Chords for Abbey Lincoln - Softly, as in a morning sunrise
Tempo:
112.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
G#
F#
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Softly, as in a morning sunrise, the light of love comes stealing into a newborn day.
Oh, flaming [F#m] with all the glow of [C#] sunrise, a [F#] burning kiss is [A] sealing the [F#] [C#m]
[E] passions that [A] thrill love.
[C#m] And lift your [A#] high to heaven
[F#] are the passions [E] that kill [C] love.
And let you fall [G#] to [C#] hell, so empty [Fm] it [F#m] stories [A] softly.
[G#] As [F#] in a morning [A]
[G#] sunrise, [C#] the light that [F#] gave you glory [C#m] will take it all.
[A]
[F#m]
[G#m] [G] [F#m]
[G#] [F] [F#m]
[G] [F#] [F#m]
[A] [G#] [B] [F#m]
[G#] [F#m]
[G#] [G] [D]
[C#] [F#m] [A] Oh, the passions [E] that thrill love [A] and lift your high [Gm] to heaven
[G] are [F] the passions [B] that kill [Cm] love.
And let [G#] you fall to hell, [C#] so [G] empty it [F#] stories [D] softly.
[G#] As in [F] a morning [A] [G#] sunrise, [G] the light [F#m] that gave you [A] glory [C#m] will [F#] take it all [A] away.
[G#]
[F#] Oh, [D] softly, [G#]
[Fm] softly, [A] [G#m] [G]
[F#] [A] softly, [G#]
softly, softly.
[F#] [N]
Oh, flaming [F#m] with all the glow of [C#] sunrise, a [F#] burning kiss is [A] sealing the [F#] [C#m]
[E] passions that [A] thrill love.
[C#m] And lift your [A#] high to heaven
[F#] are the passions [E] that kill [C] love.
And let you fall [G#] to [C#] hell, so empty [Fm] it [F#m] stories [A] softly.
[G#] As [F#] in a morning [A]
[G#] sunrise, [C#] the light that [F#] gave you glory [C#m] will take it all.
[A]
[F#m]
[G#m] [G] [F#m]
[G#] [F] [F#m]
[G] [F#] [F#m]
[A] [G#] [B] [F#m]
[G#] [F#m]
[G#] [G] [D]
[C#] [F#m] [A] Oh, the passions [E] that thrill love [A] and lift your high [Gm] to heaven
[G] are [F] the passions [B] that kill [Cm] love.
And let [G#] you fall to hell, [C#] so [G] empty it [F#] stories [D] softly.
[G#] As in [F] a morning [A] [G#] sunrise, [G] the light [F#m] that gave you [A] glory [C#m] will [F#] take it all [A] away.
[G#]
[F#] Oh, [D] softly, [G#]
[Fm] softly, [A] [G#m] [G]
[F#] [A] softly, [G#]
softly, softly.
[F#] [N]
Key:
A
G#
F#
F#m
G
A
G#
F#
_ _ _ _ _ Softly, as in a morning _ sunrise, _ the light of love comes stealing _ into a newborn day. _ _
_ _ Oh, _ flaming _ [F#m] with all the glow of _ [C#] sunrise, _ a [F#] burning kiss is [A] sealing the [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ passions that [A] thrill love.
_ [C#m] And lift your [A#] high to heaven _
[F#] _ are the passions [E] that kill _ [C] love.
And let you fall [G#] to [C#] hell, so empty [Fm] it [F#m] stories [A] softly.
_ [G#] As [F#] in a morning _ [A] _
[G#] sunrise, [C#] the light that [F#] gave you glory _ [C#m] will take it all.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ Oh, the passions [E] that thrill love [A] and lift your high [Gm] to heaven
_ [G] are [F] the passions [B] that kill [Cm] love.
And let [G#] you fall to hell, _ [C#] so [G] empty it [F#] stories [D] softly.
[G#] _ As in [F] a morning [A] _ [G#] sunrise, [G] the light [F#m] that gave you [A] glory [C#m] _ will [F#] take it all [A] away.
_ [G#] _ _ _
_ [F#] Oh, [D] softly, [G#] _ _ _
[Fm] _ softly, [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [F#] _ [A] softly, _ [G#] _ _
softly, softly.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ Oh, _ flaming _ [F#m] with all the glow of _ [C#] sunrise, _ a [F#] burning kiss is [A] sealing the [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ passions that [A] thrill love.
_ [C#m] And lift your [A#] high to heaven _
[F#] _ are the passions [E] that kill _ [C] love.
And let you fall [G#] to [C#] hell, so empty [Fm] it [F#m] stories [A] softly.
_ [G#] As [F#] in a morning _ [A] _
[G#] sunrise, [C#] the light that [F#] gave you glory _ [C#m] will take it all.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [G#m] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [G] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
[A] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ Oh, the passions [E] that thrill love [A] and lift your high [Gm] to heaven
_ [G] are [F] the passions [B] that kill [Cm] love.
And let [G#] you fall to hell, _ [C#] so [G] empty it [F#] stories [D] softly.
[G#] _ As in [F] a morning [A] _ [G#] sunrise, [G] the light [F#m] that gave you [A] glory [C#m] _ will [F#] take it all [A] away.
_ [G#] _ _ _
_ [F#] Oh, [D] softly, [G#] _ _ _
[Fm] _ softly, [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [G] _
_ [F#] _ [A] softly, _ [G#] _ _
softly, softly.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _