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Poinciana

Bing Crosby

OtherAdvanced for beginners9 chords

How to play it

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

D6Diagram coming soon
A7×
D××
D9Diagram coming soon
C9Diagram coming soon
C×
Bb9Diagram coming soon
FdimDiagram coming soon
E7

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Introdução: D6/9 C7M  D6/9 C7M  D6/9 A7 D A7 
 
            D7M   D9              D         D9         C9        
Poinciana, your branches speak to me of love 
 C    Bb9 Fdim                 Fdim           D   A7         
Pale moon        is casting shadows from above 
A7      D7M     D9           D         D9       C9 
Poinciana,    somehow I feel the jungle heat 
C          Bb9         Fdim                                         D  
Within me          there grows a rhythmic savage beat 
Bridge 
Bb9                   Fdim                Fdim                    D 
Love is ev'rywhere,     its magic perfume fills the air 
Bb9     E7       Bb9     Fdim            Fdim             E7         A7        
To and fro you sway, my heart's in time, I've learned to care 
A7     D7M    D9               D        D9         C9 
Poinciana,     from now until the dawning day 
C    Bb9   Fdim            Fdim              D   C 
I'll learn       to love forever, come what may 
Instrumental interlude: C Bb9 Fdim  D  
Bb9                   Fdim                Fdim                    D 
Love is ev'rywhere,     its magic perfume fills the air 
Bb9     E7       Bb9     Fdim            Fdim             E7         A7        
To and fro you sway, my heart's in time, I've learned to care 
A7     D7M    D9               D        D9         C9 
Poinciana,     from now until the dawning day 
C    Bb9   Fdim            Fdim              D   C 
I'll learn       to love forever, come what may 
     Bb9 D6 D9 D D9 D6        
Poinciana 
          
 

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Chord set

D6 · A7 · D · D9 · C9 · C · Bb9 · Fdim · E7

Practice tip

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