| D9 | |
| Quiet nights of quiet stars, |
| Um cantinho, um violao |
| Abo |
| Quiet chords from my guitar, |
| Esse amor uma cancao, |
| g7 Gb7 Fmaj7 (*) |
| Floating on the silence that surrounds me. |
| Pra fazer felice a quem se ama. |
| Part B: |
| f7 |
| Quiet thoughts and quiet dreams, |
| Muita calma pra pensar, |
| e7 F+7 |
| Quiet walks by quiet streams, |
| E ter tempo pra sonhar, |
| D9 d7 Abo (**) |
| And a window looking out on the mountains and the sea, how lovely! |
| Da janela ve-se a Corcovado o Redentor, que lindo! |
| Verse 2: |
| Part A: |
| D9 | |
| This is how I want to be, |
| Quero a vida sempres assim, |
| Abo |
| Here with you so close to me, |
| Com voce perto de mim, |
| g7 Gb7 Fmaj7 |
| Until the final flicker of life's ember. |
| Ate a apagar da velha chama. |
| Part B: |
| f7 f6 |
| I who was lost and lonely, |
| E eu que era triste, |
| e7 F+7 |
| Believing life was only, |
| Descrente desse mundo, |
| d7 G(b9b13) e7 a7 |
| A bitter tragic joke have found with you, |
| Ao encontrar voce eu conheci, |
| d7 G13 G(b9b13) C Bb9 F+7 (**) |
| The meaning of existence, oh my love. |
| O que e felicidade, meu amor. |
| (*) They often improvise here playing around with a7, g7, and Fmaj7. |
| (**) Listen carefully here. The shifts are tough. |
| Jay Verkuilen jayv@uiuc.edu |
| "A human society without conflict would be a society not of friends, but of |
| ants." --Sir Karl Popper, _Unended Quest_ |