Sibylle Baier

Softly Chords

These are the correct chords used in the recording, though you could also tranpose it two whole-steps down and 
use a capo on the third fret. This would accurately match the tuning on the record, I think. 

C      Eb         Fm
Sofly, in the winter time,
C    Eb Fm                Bb
Soft-ly, when we're about to dine,
C    Eb  Bb                                    
Soft-ly, in my heart of mine,
             C
 I talk to you,

C                  Eb
Has anybody of you two,
      C
Got half a mind to go to the zoo?
D                            Fm
Tonight won't you think we'd had fun?

C
My daughter, my son,
C
My daughter, my son,
C
My daughter, my son,
Cm           Fm      Ab     Eb
My daughter, my son, one by one

C        Eb        Fm
Softly, in the winter time,
C    Eb  Fm                   Bb
Soft-ly, when it goes towards nine,
C    Eb  Bb
Soft-ly, in my heart of mine,
          C
I talk to you.

C                    Eb
Go feed the dog and cat and then go,
     C                D
To bed and have your right own dream,
                     A             F
Now be well off and start with the sun.
C
My daughter, my son,
C
My daughter, my son,
C
My daughter, my son,
Cm           Fm      Ab     Eb
My daughter, my son, one by one

C       Eb            Fm
Softly, in the winter time,
C     Eb Fm               Bb
Soft-ly, when day's gonna shine,
C    Eb  Bb
Soft-ly, in my heart of mine,
           C
 I talk to you,
C               Eb
About my actual favorite matter.
C                      D
That's how to live and laugh and feel better.
                   A             F
I cut the bred for them and they run
C
My daughter, my son,
C
My daughter, my son,
C
My daughter, my son,
Cm           Fm
My daughter, my son, 
Ab      Eb            Db          Ab
Off and way, they set out for living
             Eb        Db                     Ab
Love them if ever they come, wherever they've gone
C
My daughter, my son,
C
My daughter, my son,
C
My daughter, my son,
Cm           Fm      Ab     Eb
My daughter, my son, one by one
C
Sofly.