Nightingale Chords by Carole King
Tempo:
125.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Bm
F#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D] Like [Bm] [D]
[A] [G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[D]
some night bird, [F#m]
homeward winging, [Bm]
he seeks the [D]
sheltered [F#m] nest.
[Bm] Like the sailor's [D] lost horizon, [F#m] [D]
he needs some place to rest.
[F#m] [A]
The songs that he's been singing [D] no longer make much sense.
[G] And those strangers' cold [F#m] perceptions, [G]
they've killed his confidence.
[D]
Nightingale, she's sat on a sea of song.
Nightingale, [F#m] she's [D] serenaded this [G] lonely, lonely life [Bm] along.
When [G] his tired [Em] voice [Bm] is broken, [G] his golden hope [Bm] is gone.
She [Em] makes a lost soul's [Bm] simple longing, [G] somehow or not so long.
[D]
Nightingale, [G]
[D]
[Bm]
she was [G] strong, [D] but he [F#m] was taken [D] by the thought of his success.
[G]
He [D] spotlight shadows, how they moored him, how they lured him, and took him like [F#m] a beret.
[C#] But that old dream don't [A] look good now, [Bm] no, it don't seem quite [G] the same.
He needs to hear [F#m] a tender word, [G] won't you sing him home again?
[D] Nightingale, she sails upon a sea of song.
Nightingale, she's serenaded this lonely, lonely life along.
When [G] his strength is [Em] slowly [Bm] going, [G] his pride [Em] is [Bm] all but gone.
She makes [G] a foolish [Em] [Bm] dreamer listen [G] to one last song.
[D]
Nightingale, sing, spin, nightingale.
[F#m]
[A] [D] [G]
[D]
[G]
[A] [G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[D]
some night bird, [F#m]
homeward winging, [Bm]
he seeks the [D]
sheltered [F#m] nest.
[Bm] Like the sailor's [D] lost horizon, [F#m] [D]
he needs some place to rest.
[F#m] [A]
The songs that he's been singing [D] no longer make much sense.
[G] And those strangers' cold [F#m] perceptions, [G]
they've killed his confidence.
[D]
Nightingale, she's sat on a sea of song.
Nightingale, [F#m] she's [D] serenaded this [G] lonely, lonely life [Bm] along.
When [G] his tired [Em] voice [Bm] is broken, [G] his golden hope [Bm] is gone.
She [Em] makes a lost soul's [Bm] simple longing, [G] somehow or not so long.
[D]
Nightingale, [G]
[D]
[Bm]
she was [G] strong, [D] but he [F#m] was taken [D] by the thought of his success.
[G]
He [D] spotlight shadows, how they moored him, how they lured him, and took him like [F#m] a beret.
[C#] But that old dream don't [A] look good now, [Bm] no, it don't seem quite [G] the same.
He needs to hear [F#m] a tender word, [G] won't you sing him home again?
[D] Nightingale, she sails upon a sea of song.
Nightingale, she's serenaded this lonely, lonely life along.
When [G] his strength is [Em] slowly [Bm] going, [G] his pride [Em] is [Bm] all but gone.
She makes [G] a foolish [Em] [Bm] dreamer listen [G] to one last song.
[D]
Nightingale, sing, spin, nightingale.
[F#m]
[A] [D] [G]
[D]
[G]
Key:
G
D
Bm
F#m
A
G
D
Bm
[G] _ _ _ [D] Like _ [Bm] _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
some night bird, _ _ [F#m]
homeward winging, _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
he _ _ _ seeks the [D]
sheltered _ [F#m] nest.
_ _ [Bm] Like the _ _ _ sailor's [D] lost horizon, _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _
he _ _ _ needs some place to rest.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A]
The songs that he's been singing [D] no longer make much sense.
_ [G] And those strangers' cold [F#m] perceptions, _ _ [G]
they've killed his _ _ confidence.
_ [D] _
Nightingale, _ she's sat _ _ on a sea of song.
Nightingale, _ [F#m] she's _ [D] serenaded this [G] lonely, lonely life [Bm] along.
When [G] his tired [Em] voice [Bm] is broken, [G] his golden hope [Bm] is gone.
She [Em] makes a lost soul's [Bm] simple longing, _ [G] somehow or not so long.
_ _ [D] _
Nightingale, _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ she was [G] strong, _ _ [D] but he [F#m] was taken _ [D] _ by _ the thought of _ his _ success.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ He [D] spotlight shadows, how they moored him, how they lured him, and took _ him like [F#m] a _ beret.
_ _ _ _ [C#] But that old dream don't [A] look good now, [Bm] no, it don't seem quite [G] the same.
_ He needs to hear [F#m] a tender word, [G] won't you sing him home again?
_ [D] Nightingale, _ _ she sails _ upon a sea of song. _ _
Nightingale, she's serenaded this lonely, lonely life along.
When [G] his strength is [Em] slowly [Bm] _ going, [G] his pride [Em] is [Bm] all but gone.
She makes [G] a foolish [Em] [Bm] dreamer listen [G] to one last song.
_ _ [D] _
Nightingale, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sing, spin, _ nightingale. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
some night bird, _ _ [F#m]
homeward winging, _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
he _ _ _ seeks the [D]
sheltered _ [F#m] nest.
_ _ [Bm] Like the _ _ _ sailor's [D] lost horizon, _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] _
he _ _ _ needs some place to rest.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [A]
The songs that he's been singing [D] no longer make much sense.
_ [G] And those strangers' cold [F#m] perceptions, _ _ [G]
they've killed his _ _ confidence.
_ [D] _
Nightingale, _ she's sat _ _ on a sea of song.
Nightingale, _ [F#m] she's _ [D] serenaded this [G] lonely, lonely life [Bm] along.
When [G] his tired [Em] voice [Bm] is broken, [G] his golden hope [Bm] is gone.
She [Em] makes a lost soul's [Bm] simple longing, _ [G] somehow or not so long.
_ _ [D] _
Nightingale, _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ she was [G] strong, _ _ [D] but he [F#m] was taken _ [D] _ by _ the thought of _ his _ success.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ He [D] spotlight shadows, how they moored him, how they lured him, and took _ him like [F#m] a _ beret.
_ _ _ _ [C#] But that old dream don't [A] look good now, [Bm] no, it don't seem quite [G] the same.
_ He needs to hear [F#m] a tender word, [G] won't you sing him home again?
_ [D] Nightingale, _ _ she sails _ upon a sea of song. _ _
Nightingale, she's serenaded this lonely, lonely life along.
When [G] his strength is [Em] slowly [Bm] _ going, [G] his pride [Em] is [Bm] all but gone.
She makes [G] a foolish [Em] [Bm] dreamer listen [G] to one last song.
_ _ [D] _
Nightingale, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sing, spin, _ nightingale. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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