Italian origin version: Melodia
Written by Corrado Conti & Franco Cassano
Lyrics written by Gianni Argenio
Performed by Isabella Iannetti
Intro: [Am][B7][Em]
1. Canta triste la [Am] cicala
[B7] Tra i cespugli lag-[Em] giù
Scende l'ombra del-[Am] la sera
[B7] Chissà dove sei [Am] tu
Chiudo gli occhi e ti [Am] sorrido
[B7] Vedo il sole che si è [E] acceso
Chorus 1: Lo [E] sogno un colle verde e un cie-[B7] lo blu
E da quel colle stai scendendo [E] tu
Tra i [A] fiori si è aperto un sen-[E] tiero
E tu stai co-[B7] rrendo corri incontro a [E] me
Nell'a-[A] ria c'è tanta poe-[E] sia
È la melo-[B7] dia che io canto a [E] te [C7][Fm]
[Bbm][C7][Fm]-[Fm][Bbm][C7][Fm]
2. Sul mio viso brilla il [Bbm] sole
[C7] E una lacrima d'a-[F] more
Chorus 2: Io [F] sogno un colle verde e un ci-[C7] elo blu
E da quel colle mi sorridi [F] tu
Tra i [Bb] fiori si è aperto un sen-[F] tiero
E tu stai co-[C7] rrendo corri incontro a [F] me
Nell'a-[Bb] ria c'è tanta poe-[F] sia
È la melo-[C7] dia che io canto a [F] te
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English version: The way it used to be
Written by Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
Performed by Engelbert Humperdinck
Intro: [Am][B7][Em]
1. Lonely table just for [Am] one
[B7] In a bright and crowded [Em] room
While the music has be- [Am] gun
[B7] I drink to the memories in the [Em] gloom
[Em] Though the music still the [Am] same
[B7] it has a bitter sweet re-[E] frain
Chorus: So [E] play the song the way it used to [B] be
Before she left and changed it all to [E] sadness
And [A] maybe if she's passing by the [E] window
She would hear our [B7] love song, and melo-[E] dy
And [A] even if the words are not so [E] tender
I will always re-[B7] member the way it used to [Em] be [C7][Fm]
2. Friends stop by and said [Bbm] hello
[C7] Then I laughed and hide the [Fm] pain
It's quite easy till they [Bbm] go
[C7] then the song begins a-[F] gain
Chorus: So [F] play the song the way it used to [C] be
Before she left and changed it all to [F] sadness
And [Bb] maybe if she's passing by the [F] window
She would hear our [C7] love song, and melo-[F] dy
And [Bb] even if the words are not so [F] tender
I will always re-[C7] member the way it used to [F] be [Gm7][C7][F]