Hi, Greg. Here are the words and chords to the transcription of a very old
recording of The Wednesday Night Waltz that was requested in the last
Newsletter. I can't find the name of the original writer; BMI lists over a
dozen different writers--ASCAP lists two. Each line has 4
measures/downbeats.
THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WALTZ
1st VERSE
[G] Sweet-heart of [Gdim] mine - [G] sweet-heart di-[Gdim] vine,
[G] Come have a [Gdim] last waltz with [G] me [Fdim]. . .
[A min] I love you [D] so - [G] want you to [Emin] know
You're [A7] mine 'til e-ter-ni- [D7] ty. . .
We'll dance the [G#dim] whole waltz [A min] through [D7] . . .
While [G] I whisper [Emin] love words to [D7] you . . .
1st CHORUS
Let's [G] dance while [D7] they are [G] play-ing [G7]. . .
The [C] Wednes-day [F#7] Night [G] Waltz . . .
Let's join the [D7] cou-ples [G] sway-ing . . .
Be-[A7] fore the mu-sic [D7] halts . . .
Close [G] to my [D7] heart I'll [G] press you [G7] . . .
To [C] prove my [F#7] love is not [G] false [G7] . . .
Sweet-[C] heart, let [F#7] me ca- [G] ress you [E7] to
The [A7] Wednes-day [D7] Night [G] Waltz . . .
2nd VERSE
[G] I knew that [Gdim] you - [G] would love me,[Gdim] too.
[G] I saw it [Gdim] deep in your [G] eyes [Fdim]. . .
[Amin] Now I'm com- [D] plete - [G] you are so [Emin] sweet,
[A7] You're just a won-derful [D7] prize . . .
I love to [G#dim] hold you [Amin] near [D7]. . .
And [G] hear you say, " [Emin] I love you, [D7] dear . . ."
2nd CHORUS
I [G] love a [D7] tune so [G] mel-low [G7]. . .
The [C] Wednes-day [F#7] Night [G] Waltz . . .
And when I [D7] hear the [G] cel-lo . . .
My [A7] ve-ry soul ex-[D7] halts . . .
With [G] mu-sic [D7] so en- [G] tran-cing [G7] . . .
I'll [C] ne-ver [F#7] find any [G] faults [G7]. . .
Sweet- [C] heart, when [F#7] we are [G] dan-cing [E7] to the
[A7] Wednes-day [D7] Night [G] Waltz.
Alice Hanks Allen
a.k.a, a SaddleBag
www.saddlebagstheband.com
alice@mcn.net
