[Intro] [acoustic rhythm guitar enters with la pompe rhythm] [lead acoustic guitar enters with melodic flourishes] [Verse 1] It’s midnight, the moon is high and bright, I’ve got a glass of vino and your hand in mine tonight. We’re sitting by the water, where the silver ripples dance, and the night birds sing a secret as you give me that glance. [Verse 2] I look into your eyes, is that a tear I see? A little drop of starlight looking back at me. Are they teers of joy, or teers for sweet romance? Either way, my darling, won’t you give this night a chance? [Chorus] So dance with me by the river, underneath the lazy moon, let the world go drifting by us, we don’t need a tune. The music’s in our heartbeat, the rhythm’s in our sway, and if tomorrow never comes, we’ve had the perfect day. [Verse 3] This summer night is breathing, warm and soft and slow, the river holds the moonlight in a golden afterglow. Your fingers fold through mine, like they were always meant to do, and every little silence starts singing something new. [Verse 4] We dance beside the water, two shadows, one design, your laughter in the darkness tangles gently into mine. No band upon the corner, no violin in sight, but Django’s ghost is smiling somewhere deep inside the night. [Chorus] So dance with me by the river, underneath the lazy moon, let the world go drifting by us, we don’t need a tune. The music’s in our heartbeat, the rhythm’s in our sway, and if tomorrow never comes, we’ve had the perfect day. [Bridge] And the stars lean down to listen, and the water whispers low, there are moments made for keeping, there are moments made to glow. No riches, no grand story, no castle, crown, or throne, just you and me together, and the night to call our own. [Final Chorus] So dance with me by the river, before the moonlight fades, hold me through the silver hours, through the shadows and the shades. The music’s in our heartbeat, the rhythm’s in our sway, and as the dawn comes stealing in, I know we’ll smile and say: We had the perfect day. [Outro] Just a glass of vino, the river, me and you, and a moon that danced on water like it knew our love was true. [Solo Section] [lead guitar performs fast alternate picking and glissando slides] [diminished scale runs] [Outro] [final melodic resolution on G major chord] [staccato final strum]
