What is this feel ing, so sud den and new?
I felt the mo ment I laid eyes on you...
My pulse is rush ing...
My head is reel ing...
My face is flush ing...
(A)What is this feel ing, (Csus)fer vid as a (Fsus)flame?
(Db)Does it have a (Fsus)name?
(C)Yes!:
(CN.C.)Loath (F5)ing!
Un a dul ter at ed loath (Bbsus2)ing...
For your face...
Your voice...
Your cloth (Csus)ing...
(CN.C.)Let’s just say
I loathe it all!
(F)Ev ’ry (F)lit tle (Bb5)trait, how (C5)ev er (F)small makes my ver y (Ab)flesh be gin to (Db)crawl (C7sus)with sim ple ut ter (F5)loath ing!
There’s a strange ex (F)hil a (Bbsus2)ra tion in such to tal de tes (Csus)ta tion
It’s so pure!
So (Am)strong!
Though I do ad (Bbsus2)mit it came on fast, still I do be (Csus)lieve that (Csus)it can (Bbsus)last, (Bb)And I will be (Fsus)loath ing, loath ing you my (F)whole
(C)life...
What is this feel ing, so sud den and new?
I felt the mo ment I laid eyes on you
My pulse is rush ing, My head is reel ing, I loathe it all!
Ev ’ry lit tle (C)trait how ev er (F)small makes my ver y (Ab)flesh be gin to (Db)crawl!
(Fsus)Ahhh...
(G5)Loath ing!
There’s a strange ex (G)hil a (Csus2)ra tion in such to tal de tes (Dsus)ta tion
So pure, so (Bm)strong!
Though I do ad (Csus2)mit it came on fast, still I do be (Dsus)lieve that (Dsus)it can (Csus)last, (C)And I will be (Gsus)loath ing, For for ev er (Gmaj7)loath ing, Tru ly, deep ly (G)loath ing you
my whole life (G5)long!
This page shows “What Is This Feeling?” by Stephen Schwartz 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 140 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.