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
F 7( 9)
PETRUCHIO:
Were
Bm
F 7( 9)
thine
that
Bm
spe - cial
face,
3
Bm
thine
F 7
Bm
The
face
F 7( 9)
the
rhy-thm’d
Bm7/A
Gmaj7
which
Bm
grace,
fills
Bm/F
my
C 7
dream
F 7
F
-
F 7
ing.
Were
Bm
Were thine
Bm/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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G m7
C 7
lithe
and
C /E
slen - der,
F m
Were
F
ten - der,
Were
thine
F m/E
the
C 7
thine
the
kiss
arms
C 7/F
di
-
D m7( 5)
so
F
warm,
C m7( 5)/F
vine.
so
F 7
Were
dolce
Bm
thine
!
F 7( 9)
the
love for
Bm
me,
F 7
Bm
The
love
Bm/A
Gmaj7
which fills
my
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Bm/F
dream
F
-
ing,
F 7
Bm
When
all
Bm/A
these charms
G m7( 5)
are
thine,
cresc.
C m7( 5)/G
Then
B/F
you’ll be
C m7/F
mine,
rit.
F 7
all
B
Em7
A7
mine.
a tempo
Quasi recitativo and tenderly
D/F
A7/E
I
wrote
a
po
-
Bm/D
em
A/C
in
class - ic
style,
G/B
I
wrote it with my
dolce
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F m/A
Em/G
tongue in my cheek
Bm/D
And my lips
E7
Has a mean-ing so
D/F
A7/E
in a
smile.
D/F
A7/E
A/C
new,
For, to
my sur-prise, It
D
A7/E
But of late my
Bm7
F m/A
sud-den-ly ap-plies
po
-
Em
em
C m7( 5)
to my dar-ling,
To
poco sostenuto
Moderato a la beguine
F 7sus
F 7
C 7/F
you.
3
!
F 7
Bm
Were
thine
that
3
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F 7( 9)
spe
Bm
-
cial
F 7( 9)
rhy - thm’d
!
F 7
face,
Gmaj7
fills
C m7
The
C 7( 9)/F
my
dream
B
grace,
Bm
F 7
-
Em7/F
F 7
ing.
which
Bm
Were
C m7
face
Bm/A
F 7
thine
the
Bm
Were
thine
the
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Bm/A
G m7( 5)
form
so
lithe
F m/E
kiss
!
and
D m7( 5)
arms
C 7sus/G
C 7
so
warm,
C 7
C 7/F
di
-
vine.
F m
slen
-
der,
Were
C /E
so
ten
F
thine
the
F
-
Em/ F
der,
Were thine
F 7
Bm
Were
thine
the
the
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F 7( 9)
love
Bm
for
C m7
F 7
me,
Gmaj7
The
C 7( 9)/F
fills
my
dream
Bm
F 7
-
Em7/F
love
F 7
ing
Bm/A
which
Bm
When
all
these
cresc.
Bm/A
charms
G m7( 5)
are
thine,
Em/ G
Then
Bsus2/F
you’ll be
B
mine,
a tempo
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F 7sus
all
F 7
Bmaj7
mine,
cresc.
B
all
!
mine,
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