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Why must I (Am7)meet you in a (Dm7)se cret ren de (G7)vouz?
Why must we (Am7)steal a way to (Dm7)steal a kiss or (G7)two?
Why must we (Am7)wait to do the (Dm7)things we want to (G7)do?
(C)Why, oh, (Am7)why, oh, (Dm7)why, oh, why, oh, (G7)why?
Wish we (Am7)did n’t have to (Dm7)meet
(G)se cret (C)ly.
Wish we (Am7)did n’t have to (Dm7)kiss
(G)se cret (C)ly.
Wish we (Am7)did n’t have to (Dm7)be a (G7)fraid to (C)show the (Am7)world that (Dm7)we’re in (G7)love!
Till we (Am7)have the right to (Dm7)meet
(G)o pen (C)ly, till we (Am7)have the right to (Dm7)kiss
(G)o pen (C)ly, we’ll just (Am7)have to be con (Dm7)tent to be in love
(Db)se cret (C)ly!
Why must we (Am7)wait un til we’re (Dm7)danc ing cheek to (G7)cheek
to whis per (Am7)all the words of (Dm7)love we long to (G7)speak?
Why must our (Am7)love be like a (Dm7)game of hide and (G7)seek?
(C)Why, oh, (Am7)why, oh, (Dm7)why, oh, why, oh, (G7)why?
Wish we (Am7)did n’t have to (Dm7)meet
(G)se cret (C)ly.
Wish we (Am7)did n’t have to (Dm7)kiss
(G)se cret (C)ly.
Wish we (Am7)did n’t have to (Dm7)be a (G7)fraid to (C)show the (Am7)world that (Dm7)we’re in (G7)love!
Till we (Am7)have the right to (Dm7)meet
(G)o pen (C)ly, till we (Am7)have the right to (Dm7)kiss
(G)o pen (C)ly, we’ll just (Am7)have to be con (Dm7)tent to be in love
(Db)se cret (C)ly!
(C)ly!
This page shows “Secretly” by Al Hoffman in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 90 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.