ISLE OF CAPRI (1934) by Al Bowlly and Monia Liter Chords
Tempo:
81.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[B] [C] [F#] [C#m] [B]
It [Bm] [E] was on the Isle of Capri [E] that I found her, beneath the shade of an old [B] walnut tree.
Oh, I can still see the flowers blooming round her, where [E] we met [D#] on the [E] Isle of Capri.
[F#m] [E] She was as sweet as [F#m] a [E] rose at the dawning, but somehow fate hadn't meant [B] her for me.
And [B] though I sailed with the tide in the morning, still my [E] [B] heart's on the [E] Isle of Capri.
[E] [A]
Summertime was [E] nearly over, [B]
blue Italian [E] sky above.
[A]
I said, Lady, [E] I'm a rover, [C]
[F#] can you spare a [B] sweet word of love?
She [E]
whispered softly, [B] it's best not [E] to linger.
[B] And [E] then as I kissed her [D#] hand, I could see, [B] [F#m] she [B] wore a plain golden ring on her finger.
Twas [E] goodbye [F#] on the [F#m] Isle [E] of Capri.
[B] [E]
[B]
[Bm] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [C#m] [E] [A]
[E] [B]
[A] [E] [E] [A]
[E] [C] [F#]
[B] [E] She whispered softly, it's best not to linger.
And then as I kissed her hand, [B] I could see, [F#m] she wore [B] a plain golden ring on her finger.
Twas [E] goodbye [A] on the Isle of [E] [B] Capri.
[E]
[B] [C] [F#] [C#m] [B]
It [Bm] [E] was on the Isle of Capri [E] that I found her, beneath the shade of an old [B] walnut tree.
Oh, I can still see the flowers blooming round her, where [E] we met [D#] on the [E] Isle of Capri.
[F#m] [E] She was as sweet as [F#m] a [E] rose at the dawning, but somehow fate hadn't meant [B] her for me.
And [B] though I sailed with the tide in the morning, still my [E] [B] heart's on the [E] Isle of Capri.
[E] [A]
Summertime was [E] nearly over, [B]
blue Italian [E] sky above.
[A]
I said, Lady, [E] I'm a rover, [C]
[F#] can you spare a [B] sweet word of love?
She [E]
whispered softly, [B] it's best not [E] to linger.
[B] And [E] then as I kissed her [D#] hand, I could see, [B] [F#m] she [B] wore a plain golden ring on her finger.
Twas [E] goodbye [F#] on the [F#m] Isle [E] of Capri.
[B] [E]
[B]
[Bm] [B] [E]
[B] [E] [C#m] [E] [A]
[E] [B]
[A] [E] [E] [A]
[E] [C] [F#]
[B] [E] She whispered softly, it's best not to linger.
And then as I kissed her hand, [B] I could see, [F#m] she wore [B] a plain golden ring on her finger.
Twas [E] goodbye [A] on the Isle of [E] [B] Capri.
[E]
Key:
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F#m
F#
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_ _ [B] _ [C] _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ [B]
It [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] was on the Isle of Capri [E] that I found her, beneath the shade of an old [B] walnut tree.
Oh, I can still see the flowers blooming round her, where [E] we met [D#] on the [E] Isle of Capri.
[F#m] [E] She was as sweet as [F#m] a [E] rose at the dawning, but somehow fate hadn't meant [B] her for me.
And [B] though I sailed with the tide in the morning, _ still my [E] [B] heart's on the [E] Isle of Capri.
[E] _ _ [A] _
Summertime was [E] nearly _ over, [B]
blue Italian [E] sky above.
_ _ [A]
I said, Lady, [E] I'm a rover, _ _ [C]
[F#] can you spare a [B] sweet word of love?
She [E]
whispered softly, [B] it's best not [E] to linger.
[B] And [E] then as I kissed her [D#] hand, I could see, [B] [F#m] she [B] wore a plain golden ring on her finger.
Twas [E] goodbye [F#] on the [F#m] Isle [E] of Capri. _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [E] She whispered softly, it's best not to linger.
And then as I kissed her hand, [B] I could see, [F#m] she wore [B] a plain golden ring on her finger.
Twas [E] goodbye [A] on the Isle of [E] [B] Capri.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [C] _ [F#] _ [C#m] _ _ [B]
It [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] was on the Isle of Capri [E] that I found her, beneath the shade of an old [B] walnut tree.
Oh, I can still see the flowers blooming round her, where [E] we met [D#] on the [E] Isle of Capri.
[F#m] [E] She was as sweet as [F#m] a [E] rose at the dawning, but somehow fate hadn't meant [B] her for me.
And [B] though I sailed with the tide in the morning, _ still my [E] [B] heart's on the [E] Isle of Capri.
[E] _ _ [A] _
Summertime was [E] nearly _ over, [B]
blue Italian [E] sky above.
_ _ [A]
I said, Lady, [E] I'm a rover, _ _ [C]
[F#] can you spare a [B] sweet word of love?
She [E]
whispered softly, [B] it's best not [E] to linger.
[B] And [E] then as I kissed her [D#] hand, I could see, [B] [F#m] she [B] wore a plain golden ring on her finger.
Twas [E] goodbye [F#] on the [F#m] Isle [E] of Capri. _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ [C#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [C] _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [E] She whispered softly, it's best not to linger.
And then as I kissed her hand, [B] I could see, [F#m] she wore [B] a plain golden ring on her finger.
Twas [E] goodbye [A] on the Isle of [E] [B] Capri.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _