The Bilbao Song
Andy Williams
PopAdvanced for beginners18 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
A
Em7
A7
D
D6Diagram coming soon
D9Diagram coming soon
Dm7Diagram coming soon
FdimDiagram coming soon
D7
G6Diagram coming soon
G5Diagram coming soon
Gm7Diagram coming soon
GdimDiagram coming soon
F#mDiagram coming soon
EdimDiagram coming soon
G
E7
Dm
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
A Em7 A7/13- D D6 D9 That old Bilbao moon, D6 Dm7+ Dm6 Dm7+ I won't forget it soon Fdim A7 Em7 A7 That old Bilbao moon, A7/13- D6 D D6 Just like a big balloon D7/9 G6 G5 G6 That old Bilbao moon G5 Gm7 Fdim Would rise above the dune Gdim D F#m Edim While Tony's Beach Saloon Gdim D D6 D Rocked with an old-time tune F#m G Gdim Edim Gdim D D6 D We'd sing a song the whole night long and I can still recall A7/13- D D6 D D6 Fdim E7 Fdim Those were the greatest those were the greatest E7 A7 G A7sus4 A7/13- D A G A7 Those were the greatest nights of them all. A Em7 A7/13- D D6 D9 No paint was on the door, D6 Dm+7 Dm6 Dm7+ The grass grew through the floor Fdim A7 Em7 A7 Of Tony's Two By Four A7/13- D6 D D6 On the Bilbao shore D7/9 G6 G5 G6 But there were friends galore G5 Gm7 Fdim And there was beer to pour Gdim D F#m Edim And moonlight on the shore Gdim D D6 D That old Bilbao shore. F#m G Gdim Edim Gdim D D6 D We'd sing a song the whole night long and I can still recall A7/13- D D6 D D6 Fdim E7 Fdim Those were the greatest those were the greatest E7 A7 G A7sus4 A7/13- D Gdim D A7 D6 Those were the greatest nights of them all
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Chord set
A · Em7 · A7 · D · D6 · D9 · Dm7 · Fdim · D7 · G6 · G5 · Gm7 · Gdim · F#m · Edim · G · E7 · Dm
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.