Lyric

by
Mitchell Parish
Stardust Music by
Hoagy Carmichael

Medium Ballad

             
       
D♭ G♭ () F  (  )

Verse

 
And now the pur ple dusk of twi light time steals a cross the mea dows of my

       
   
F 3 B♭

B♭ E♭ A♭

E♭ A♭ D♭ 

           
heart. High up in the sky the lit tle stars climb,

      
C
  
G
 


       
Al ways re mind ing me that we're a part You wan dered down the lane and

    
 
G♭ () F  (  ) B♭


     
far a way Leav ing me a song that will not die.

       
F 3 B♭

A♭
 
E♭

      
Love is now the star dust of yest er day.

       
E♭ A♭ D♭ ( D♭ )
 


           
     
The mus ic of the years gone by. Some times I

    
 
A
G♭ G♭
 
G♭ ( ma7 )

     F
       
won der why I spend the lone ly night dream ing of a song, The

     

D♭ B♭ E♭ B♭

mel o dy haunts my rev er ie, And I am once a gain with

1927 (lyric 1929)

Note on the title: The original 1927 recording of the song was titled 'Stardust' (one word). The original 1929 sheet music
was titled 'Star Dust' (two words). Hoagy Carmichael referred to the song in letters and in his memoir as 'Stardust'.
 
   
 
         
E♭ A♭ E A♭
  
you, When our love was new, and each kiss an in spir

    

       
D♭ E♭ E F B♭ E♭

a tion, But that was long a go, now

      
             
E♭
 
B♭ E♭ A♭ A♭ D♭

my con so la tion is in the star dust of a song. Be

         
   
B

   
G♭ G♭ ( ma7 ) G♭ B
 
side a gar den wall, when stars are bright, you are in my arms. The

 
  
             
D♭ F B♭ E♭ B♭

night in gale tells his fair y tale of par a dise where ros es

   
   
E♭ G♭ B
       
grew. Though I dream in vain, in my

    
         
D♭ B♭ F B♭ E♭

heart it will re main: My star dust mel o dy


            
A♭ D♭ ( A♭ D♭ )
 
(Solo on AB
the mem o ry of love's re frain. After solos, D.S. al fine)
Fine

2 8 Jul 2018 15:35:26