Intro
[DM7] [Bm7] [F#m7] [Am7] [D7]
[GM7] [F#7] [Bm7] [C9]
[DM9] [G6] [Bm7] [Gm] [C9]
[G/A] [A13] [A7#5]
Verse 1
[DM9] [Bm7] [F#m7] [Am7] [D9]
That certain night, the night we met,
[GM7] [C#m7b5] [F#7] [Bm7] [C9]
There was magic abroad in the air.
[DM9] [GM7] [F#m] [Gm] [C9]
There were angels dining at the Ritz,
[DM9] [Bm7] [Em7] [Eb7]
And a nightingale sang in Berke-ley
[DM9] [Bm7] [Em9] [A13] [Eb9]
Square.
Verse 2
[DM9] [Bm7] [F#m7] [Am7] [D9]
I may be right, I may be wrong,
[GM7] [C#m7b5] [F#7] [Bm7] [C9]
But I'm perfectly wil- ling to swear
[DM9] [Em9] [F#m] [Gm] [C9]
That when you turned and smiled at me,
[Dm9] [Bm] [Em9] [A13/Bb] [Bbm6]
A nightingale sang in Berke---ley
[DM9] [D6/A] [Abm11] [Gm] [C9]
Square.
Verse 3
[F#M7] [D#m7] [F#M7/A#] [G#m7] [C#7]
The moon that lingered over London town
[A#m7] [Adim7] [G#m7] [C#7]
Poor puzzled moon, he wore a frown.
[F#M7] [D#m7] [G#m11] [C#7]
How could we know we two were so in love?
[F#M7] [D#m7] [Em7] [Em9/B] [A13] [Eb9]
The whole darn world seemed upside down.
Verse 4
[DM9] [Bm7] [F#m7] [Am7] [D9]
The streets of town were paved with stars,
[GM7] [C#m7b5] [F#7] [Bm7] [Gm6]
It was such a roman- tic affair.
[DM9] [D6] [GM7] [C9]
And as we kissed and said goodnight,
[DM9] [Bm7] [Em7] [Em9] [A13/Bb] [Eb9]
A nightingale sang in Berke- ley
[DM9] [D6/A] [Bb11] [Bb7]
Square.
Verse 5
[EbM7] [Cm7] [Gm7] [Bbm7] [Eb9]
How strange it was, how sweet and strange
[AbM7] [Dm7b5] [G7] [Cm7] [Abm6]
There was never a dream to compare
[Ebm9] [Ab6/Bb] [AbM7] [Db9]
To those hazy, crazy, night we met
[EbM9] [Cm7] [Fm7] [E7]
When a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
Verse 6
[EbM7] [Cm7] [Gm7] [Bbm7] [Eb9]
This heart of mine beat loud and fast
[AbM7] [Dm7b5] [G7] [Cm7] [Abm6]
Like a merry-go-round in a fair
[Ebm9] [Eb6/Bb] [AbM7] [Db9]
For we were dancing cheek to cheek
[EbM9] [Cm7] [Fm9] [D7]
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square
Verse 7
[GM7] [G/B] [GM7/B] [Am7] [D9] [D9/A]
When dawn came stealing up, all gold and blue
[Bm7] [A#dim7] [Am7] [D7] [D7b5/Ab]
To interrupt our rendezvous,
[GM7] [G/B] [GM7/B] [Am7] [D9] [D9/A]
I still remember how you smiled and said,
[GM7] [G/B] [Ab/C] [AbM7/C] [Bb13]
"Was that a dream? Or was it true?"
Verse 8
[EbM9] [Eb6/Bb] [Gm7] [Bbm7] [Eb9]
Our homeward step was just as light
[AbM7] [Dm7b5] [G7] [Cm7] [Abm6]
As the dancing feet of Astaire,
[EbM9] [Eb6/Bb] [AbM7] [Abm6]
And like an echo far away
[EbM9] [Cm7] [Fm9] [Fm9/C] [Bm6]
A nightingale sang in Berke- ley
[EbM9] [Eb6/Bb] [C7b9] [C7] [C7b5/Gb]
A nightingale sang in Berke- ley
[Fm7] [A13] [Bb13]
That night in Berke- ley
[EbM9] [Eb6/Bb] [AbM7] [Abm6]
Square
[F#] [D6/9] [Eb6/9] [Eb6/9]