Biography:
Jerry Herman (born 10 July 1931) is an American composer/lyricist of the Broadway musical theater. He composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. He has been nominated for the Tony Award five times, and won twice, for La Cage aux Folles and Hello, Dolly!.
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From the 1969 movie, sung by Michael Crawford and Marianne McAndrew.
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[Intro]
F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D# F#m/D A E
(Orchestrated Intro)
[Verse]
A E A E
It only takes a moment
A C#m D#7
For your eyes to meet and then
Bm E Bm
Your heart knows in a moment
E Bm Bm/A# Bm/A Bm/G#
You will never be alone again
A E A
I held her for an instant
E A C#m Bm
But my arms felt sure and strong
F#m A F#m
It only takes a moment
Dsus4 Dm A C#m Bm A
To be loved a whole life long
A Asus2 Asus4 A
(spoken part)
[Chorus]
G C G
...Takes a moment!
C Em Dm
But his arms felt sure and strong
Em C Dm
It only takes a moment
[Verse]
Ab Eb Ab Eb
He held me for an instant
Ab Cm Bbm
But his arms felt safe and strong
Fm Ab Fm
It only takes a moment
Dbsus4 Dbm Ab Cm Bbm Ab
To be loved a whole life long
[Outro]
Ab
And that is all
Ab
That love's about
Ab
And we'll recall
Cm
When time runs out
Ab A Ab A
That it only took a moment
Ab Cm Bbm Ab
To be loved a whole life long!
email @ [email protected] for questions.
[Intro]
F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D# F#m/D A E
(Orchestrated Intro)
[Verse]
A E A E
It only takes a moment
A C#m D#7
For your eyes to meet and then
Bm E Bm
Your heart knows in a moment
E Bm Bm/A# Bm/A Bm/G#
You will never be alone again
A E A
I held her for an instant
E A C#m Bm
But my arms felt sure and strong
F#m A F#m
It only takes a moment
Dsus4 Dm A C#m Bm A
To be loved a whole life long
A Asus2 Asus4 A
(spoken part)
[Chorus]
G C G
...Takes a moment!
C Em Dm
But his arms felt sure and strong
Em C Dm
It only takes a moment
[Verse]
Ab Eb Ab Eb
He held me for an instant
Ab Cm Bbm
But his arms felt safe and strong
Fm Ab Fm
It only takes a moment
Dbsus4 Dbm Ab Cm Bbm Ab
To be loved a whole life long
[Outro]
Ab
And that is all
Ab
That love's about
Ab
And we'll recall
Cm
When time runs out
Ab A Ab A
That it only took a moment
Ab Cm Bbm Ab
To be loved a whole life long!
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