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By Ben | 1:12 PM CST, Fri February 27, 2009

by Mario Lanza
autoharp arrangement by Ben Stallings
see below an MP3 of this arrangement

This is a good warm-up piece before attempting the Liberty Bell March, since it uses some of the same chord progressions. Click through for a recording of this arrangement.

chords: G - - C7  G   -  G - -
melody: B4    A#  B   D  G
lyrics: When  you are in love

G D    G   D   G  D   G     -  -   D - - D - -
  F#   G   A5  G4 F#  G     B  D   F#
  It's the loveli-est night of the year

D - - E7  D7  - D7 - -
A     G#3 A4  C F#
Stars twinkle a-bove

D7 Dm  D7  C D7   Dm  D7    -    -    G - - G - -
   F   F#  G F#   F   F#    C    F#   B
   And you almost can touch them from here

G - - C7   G -  G - -
B4    A#   B D  G
Words fall into rhyme

G D  G D    G   D   G  -    -  C - - C - -
  F# G A5   G4  F#  G  B    D  E
  An-y time you are holding me near

Am - - Am  -   -  G - -
A      A   C   E  D
When   you are in love

G C    G   G   E7  A7  A7    -  D7  G - - G - -
  C    B   B   G#3 A4  E     E3 F#  G 
  It's the loveli -est night of the year
Autoharp
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