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.
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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.
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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.
