Danke Schoen
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Verse one
D# Fm
Danke schoen, darling, danke schoen
A#7 D#
Thank you for all the joy and pain
D#7 G#
Picture shows, secondbalcony
D# A#
Wastheplacewe'dmeet, secondseat
Cm A#
Go Dutchtreat, youweresweet
Verse two
E F#m
Dankeschoen, darling, dankeschoen
B7 E
Savethose lies, darlingdon'texplain
E7 A
I recall Central Park in fall
E B
How I tore mydress, what a mess
C#m B
I confessthat'snotall
verse Three
F Gm
Dankeschoen, darling, dankeschoeh
C7 F
Thankyou for walksdownLoverslane
F7 A#
I canseeheartscarvedon a tree
F C
Lettersentertwined for all time
Dm C
Yoursand mine, thatwas fine
Verse four
F# G#m
Dankeschoen, darling, dankeschoen
C#7 F#
I wannathankyou for seeing me again
F#7 B
Thoughwe go, we go ourseparateways
F# C#
Still thememorystays for always
D#m C#
Myheartstays for always
Verse five
G Am7
Dankeschoen, darling, dankeschoen
D7
I saidthankyou for
D7sus G
Thankyou for seeing me again
G7 C
Thoughwe go, we'regonna go ourseparateways
G D
But still thememorystays for always
Em D
Myheartsaysdankeschoen
G Am
DankeschoenaufWiedersehen
D7
Dankeschoen
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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