy height
Eb9 Eb Fdim Adim Eb
Each star it's own aurora borealis
Cm7 Ebm7 Cdim
Suddenly you held me tight
D7 Adim D7 G7M
Bm7 C D7 D7/13- G7M
And I could see the Midnight Sun
D7 G9 G Bm7 A#dim G9
I can't explain the silver rain that found me
G6/9 Em5-/7 Gm7 C6 Gm6 C9
Or was that a moonlight veil
Gm
E7/13- Fm7 A# Fm7 A#
The music of the universe around me
Gm
E7/13- Fm7 A# Fm7 A#
Or was that a nightingale
Eb9 Eb Fdim Adim Eb
And then your arms miraculously found me
Cm7 Ebm7 Cdim
Suddenly the sky turned pale
Adim D7 G7M Bm7
C D7 D7/13- G7M
I could see the Midnight Sun
Bridge
C Em7
G9 G7/9 C
Was there ever such a night
C/B Bm7 E7 Fdim A
It's a thrill I still don't quite believe
A6 D7M D A
But after you were gone
Am
E7/13- Am7 Am6 D7
There was still the stardust on my sleeve
G9 G Bm7 A#dim G9
The flame of it may dwindle to an ember
G6/9 Em5-/7 Gm7 C6 Gm6 C9
And the stars forget to shine
F9 F
F7M F7M9 F7M
And we may see the meadow in December
Em
E7/13- Fm7 A# Fm7 A#
Icy white and crystalline
D#9 D# Fdim Adim D#
But oh my darling always I'll remember
Bm7 D#m7 Cdim
When your lips were close to mine
D7 Am7 D7
D7/13- G7M Bm7 C D7/13- G6
And we saw the Midnight Sun
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Kit 2 Cabo Tecniforte Gorilla P10 em L, 3m Guitarra Baixo
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