(CN.C.)Beau ti ful (Ebmaj7)mu sic!
(CN.C.)Dan ger ous (Ebmaj7)rhy thm!
It’s some thing (Fm7)dar ing, “The Con ti (Eb)nen tal,” a way of (Fm7)danc ing that’s (Bb7)real ly ul tra (Ebmaj7)new; it’s ver y (Fm7)sub tle, “The Con ti (Eb)nen tal,” be (Cm)cause it (Fm7)does what you (Bb)want it to (Ebmaj7)do.
It has a (Fm7)pas sion, “The Con ti (Eb)nen tal,” an in vi (Fm7)ta tion to (Bb7)moon light and ro (Ebmaj7)mance; it’s quite the (Fm7)fash ion, “The Con ti (Eb)nen tal,” be (Cm)cause you (Fm7)tell of your (Bb)love while you (Ebmaj7)do.
It has a (Eb6)dance.
(Eb7)Your (Abm)lips
(Db7)whis per, so (Gbmaj9)ten der ly,
(Eb7)her (Abm)eyes
(Db7)an swer your (Bb)song.
Two bod ies (Fm7)sway ing “The Con ti (Eb)nen tal,” and you are (Fm7)say ing just (Bb7)what you’re think ing (Ebmaj7)of.
So keep on (Fm7)danc ing “The Con ti (Eb)nen tal,” for (Cm)it’s the (Fm7)song of ro (Bb)mance and of (Eb)love.
You (Ab)kiss
while you’re danc ing;
It’s con ti (Ab)nen tal,
it’s con ti (Eb9)nen tal.
You (Bbm)sing,
while you’re danc ing;
Your voice is (Eb9)gen tle
and sen ti (Ab)men tal.
You’ll (Ab)know, (Eb)be (Ab)fore (Gb)the (F7)dance is through,
that (Bbm)you’re in (F)love with (Bbm)her and (F7)she’s in (Bbm)love (Bbm7)with (Eb9)you.
(Eb7)You’ll (Ab)find,
while you’re danc ing,
that there’s a (Eb7)rhy thm (Adim)in your (Eb7)heart and soul; a cer tain (Eb7)rhy thm (Adim)that you (Eb7)can’t con trol, and you will (Eb7)do “The (Adim)Con ti (Bbm7)nen tal” (Eb9)all the (Abmaj7)time.
(CN.C.)Beau ti ful (Abmaj7)mu sic!
(CN.C.)Beau ti ful (Abmaj7)mu sic!
This page shows “The Continental” by Frank Sinatra 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 Ab at 160 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.