Al Jolson

About A Quarter To Nine(Chords)

Al Jolson

Key: G

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	        Introd: Verse: 

Verse 
 Em  B7   Em   Am7         B7        Em   B7       Cdim     Em 
Life begins when    somebody's eyes look    into your own. 
 Em  B7   Em   Am7         Cdim     G   A7       D7         
Life    begins when you've got your gal al    alone. 
     B7     Am7    Em          F#7                 B7 
From morning until twilight, I don't know I'm alive; 
Em  B7  Am   Am7   B7      Em    B7   Em 
But  I know love begins at eight fortyfive. 
Melody 
Cdim  G  Am7 G          Cdim        Am7   D7  Am7  D7 
The stars         are gonna twinkle and shine,  
Gdim  D7 Am7 D7   Am7  G         D9  G  Am7  G 
This  evening    about a quarter to nine. 
D7 Am7  Cdim  G  Am7 G        Cdim      Am7   D7  Am7  D7 
My    lovin' arms      are gonna' tenderly  twine  
Gdim  D7  Am7 D7       Am7     G         D9  G  Am7  G 
Around    you        around  a    quarter to nine. 
Bridge: 
   B7     E       C#m            F#m        B7 
I know I won't be late 'cause at half past eight  
     E       C#m       B7 
I'm gonna hurry there. 
        Bm        Gdim        F#7 
I'll be waiting where the lane begins,  
B7          Cdim    Am7           D7 
Waiting for her  on needles and pins. 
 D7 Am7 Cdim  G  Am7 G Cdim      Am7 D7  Am7  D7 
And then the world      is gonna be mine  
Gdim  D7   Am7 D7      Am7     G         D9  G  Am7  G 
This    evening    a bout a     quarter to nine.
	        

Written by Al Dubin/Harry Warren

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