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Love Songs Of The Nile
Words by Arthur Freed, Music by Nacio Herb Brown - 1933
 Verse:
Cm -              Fm6 Cm -
C -               Db C -
Fm6 - Cm -
Db G+ Cm -               G7
 Chorus:
C - G7 -
- - C -
Ab7 - C -
Ab7 - G7 -
C - G7 -
- - C -
Ab7 - C -
G7 - C -      (G7 to chorus)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Verse:
Allah smiling on high,
Moon-beams cover the sky.
Stars gleam, giving us light.
Allah cheers the night.
 
Chorus:
Come love the moon,
Lingers above.
Don't waste this night dear,
Give me your love.
My arms await you,
Come for a while.
And I will sing you,
Love Songs Of The Nile.
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Performer Links:
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Listen to the Jazz Salvation Company with Dave Frey on banjo perform "Love Songs Of The Nile" (mp3)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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