Italian origin version: Melodia
Written by Corrado Conti & Franco Cassano
Lyrics written by Gianni Argenio
Performed by Isabella Iannetti
Intro: AmB7Em
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 C7Fm
A#mC7Fm-FmA#mC7Fm
2. Sul mio viso brilla il A#m 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: AmB7Em
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 C7Fm
2. Friends stop by and said A#m hello
C7 Then I laughed and hide the Fm pain
It’s quite easy till they A#m 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 Gm7C7F
