Sweet Leilani – Bing Crosby · Song Chords

Sweet Leilani

Bing Crosby · C · Capo 3

Real Key

Eb

Capo

Fret 3

C

Eb

0.2x

120

BPM

1

2

3

4

Rhythm

2/4

3/4

4/4

5/4

6/8

7/8

No Accent

Downbeat

Backbeat

All Equal

1 & 3

Sweet Leilani - Bing Crosby with Lani McIntyre and his Hawaiians

Composer: Harry Owens

Label: Decca

The record was released in 1937 following the success of the film Waikiki Wedding.

This tab includes the shortened version Bing Crosby sung in the film and the version

released as a single which includes the first two verses sung (presumably) by Lani McIntrye.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - FILM VERSION (Waikiki Wedding)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Capo: III

Intro:

[G] [Dm7] [G7]

#1:

[G7] [C]

Sweet Leilani (Sweet Leilani)

[C7] [F] [Fm]

Heavenly flow--er (ooo-ooh)

[C] [Cm] [G7] [C] [Am] [C#dim7] [G7]

Tropic skies are jealous as they shine (Oh sweet Lei-lani - air)

[G7] [Cm] [G7] [C] [Am] [C#dim7] [G]

I think they're jealous of your blue eyes (My lovely lei-lani - air)

[G] [G7] [C]

Jealous because you're mine.

#2:

[C]

Sweet Leilani (Sweet Leilani)

[C7] [F] [Fm]

Heavenly flow--er(ooo-ooh)

[C] [Cm] [G7] [C] [Am] [C#dim7] [G7]

I dreamed of paradise for two.(Oh sweet Lei-lani - air)

[G7] [Cm] [G7] [C] [Am] [C#dim7] [G7]

You are my paradise completed. (My lovely lei-lani - air)

[G7] [Dm7] [G7] [C]

You are my dream come true.

Spoken: You see there! One lullaby from me ... and the child tosses fitfully for hours.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VERSION ON DISC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Original key: A for the intro and first two verses, Eb for the last two verses

Intro:

[A] [E7] [A]

#1

[A]

Sweet Leilani

[A7] [D] [Dm]

Heavenly flow--er

[A] [Am] [E7] [A] [F#m] [Bbdim7] [E]

Nature fashioned roses kissed with dew

[E] [E7] [A] [F#m] [Bbdim7] [E]

And then she placed them in a bower

[E] [E7] [A]

It was the start of you.

#2:

[A]

Sweet Leilani

[A7] [D] [Dm]

Heavenly flow--er

[A] [Am] [E7] [A] [F#m] [Bbdim7] [E]

I dreamed of paradise for two.

[E] [E7] [A] [F#m] [Bbdim7] [E]

You are my paradise completed.

[E] [E7] [A]

You are my dream come true.

[A] [C] [Bb7]

#3 (Bing crosby)

[Bb7] [Eb]

Sweet Leilani

[Eb7] [Ab] [Abm]

Heavenly flow--er

[Eb] [Ebm] [Bb7] [Eb] [Cm] [Edim7] [Bb]

Tropic skies are jealous as they shine

[Bb] [Ebm] [Bb7] [Eb] [Cm] [Edim7] [Bb]

I think they're jealous of your blue eyes

[Bb] [Bb7] [Eb]

Jealous because you're mine.

#4

[Eb]

Sweet Leilani

[Eb7] [Ab] [Abm]

Heavenly flow--er

[Eb] [Ebm] [Bb7] [Eb] [Cm] [Edim7] [Bb]

I dreamed of paradise for two.

[Bb] [Bb7] [Eb] [Cm] [Edim7] [Bb]

You are my paradise completed.

[Bb] [Edim7] [Bb7] [Eb]

You are my dream come true.

Instrumental:

[Eb]

[Eb7] [Ab] [Abm]

[Eb] [Ebm] [Bb7] [Eb] [Cm] [Edim7] [Bb7]

Outro:

[Bb7] [Ebm] [Bb7] [Eb] [Cm] [Edim7] [Bb]

You are my par-a- dise completed.

[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb7] [Bb7/D] [Eb]

You are my dre-am come true.

Chords Used (28)

Guitar

Ukulele

G

1 / 5

Dm7

10fr

1 / 5

G7

1 / 4

C

1 / 4

C7

1 / 4

F

1 / 5

Fm

1 / 4

Cm

1 / 4

Am

1 / 4

C#dim7

1 / 4

A

1 / 4

E7

1 / 4

A7

1 / 4

D

1 / 4

Dm

1 / 4

F#m

1 / 4

Bbdim7

N/A

E

1 / 4

Bb7

1 / 4

Eb

1 / 4

Eb7

1 / 4

Ab

1 / 4

Abm

N/A

Ebm

N/A

Edim7

1 / 4

Bb

1 / 4

Fm7

1 / 6

Bb7/D

1 / 4

Song Info

Real Key

Eb

Capo

Fret 3

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