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Perfidia

Words and Music by Alberto Dominguez, English words by Milton Leeds - 1939

Verse:
Cm	Gm   F#m   Fm	G7	Bdim  E7   Cm
C7	Gm   F#m   Fm	Fm6            D7	G               G7
Chorus:
C              Am7	Dm7           G7	C               Am7	Dm7          G7
C              Am7	Dm7           G7	E7	Dm7          G7
C              Am7	Dm7           G7	C               Am7	Dm7          G7
C              Am7	Dm7           G7	E7	Dm7          E7
Dm           Dm6	Dm7          Dm6	E7              F7	E7
Dm           Dm6	-                 G7	E7	Dm7          G7
C              Am7	Dm7           G7	C               Am7	Dm7          G7
C              Am7	Dm7           G7	C	-     (G7 to chorus)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Verse:

Strangers, and we were sweethearts for so long, Lovers until you let your love go wrong;

Kiss me, then give your heart to someone new, Darling, this is our last adieu.

 

Chorus:

To you, my heart cries out Perfidia,
For I found you, the love my life, In somebody else's arms.

Your eyes, are echoing Perfidia,

Forgetful of the promise of love, You're sharing another's charms.

With a sad lament my dreams are faded like a broken melody,
While the Gods of love look down and laugh at what romantic fools we mortals be.

And now, I know my love was not for you,
And so I'll take it back with a sigh, Perfidia's one goodbye.

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Listen to Eddie Peabody play "Perfidia" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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