[Em7]It was a fi -[Cdim] es - ta down in[Am7] Mex - i -[D7] co,
[Em7]And so I [Cdim]stopped a while to [Am7]see the s[D7]how;
[G]I knew that fre -[Cdim] ne - si m[Am7]eant P[G]lease love[Am7] me,
[G]And[Am7] I could[Cdim] say [Am7]fre - ne - s[G]i.
[Em7]A hand - some[Cdim] cab - el - ler - o c[Am7]aught my e[D7]ye;
[Em7]I stood en - [Cdim]chan - ted as he w[Am7]an - dered b[D7]y,
[G]And nev -er k[Cdim]now - ing [Am7]that it c[G]ame from [Am7]me,
[G]I g[Am7]ent - ly [Cdim]sighed [Am7]fre - ne - [G]si.[D][C]
Bridge:
[B]He stopped and [Am7]raised his eyes to m[B]ine,
[C]His lips just [D]plea - ded [Am7]to be kis[B]sed;[D][C]
[B]His eyes were [Am7]soft as can - dle - s[B]hine,
[C]So how was[Am7] I to re - s[D9]ist?[Am7][D7]
[Em7]And now with -[Cdim] out a heart to [Am7]call my o[D7]wn,
[Em7]A great - er[Cdim] hap - pi - ness I've [Am7]nev - er k[D7]nown,
[G]Be - cause his [Cdim]kiss - es [Am7]are for m[G]e a - [Am7]lone -
[G]Who [Am7]would - n't[Cdim] say [Am7]fre - ne - [G]si?
[Em7]And so I [Cdim]stopped a while to [Am7]see the s[D7]how;
[G]I knew that fre -[Cdim] ne - si m[Am7]eant P[G]lease love[Am7] me,
[G]And[Am7] I could[Cdim] say [Am7]fre - ne - s[G]i.
[Em7]A hand - some[Cdim] cab - el - ler - o c[Am7]aught my e[D7]ye;
[Em7]I stood en - [Cdim]chan - ted as he w[Am7]an - dered b[D7]y,
[G]And nev -er k[Cdim]now - ing [Am7]that it c[G]ame from [Am7]me,
[G]I g[Am7]ent - ly [Cdim]sighed [Am7]fre - ne - [G]si.[D][C]
Bridge:
[B]He stopped and [Am7]raised his eyes to m[B]ine,
[C]His lips just [D]plea - ded [Am7]to be kis[B]sed;[D][C]
[B]His eyes were [Am7]soft as can - dle - s[B]hine,
[C]So how was[Am7] I to re - s[D9]ist?[Am7][D7]
[Em7]And now with -[Cdim] out a heart to [Am7]call my o[D7]wn,
[Em7]A great - er[Cdim] hap - pi - ness I've [Am7]nev - er k[D7]nown,
[G]Be - cause his [Cdim]kiss - es [Am7]are for m[G]e a - [Am7]lone -
[G]Who [Am7]would - n't[Cdim] say [Am7]fre - ne - [G]si?