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The Shadow of Your Smile

by w: Paul Webster m: Johnny Mandel · posted by WaltP

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Tab
THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE

VERSE: in C
One day we walked a-long the sand,
7    7  7    7    5  7   7    7 
One day in ear-ly spring.
7    7  8  -8  7    6 
You held a pip-er in your hand
6    6   6  6  -3 6   6    6
To mend its bro-ken wing.
6   6    -7  7*  6   -7 
Now I'll re-mem-ber man-y  a  day
-7  -7*  -7* 7   7  -7 -7* -7 -6
And man-y a lone-ly mile.
-3  -6  7 -6 6   -5  6 
The ech-o of a  pip-er's song
-5* -5  8 -8 -7 -5  -8    7
The shad-ow of your smile
-4   5   -7 7   -6*  7
 
CHORUS: in G (Bossa-Nova beat)

The shad-ow of your smile
-4   6  -6* 7   -8   5* 
When you are gone.
-6*  -5*  5   -4 
Will col-or all my dreams
-4    6 -6*  7  -8   6  
And light the dawn.
-7   -6*   -5  -8 
Look in-to my eyes
8    -8 -7 7   -7   
My love and see.
5   -4   -7  7 
All the love-ly things
-8  -7   7  -6*  7 
You are to me
-4  -3*  7 -6* 

Our wist-ful lit-tle star
-4   6   -6*  7  -8   5*
Was far too high.
-6* -5*  5   -4 
A tear-drop kissed your lips
-4 6   -6*    7     -8   6 
And so did I.
8   -7 -6* -9  

Now when I re-mem-ber spring,
10   -9  8 -8  8   6    8 
All the joy that love can bring,
-9   8   -8  -7   -8  -5    -8 
I will be re-mem-ber-ing
8  -8  -7 7*  -7  5*  -7 
The sha-dow of your smile.
5   -8  -7  7   -6*  7

repeat


There are many versions, this is my favorite of the moment.
Barbra Streisand & Johnny Mathis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQO09ulI_so&feature=related


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