Secretly

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Tab

SECRETLY
By Al Hoffman, Dick Manning & Mark Markwell
Jimmie Rogers
Key: C

2     2  2  3    3
Why must I meet you 
2 -2*-2  -2  -2  -2*  3
in a se-cret ren-dez-vous?
2    2    2   3   3  3
why must we steal a-way 
-2*  -2 -2  -2 -2*  3
to steal a kiss or two?
2    2    2  3    3  3
why must we wait to do 
-2*   -2   -2  -2 -2* 3
the things we want to do?
1    -4   -3   2  -1
why, oh, why, oh, why, 
1*  -1   4   -4
oh, why, oh why?
4    -4  4   3   2    1  -1  -4  -4   3
Wish we did-n't have to meet se-cret-ly
4    -4  4   3   2    1  -1  -4  -4   3
wish we did-n't have to kiss se-cret-ly
4    -4  4   3   2    1 -1 -3  3
wish we did-n't have to be a-fraid
-1* 2    -5   4    2     -2  6   6
to show the world that we're in love
4    -4  4    3    2    1  -1 -4 -4   3
Till we have the right to meet o-pen-ly
4     4  4    3    2    1  -1 -4 -4   3
till we have the right to kiss o-pen-ly
4      -4   4   3  2   1   -1
we'll just have to be con-tent 
2  -2 3   -3  6   6    5  
to be in love se-cret-ly
1    -4   -3  2    -1  1*  -1    4  -4
Why, oh, why, oh, why, oh, why, oh why?

4    -4  4   3   2    1  -1  -4  -4   3
Wish we did-n't have to meet se-cret-ly
4    -4  4   3   2    1  -1  -4  -4   3
wish we did-n't have to kiss se-cret-ly
4    -4  4   3   2    1 -1 -3  3
wish we did-n't have to be a-fraid
-1* 2    -5   4    2     -2  6   6
to show the world that we're in love
4    -4  4    3    2    1  -1 -4 -4   3
Till we have the right to meet o-pen-ly
4     4  4    3    2    1  -1 -4 -4   3
till we have the right to kiss o-pen-ly
4      -4   4   3  2   1   -1
we'll just have to be con-tent 
2  -2 3   -3  6   6    5  
to be in love se-cret-ly

End of 45-single version

transcriber's note: 
additional verse not sung by rodgers

Why must we wait until 
we're dancing cheek to cheek?
to whisper all the words 
of love we long to speak?
why must our love be like 
a game of hide-and-seek?

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