D                G                               C     D
You're walkin' a-long the street, or you're at a party, (Steve A)
                 C                          G
Or else you're a-lone and then you suddenly dig; (Ann)
                  Em        Am
You're lookin' in someone's eyes,  (Ann & Steve A)
             Bm   D
You suddenly re-a-lize
     C                          D         G
That this could be the start of something big!


[Verse 2] 
D                  G                            C    D
You're lunchin' at Romanoff's and watching your diet, (Steve L & Eydie)
            C                            G
Declining a Charlotte Russe, accepting a fig,
              Em         Am
When out of a clear blue sky
              Bm      D
It's suddenly gal and guy,
    C                          D         G
And this could be the start of something big!


[Chorus 1]
           Ab                  Cm
There's no controlling, the un-rolling   (Eydie)
        Ab               Cm
Of your fate, my friend,
                                Bb    Cm
Who knows what's written in the magic book? (Steve L)
           Ab             Cm
But when a lover, you dis-cover  (Ann)
       Ab              Cm
At the gate, my friend,
                        Am Bbm  C7
Invite her in without a se-cond look! (Steve A)


[Verse 3] 
D              G                        C       D
You're up on a mountaintop or dining at Chasen's,  (all)
            C                    G
Or lying at Malibu, alone on the sand;
             Em     Am
You suddenly hear a bell,
               Bm      D
And right away you can tell
     C                          D         G
That this could be the start of something grand!


[Verse 4]
D                 G                       C    D
You're doin' your in-come tax or buyin' a toothbrush,  (Steve A)
            C                        G
Or hurrying home because the hour is late,  (Steve L)
              Em        Am
Then suddenly there you go;  (Steve A & Steve L)
              Bm        D
And the very next thing you know
   C                          D         G
Is this could be the start of something great!


[Verse 5]
D                      G                   C     D
You're walking through N.B.C. and havin' a party  (Eydie)
                C                              G
And all at once there's a face that you could adore (Ann)
                  Em        Am
You're looking in someone's eyes (Steve L)
             Bm     D
And you suddenly realize
     C                          D     G
That this could be the start of Dinah Shore (Steve A)


[Chorus 2] 
              Ab            Cm
Your destined lover, you discover   (Dinah Shore)
     Ab                 Cm
In a frightening flash,
                               Bb        Cm
So keep your heart awake, both night and day!
            Ab              Cm
Because the meeting, may be fleeting
     Ab              Cm
As a lightning flash,
                           Am   Bbm C7
And you don't wanna let it slip a - way!


[Verse 6]
D                G                       C  D
You're singin' a happy tune and havin' a picnic (Steve A & Steve L)
             C                                G
And looking around, my friend, for someone to thank (Ann & Eydie)
              Em        Am
When suddenly there you spy,   (Dinah)
            Bm     D
A sort of familiar guy,
    C                        D          G
And man, from where I am, it looks like Frank.


[Verse 7] 
D               G                             C   D
You're havin' a snow-ball fight or pickin' up daisies,  (Frank Sinatra)
                 C                        G
Or out diggin' a Bar-B-Q by your swimmin' pool,
              Em      Am
When all of a sud-den you
                    Bm      D
Look up and there's someone new;
     C                          D         G
And, this could be the start of something cool!


[Chorus 3]
              Ab            Cm
Your destined lover, you discover  (Dinah)
     Ab                 Cm
In a frightening flash,
                               Bb        Cm
So keep your heart awake, both night and day!  (Ann)
            Ab              Cm
Because the meeting, may be fleeting  (Eydie)
     Ab              Cm
As a lightning flash,
                           Am   Bbm C7
And you don't wanna let it slip a - way!  (Steve L & Steve A)


[Verse 8] 
D                   G                             C  D
You're watchin' the sun come up, or countin' your money,   (all)
             C                        G
Or else in a dim cafe you're ordering wine,
              Em       Am
Then suddenly there he is,
                  Bm       D
And, you wanna be where he is,
    C                         D
And this must be the start of somethin',


[Outro]
                           Em
This must be a part of somethin',  (all)
                  C        D         G
This could be the start of somethin' live!