From the 1969 movie, sung by Michael Crawford and Marianne McAndrew.
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[Intro]
F#m F#m/F F#m/E F#m/D# F#m/D A E
(Orchestrated Intro)
[Verse]
A E A E
It only takes a moment
A C#m D#7
For your eyes to meet and then
Bm E Bm
Your heart knows in a moment
E Bm Bm/A# Bm/A Bm/G#
You will never be alone again
A E A
I held her for an instant
E A C#m Bm
But my arms felt sure and strong
F#m A F#m
It only takes a moment
Dsus4 Dm A C#m Bm A
To be loved a whole life long
A Asus2 Asus4 A
(spoken part)
[Chorus]
G C G
...Takes a moment!
C Em Dm
But his arms felt sure and strong
Em C Dm
It only takes a moment
[Verse]
Ab Eb Ab Eb
He held me for an instant
Ab Cm Bbm
But his arms felt safe and strong
Fm Ab Fm
It only takes a moment
Dbsus4 Dbm Ab Cm Bbm Ab
To be loved a whole life long
[Outro]
Ab
And that is all
Ab
That love's about
Ab
And we'll recall
Cm
When time runs out
Ab A Ab A
That it only took a moment
Ab Cm Bbm Ab
To be loved a whole life long!