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- Golden Earrings
- Words and Music
by Jay Livingston, Ray Evans. Victor Young - 1946
- Number 1 on the
Hit Parade in 1948, played for 9 weeks.
| Verse: |
| Cm |
D7 G7 |
Cm |
Fm |
| Cm |
Ab7 G7 |
Cm |
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| - |
D7 G7 |
Cm |
Fm |
| Cm |
Fm Ab7 |
Gm7 |
G7 |
| Chorus: |
| Cm G7 |
Ab Cm |
Adim D7 |
G7 |
| Cm7 D7 |
G7 Fm |
Cm G7 |
Cm Ab7 |
| Cm G7 |
Ab Cm |
Adim D7 |
- G7 |
| Cm7 D7 |
G7 Fm |
Cm G7 |
Cm |
| Fm Fm7 |
Bb |
Eb |
- |
| Ebm Ebm7 |
Ab9 |
F7 Fm |
G7 |
| Cm G7 |
Ab Cm |
Adim D7 |
G7 |
| Cm7 D7 |
G7 Fm |
Cm G7 |
Cm (Ab7to chorus) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
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- Verse:
One day a gypsy showed me golden earrings,
That he wished to sell.
They had that look of rare and olden earrings,
And he swore they'd bring a magic spell.
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- Chorus:
- There's a story the gypsys
know is true.
- That when your love wears
golden earrings she belongs to you.
- An old love story that's
known to very few,
- But if you wear these golden
earrings love will come to you.
By the burning fire they will glow with ev'ry coal,
You will hear desire whisper low inside your soul.
- So be my gypsy, make
love your guiding light,
- And let this pair of golden
earrings cast their spell to night.
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- Performer Links:
- (webpage)
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- Dave Marty
performs "Golden Earrings" in a banjo workshop (youtube,
timestamp 2:44)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
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- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
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- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com