Words & Music by Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius & Dominic John
Recorded by Nat "King" Cole, 1955
A b[A7]lossom [D6]fell from [Cdim]off a t[Em7]ree;[A7]
It settled s[Em7]oftly on the [A7]lips you [A7+5]turned to[D] me.
The gypsies s[D9]ay, and[Fdim] I know [Em7]why,[A7]
A falling [Em7]blossom only to[A7]uches l[A7+]ips that l[D6]ie.[Cdim][A7]
A [A7+]blos[5]som [D6]fell, and [Cdim]very s[Em7]oon[A7]
I [Em7]saw you [A7]kissing [G/B]someone [A7]new be[A7+5]neath the m[D]oon.[DM7][D7]
I [D7+5]thought you [G]loved me;[Gm] you [Gdim]said you [D]loved me,
We planned to[Em7]gether [A7] to [Fdim]dream for[D]ever,
The [D7+5]dream has [Em7]ended, [G/B] for [Gdim]true love di[D]ed[Fdim]
The night a [Em7]blossom [Cdim]fell and [G/B]touched two [A7]lips that [D]lied.
Recorded by Nat "King" Cole, 1955
A b[A7]lossom [D6]fell from [Cdim]off a t[Em7]ree;[A7]
It settled s[Em7]oftly on the [A7]lips you [A7+5]turned to[D] me.
The gypsies s[D9]ay, and[Fdim] I know [Em7]why,[A7]
A falling [Em7]blossom only to[A7]uches l[A7+]ips that l[D6]ie.[Cdim][A7]
A [A7+]blos[5]som [D6]fell, and [Cdim]very s[Em7]oon[A7]
I [Em7]saw you [A7]kissing [G/B]someone [A7]new be[A7+5]neath the m[D]oon.[DM7][D7]
I [D7+5]thought you [G]loved me;[Gm] you [Gdim]said you [D]loved me,
We planned to[Em7]gether [A7] to [Fdim]dream for[D]ever,
The [D7+5]dream has [Em7]ended, [G/B] for [Gdim]true love di[D]ed[Fdim]
The night a [Em7]blossom [Cdim]fell and [G/B]touched two [A7]lips that [D]lied.
