Al Bowlly

Sweet And Lovely

Al Bowlly


Tom: C

       C       C/B        Am7      C7
There's sweetness in the call of the woodland dove
     F                Dm5-/7
As his love song echoes through the trees
    G          G7          Fdim       Am7   Am7/G
There's sweetness in the rose, with its symbol of love
 E          B7    Em  Am    Em
Floating on the summer breeze
  Gdim        A7/13-     Dm    Am7 Dm7   Dm7+
But nothing can compare to the sweetness of
  D9       Am7  D7  G     Cdim G
The one and only one  I love
 G Edim  G7     Dm5-/7
Sweet and  lovely
G         Edim     G7    Dm5-/7
Sweeter than the roses in May
C  C7   F    Bbm9
Sweet and lovely 
C7M   Am      Dm7     G7  C
Heaven must have sent her my way
G  Edim     G7    Dm5-/7
Skies     above  me
G       Edim       G7    Dm5-/7
Never were as blue as her eyes
C  C7      F      Bbm9
And    she loves me 
C7M    Am    Dm7     G7   C
Who would want a sweeter surprise
Bridge 
Bb9       Fdim         C
When she nestles in my arms so tenderly
Bb9               Fdim        C
There's a thrill that words cannot express
G#7                   Bb        Gdim    D7
In my heart a song of love is taunting me, melody haunting me
G  Edim  G7      Dm5-/7
Sweet and  lovely
G         Edim      G7    Dm5-/7
Sweeter than the roses in May
C  C7   F    Bbm9
Sweet and lovely 
C7M   Am      Dm7     G7  C
Heaven must have sent her my way