{"id":14164,"date":"2022-10-03T06:38:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T06:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=14164"},"modified":"2026-01-05T15:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T15:59:09","slug":"begin-the-beguine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/begin-the-beguine\/","title":{"rendered":"Begin the Beguine"},"content":{"rendered":"

BEGIN THE BEGU<\/span>INE<\/span> \u2013 Cole Porter, 1935<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tuning:<\/span>E A D G B E<\/span><\/div>\n
Key:<\/span>B<\/span><\/div>\n
Capo:<\/span>2nd fret<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BILL PLAYS THIS IN C<\/span><\/strong><\/section>\n
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[Intro]\r\nA     A6     Amaj7    A6\r\nA     A6     Amaj7    A6\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\nA            A6       Amaj7    A6\r\nWhen they begin the beguine\r\n   A                    A6           E7\r\nIt brings back the sound of music so tender\r\n                                   D         Bm\r\nIt brings back a night of tropical splendor\r\n   E              E7        A      A6\r\nIt brings back a memory evergreen\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n    A              A6             Amaj7   A6\r\nI'm with you once more under the stars\r\n    A              A6                E7\r\nAnd down by the shore an orchestra's playing\r\n                              D       Bm\r\nAnd even the palms seem to be swaying\r\n E            E7       A     A6\r\nWhen they begin the beguine\r\n \r\n[Bridge]\r\n   Am         D                G\r\nTo live it again is past all endeavor\r\n Gm                  C            F\r\nExcept when that tune clutches my heart\r\n    Cdim                             E     F\r\nAnd there we are swearing to love forever\r\n              E     Dm        E     E7\r\nAnd promising never, never to part\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n     A              A6               Amaj7    A6\r\nWhat moments divine, what rapture serene\r\n     A                     A6                       E7\r\nTill clouds came along to disperse the joys we had tasted\r\n                                                     Dm     Bm\r\nAnd now when I hear people curse the chance that was wasted\r\n   E7                         A    A6\r\nI know but too well what they mean\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n         A             A6     Amaj7    A6\r\nSo don't let them begin the beguine\r\n        A                    A6             E7\r\nLet the love that was once a fire remain an ember\r\n        D<\/span>                  Dm<\/span>            C#m<\/span>      F#<\/span>\r\nLet it sleep like a dead desire I only remember\r\nBm<\/span>           E7<\/span>         A<\/span>     A6<\/span>\r\nWhen they begin the beguine\r\n \r\n[Verse]\r\n        A<\/span>                    A6<\/span>               Amaj7<\/span>    A6<\/span>\r\nOh yes, let them begin the beguine, make them play\r\n         A<\/span>                       A6<\/span>           E7<\/span>\r\nTill the stars that were there before return above you\r\n         D<\/span>                  Dm<\/span>                C#m<\/span>       D#m<\/span>\r\nTill you whisper to me once more, \"Darling, I love you\"\r\n       Bm<\/span>                 Dm<\/span>\r\nAnd we suddenly know what heaven we're in\r\nE7<\/span>                    A<\/span>       A6<\/span>\r\nWhen they begin the beguine\r\nBm<\/span>              Dm<\/span>    E7<\/span>      A<\/span>       A6<\/span>    Amaj7<\/span>    A6<\/span>   A<\/span>\r\nWhen they begin,        the beguine\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEGIN THE BEGUINE \u2013 Cole Porter, 1935 Tuning:E A D G B E Key:B Capo:2nd fret BILL PLAYS THIS IN C [Intro] A A6 Amaj7 A6 A A6 Amaj7 A6 [Verse] A A6 Amaj7 A6 When they begin the beguine A A6 E7 It brings back the sound of music … CLICK TO VIEW SONGBegin the Beguine<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-x-bill-chase"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28313,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14164\/revisions\/28313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}