Misc Traditional – Jattendrai (Guitar)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Saitenstechen Old tune from the 1930s. Goes by many names and recordings. The versions differ greatly. I will use a standard swing jazz version. The most famous recordings include Rina Ketty, Django Reinhardt, Michael Jary, Dalida, ... Originally called "Tornerai" (Italian) the song was also recorded in German under the titles "Komm zurück" and ""Au revoir", in Czech ("Věřím vám"), in Polish as "Czekam cię", ... I will use the french lyrics in this case. [Chorus]

        C                  B7
J'attendrai le jour et la nuit

        C        C#dim7    Dm7      A7 
J'attendrai toujours ton retour

        Dm7                      
J'attendrai car l'oiseau qui s'enfuit

       G7                       C  C#dim7  Dm7      G7
vient chercher l'oubli dans son nid

[Verse]

         C7                F       Fm
Le temps passe et court en battant tristement

          C          C/E
dans mon coeur si lourd

Ebdim7   Dm7          G7     C     C#dim7  Dm7      G7
 Et pourtant j'attendrai ton retour

[Bridge] (Rina Ketty version)

               Am                  G                  Em              Dm 
Les fleurs pâlissent, le feu s'éteint, l'ombre se glisse dans le jardin

 Gm                            Am               Dm        G 
L'horloge tisse des sons très las, je crois entendre ton pas.

               Am                    G7               Gm       A7       Dm 
Le vent m'apporte des bruits lointains, guettant ma porte j'écoute en vain

                   F              G 
Hélas, plus rien, plus rien ne vient

Repeat Chorus and or/more Verses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GERMAN [Chorus]

     C
Komm zurück

              B7
Ich warte auf Dich

        C             C#dim7
Denn Du bist für mich

         Dm7        G7
all mein Glück 

      Am 
Komm zurück

          Am7
Ruft mein Herz immerzu

     G7
nun erfülle Du

            C  C#dim7  Dm7 G7
mein Geschick

[Verse]

        C7
Ist der Weg auch weit

         F
führt er Dich

         Fm
und auch mich

           C    C#dim7
in die Seligkeit

      Dm7
darum bitt'

         G7
ich Dich heut

        C   G7
Komm zurück

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As this is a jazz standard, you can get creative with the chords and add more than I transcribed. For example:

        C6   Am7  Dm7  G7
J'attendrai....

sounds very nice. Have fun with this wonderful tune!