Cest Magnifique Chords

KeyE CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays448

Cest Magnifique by Peggy Lee is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E7, A, D9, Cdim, C#m7(5b), F#7, Bm7, Bm7(5b), Bm, E9, A6, Amaj7, A7, A13, Dmaj7, D6, Dm6, Fdim and E13. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E
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Intro: E7 

Verse 
               A       E7     A       D9       Cdim   A 
When love comes in and takes you for a spin, 
   C#m7(5b)     F#7  Bm7   Bm7(5b)  E7 
Oo,  la,  la,  la, c'est magnifique. 
        Bm        F#7          Bm           Bm7      Bm7 
When ev'ry night your loved one holds you tight, 
    Bm7(5b)     E9  Cdim   A6   Amaj7 
Oo, la, la, la, c'est magnifique. 
E7      A       E7   A            D9         Cdim    A 
But when, one day, your loved one drifts away, 
   C#m7(5b)      A  Amaj7  A7  A13  Dmaj7   D6 
Oo, la,  la, la,        it's so  tragique. 
     D9        Dm6  Fdim  A       C#m7(5b)      F#7 
But when, once more, she whispers, "Je t'adore," 
     Cdim D9  Dm6 E13 Bm7(5b) A D9 A6 
C'est   magnifique. 

Verse 
               A       E7     A       D9       Cdim   A 
When love comes in and takes you for a spin, 
   C#m7(5b)     F#7  Bm7   Bm7(5b)  E7 
Oo,  la,  la,  la, c'est magnifique. 
        Bm        F#7          Bm           Bm7      Bm7 
When ev'ry night your loved one holds you tight, 
    Bm7(5b)     E9  Cdim   A6   Amaj7 
Oo, la, la, la, c'est magnifique. 
E7      A       E7   A            D9         Cdim    A 
But when, one day, your loved one drifts away, 
   C#m7(5b)      A  Amaj7  A7  A13  Dmaj7   D6 
Oo, la,  la, la,        it's so  tragique. 
     D9        Dm6  Fdim  A       C#m7(5b)      F#7 
But when, once more, she whispers, "Je t'adore," 
     Cdim D9  Dm6 E13 Bm7(5b) A D9 A6 
C'est   magnifique. 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante