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Now Is The Hour

Bing Crosby

OtherAdvanced for beginners18 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×○○
F
Bb9Diagram coming soon
G7○○○
FdimDiagram coming soon
C7×○
FmDiagram coming soon
Am×○○
D××○
Dm7Diagram coming soon
G○○○
BDiagram coming soon
A5Diagram coming soon
A7×○○○
Dm××○
E7○○○○
D9Diagram coming soon
D7××○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              C   F  Bb9  C        G7/13     Fdim     C     C7M  C7 
Now is the hour when  we  must say goodbye. 
F    Fm        C   Am   D     Dm7      G 
Soon you'll be sailing far across the sea. 
 C      F   Bb9   C       G7/13    Fdim   C     C7M  C7 
While you're away, oh, then, remember me. 
F    Fm     C    C/B    A5+    F   G7   C 
When you return you'll find me waiting here. 
Bridge: 
C           G7            F   A7 
Sunset glow fades in the west. 
Dm     Dm7+     G         G7/13     C 
Night o'er the valley is creeping. 
Am           E7             F   A7 
Birds cuddle down in their nest 
D9           D7/9          G7/13    G7 
Soon all the world will be sleeping. 
C   F  Bb9  C        G7/13     Fdim     C     C7M  C7 
Now is the hour when  we  must say goodbye. 
F    Fm        C   Am   D     Dm7      G 
Soon you'll be sailing far across the sea. 
 C      F   Bb9   C       G7/13    Fdim   C     C7M  C7 
While you're away, oh, then, remember me. 
F    Fm     C    C/B    A5+    F   G7   C 
When you return you'll find me waiting here.

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Chord set

C · F · Bb9 · G7 · Fdim · C7 · Fm · Am · D · Dm7 · G · B · A5 · A7 · Dm · E7 · D9 · D7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.