Chords for "Holiday Romance"
From: IAN GRANT
Date: Mon, Oct 28, 1996 7:39 PM
Holiday Romance by Ray Davies
Chords presented by Jim Smart and Ian Grant
Intro: Dm A7 Dm A7 (Bass notes on the first words)
(A B C#) Dm A7
I had a break for a week so I booked my seat
Dm
And confirmed a reservation
G A7
At a quiet little seaside____hotel.
Dm A7
I packed my bags and I caught my train and
Dm D7
Reached my destination
G A7
Just in time for the dinner gong____ding dong.
Dm A7 Dm D7 G C7 F A7
Then I saw___Lavinia- standing at the bottom of the stairs.
Dm A7 Dm D7 G C7 F
And I fell___for Lavinia- the moment that I saw her standing there.
C
Lavinia looked so divine
As she walked up to the table to dine
A7
And then Lavinia's eyes met mine.
Dm A7
I thought can this be love, can this be lovey-dove
Dm A7 Dm
Or just a holiday romance?
Dm A7
Can this be long lost love at last
Dm A7 Dm
Or is it just a flash in the pan?
C
Then after cheese and liqueurs they struck up the band,
A7 D7
I plucked up my courage and I asked Lavinia to dance
G C7 F A7
That was the start of my holiday romance.
Instrumental- Dm A7
Dm A7 Dm
Just a holiday romance.
Instrumental: Dm A7 Dm A7 [As intro]
C
We did the foxtrot, samba and danced through the night
A7 D7
The last waltz came and we held each other so tight.
G C7 F
That was the start of my holiday romance.
C
Just a holiday romance- a simple holiday romance.
A7 (Bass walk A B C#)
I wonder should I take a chance?
Dm A7
We walked on the beach, and we paddled our feet,
Dm D7
And we watched all the swimmers,
G A7
And my holiday treat felt____complete.
Dm A7
We drank lemonade, and we sat in the shade,
Dm
I thought I must be on a winner
G A7
And I acted cool and____discreet.
Dm A7 Dm D7
For I knew____that Lavinia
G C7 F A7
Was the shyest lady that I'd ever met,
Dm A7 Dm D7
And I knew___that Lavinia
G C7 F
Would only be my lady for the week.
C
It was just a holiday romance- A simple holiday romance.
A7 (Chromatic descent from E to A)
I wonder should I take this chance?
Instrumental: Dm A7
Dm A7 Dm
Just a holiday romance.
Dm A7
Can this be love, can this be lovey-dove
Dm A7 Dm
Or just a holiday romance?
C
I tried to kiss her, she walked away,
She said "Better stop, my husband's
A7 D7
Coming to collect me today".
G C7 G C7
That was the end of my holiday, sweet and innocent holiday,
G C7 F (plinky plonky flourish- F6)
End of my holiday romance.
Date: 10 October 2005
From: Leif Thiborg
These are the right chords for this song. Listen to my midi file and
you?ll get the bass and obligatos too.
Intro: Dm A7 Dm A7 (Bass notes on the first words)
(A B C#) Dm A7
I had a break for a week so I booked my seat
Dm
And confirmed a reservation
G7 A7
At a quiet little seaside____hotel.
Dm A7
I packed my bags and I caught my train and
Dm D7
Reached my destination
G7 A7
Just in time for the dinner gong____ding dong.
Dm A7 Dm D7 G C7 F A7
Then I saw___Lavinia- standing at the bottom of the stairs.
Dm A7 Dm D7 G C7 F
And I fell___for Lavinia- the moment that I saw her standing there.
C7
Lavinia looked so divine
As she walked up to the table to dine
A7
And then Lavinia's eyes met mine.
Dm A7
(I thought) can this be love, can this be lovey-dove
Dm A7 Dm
Or just a holiday romance?
Dm A7
Can this be long lost love at last
Dm A7 Dm
Or is it just a flash in the pan?
C
Then after cheese and liqueurs they struck up the band,
F D7
I plucked up my courage and I asked Lavinia to dance
G7 C7 F A7
That was the start of my holiday romance.
Instrumental- Dm A7
Dm A7 Dm
Just a holiday romance.
Instrumental: Dm A7 Dm A7 [As intro]
C
We did the foxtrot, samba and danced through the night
F D7
The last waltz came and we held each other so tight.
G7 C7 F
That was the start of my holiday romance.
C7
Just a holiday romance- a simple holiday romance.
A7 (Bass walk A B C#)
I wonder should I take a chance?
We walked on the beach, and we paddled our feet,
And we watched all the swimmers,
And my holiday treat felt complete.
We drank lemonade, and we sat in the shade,
I thought I must be on a winner
And I acted cool and discreet.
For I knew that Lavinia
Was the shyest lady that I'd ever met,
And I knew that Lavinia
Would only be my lady for the week.
It was just a holiday romance A simple holiday romance.
A7 (Chromatic descent from E to A)
I wonder should I take this chance?
Dm A7
Dm A7 Dm
Just a holiday romance.
Dm A7
Can this be love, can this be lovey-dove
Dm A7 Dm
Or just a holiday romance?
C7
I tried to kiss her, she walked away,
F
She said "Better stop, my husband's
D7
Coming to collect me today".
G7 C7 G7 C7
That was the end of my holiday, sweet and innocent holiday,
G7 C7 F F6
End of my holiday romance.
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