Soon

Written by 
George Gershwin
Tabbed by 
Eyolf Østrem

Performed by Bob Dylan during the concert held on the 50th anniversary of Gershwin's death, Mar 11, 1987

The lyrics as Dylan sings them differ slightly from the original, which are given below. As a matter of fact, the tune isn't quite the way Gershwin wrote it either, so if you want the real thing, here's a leadsheet of the original (pdf).

Chords 
Bm7    224432
C#7    x4342x
F#m    244222
Amaj7  x06650
G#     466544
Am6    x04555
E              Bm                  C#7
Soon [all the] nights they will be ended,
F#m            Am              Amaj7 B
Soon, all true love will be so splen-did.
E               E7             A
 I've found the happiness I've waited for.
F#m       G#              C#m          A   B
 The only girl that I was waiting for.

    E             Bm               C#7
Oh, soon a little cabin there will find us
F#m           Am             Amaj7 B
safe, all our cares so far behind  us
E             E7                   A           Am6
 When you are mine this world will be in tune
E               B        G#m     C#7
Let's make that day come soon.
F#m             B        E
Let's make that day come soon.

Original Lyrics

Soon the lonely nights will be ended,
Soon, two hearts as one will be blended.
I've found the happiness I've waited for.
The only girl that I was fated for.

Oh, soon a little cottage will find us
Safe with all our cares far behind us
The day your mine this world will be in tune
Let's make that day come soon.

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