longfellow serenade : neil diamond .
#5 in 1974 .

( capo 4th fret . )

#1 .
C
longfellow serenade , such were the plans i’d made ,

for she was a lady , and i was a dreamer ,

with only words to trade .

#2 .
F
you know that i was born for a night like this .
C
warmed by a stolen kiss , for i was lonely . .
G7
and she was lonely .

chorus :
C F C G7
ride , come on baby , ride . . let me make your dreams . . come . . true .
G
i’ll sing my song . . let me sing my song . .
F C G7
let me make it warm . . for . . you .

#3 .
C F
i’ll weave this web of rhyme upon this summer night .
G C
we’ll leave this worldly time on his winged flight .
F
then come , and as we lay , beside this sleepy glade . .
C G7 C
there i’ll sing to you . . my longfellow serenade .

#4 .
C
longfellow serenade , such were the plans i made .

but she was a lady . . as deep as the river . .

and through the night , we stayed .
F
and in my way , i loved her as none before .
C
loved her with words and more . . for she was lonely . .
G7
and i was lonely .

chorus :
C F C G7
ride , come on baby , ride . . let me make your dreams . . come . . true .
G
i’ll sing my song . . let me sing my song . .
F C G7
let me make it warm . . for . . you .

#5 .
C F
i’ll weave this web of rhyme upon this summer night .
G C
we’ll leave this worldly time on his winged flight .
F
then come , and as we lay , beside this sleepy glade . .
C G7 C
there i’ll sing to you . . my longfellow serenade . ( fade . )

a seventies smash from kraziekhat .