"Stardust" performed by Willie Nelson, 1977.
Arrangement by Booker T. Jones, 1977.
Music by Hoagy Carmichael, 1927.
Lyrics by Mitchell Parish, 1929.
[A-section]
[Am7]
Sometimes, I wonder why I spend
[F7]
the lonely nights dreaming of a song
[G] [Bm] [Bbm]
the melody haunts my reverie
[Am] [E7] [Am]
and I am once again with you
[D7] [D9]
when our love was new
[D7] [G] [D/F#] [G]
and each kiss an inspiration
[A]
But that was long ago
and now my consolation
[D7] [Eb7] [D7]
is in the stardust of a song
[B-section]
[Am7]
Beside the garden wall,
[F7]
when stars are bright, you are in my arms
[G] [E7]
The nightingale tells his fairytale
[Am] [E7] [Am]
of paradise where roses bloom
[C-section]
[Cm]
And though I dream in vain,
[G] [E7]
in my heart, there always will remain
[Am7] [D7]
My stardust melody, the memory
[G] [Cm] [G]
of love's refrain.
[Instrumental B-section]
[Am7]
[F7]
[G] [E7]
[Am] [E7] [Am]
[C-section]
[Cm]
And though I dream in vain,
[G] [E7]
in my heart, there always will remain
[Am7] [D7]
My stardust melody, the memory
[G] [Cm] [G]
of love's refrain.
[Instrumental B-section]
[Am7]
[F7]
[G] [E7]
[Am] [E7] [Am]
[C-section]
[Cm]
And though I dream in vain,
[G] [E7]
in my heart, there always will remain
[Am7] [D7]
My stardust melody, the memory
[G] [Ab] [G]
of love's refrain.
