From: “Kiss Me Kate”
Were Thine That Special Face
by
COLE PORTER
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© 1948 by Cole Porter
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WERE THINE THAT SPECIAL FACE
Words and Music by
COLE PORTER
Andantino
F7( 9)
PETRUCHIO:
Were
B m
F7( 9)
thine
that
B m
spe - cial
face,
3
B m
thine
F7
B m
The
face
F7( 9)
the
rhy-thm’d
B m7/A
G maj7
which
B m
grace,
fills
B m/F
my
C7
dream
F7
F
-
F7
ing.
Were
B m
Were thine
B m/A
the
form
so
cresc.
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Copyright © 1948 by Cole Porter
Copyright Renewed, Assigned to John F. Wharton, Trustee of the Cole Porter Musical and Literary Property Trusts
Chappell & Co. owner of publication and allied rights throughout the world
International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved
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Gm7
C7
lithe
and
slen - der,
C/E
ten - der,
Fm
Were
F
Were
Fm/E
thine
the
C7
thine
the
kiss
arms
C7/F
di
-
Dm7( 5)
so
F
warm,
Cm7( 5)/F
vine.
so
F7
Were
dolce
B m
thine
!
F7( 9)
the
love for
B m
F7
B m
me,
The
love
B m/A
G maj7
which fills
my
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B m/F
dream
F
-
ing,
F7
B m
When
all
B m/A
these charms
Gm7( 5)
are
thine,
cresc.
Cm7( 5)/G
Then
you’ll be
B /F
Cm7/F
mine,
all
rit.
F7
B
E m7
A 7
mine.
a tempo
Quasi recitativo and tenderly
D /F
A 7/E
I
wrote a
po - em
B m/D
in
A /C
class - ic
style,
G /B
I
wrote it with my
dolce
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Fm/ A
E m/G
tongue in my cheek
B m/D
D /F
A 7/E
And my lips in a
E 7
A /C
Has a mean-ing so new,
smile.
D /F A 7/E
For, to
D
my sur-prise, It
A 7/E
But of late my
B m7
Fm/ A
sud-den-ly ap-plies
po
-
E m
to my dar-ling,
em
Cm7( 5)
To
poco sostenuto
Moderato a la beguine
F7sus
F7
C7/F
you.
3
!
F7
B m
Were
thine
that
3
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F7( 9)
spe
B m
-
cial
F7( 9)
rhy - thm’d
!
F7
B m
face,
G maj7
fills
Cm7
The
C7( 9)/F
my
dream
B
grace,
F7
-
E m7/F
F7
ing.
which
B m
Were
Cm7
face
B m/A
F7
thine
the
B m
Were
thine
the
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B m/A
Gm7( 5)
form
so
lithe
Fm/E
kiss
!
and
so
warm,
C7
C7/F
di
-
vine.
Fm
slen
Dm7( 5)
arms
C7sus/G
C7
-
der,
Were
C/E
so
ten
F
thine
the
F
-
E m/F
der,
Were thine
F7
B m
Were
thine
the
the
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F7( 9)
love
B m
for
Cm7
F7
me,
G maj7
The
C7( 9)/F
fills
my
dream
B m
F7
-
E m7/F
B m/A
love
F7
ing
which
B m
When
all
these
cresc.
B m/A
charms
are
Gm7( 5)
E m/G
thine,
Then
B sus2/F
you’ll be
B
mine,
a tempo
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F7sus
F7
B maj7
all
mine,
cresc.
B
all
!
mine,
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