Friday, September 16, 2022

THE LETTER - THE BOX TOPS

 

The Letter – The Box Tops                                                                                                                      2

 

Am                                    F                   G                                       D

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane.   Aint got time to take a fast train

Am                                  F                                 E7                            Am

Lonely days are gone.  I’m goin home, my baby wrote me a letter.

                                                         F                      G                                     D

I don’t care how much money I gotta spend.  Got to get back to my baby again.

Am                                  F                            E7                                         Am

Lonely days are gone.  I’m goin home.  My baby just wrote me a letter.

 

               C                   G         F                            C           G

Well he wrote me a letter, said he couldn’t live without me no more.

C                     G                          F                 C                  G                              E7

Listen mister cant you see    I got to get back to my baby once more…..anyway….

 

Am                                    F                   G                                      D

Give me a ticket for an aeroplane.  Aint got time to take a fast train.

Am                                  F                            E7                                        Am              E7                           Am

Lonely days are gone.  I’m goin home.  My baby just wrote me a letter,  My baby wrote me a letter.

 

E7    Am

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

LIFE IS FOR LIVING - COLDPLAY

LIFE IS FOR LIVING - COLDPLAY

 

 

                                                                                 

F#m7   = 242222 |

E6sus4 = 022220 |

E      = 022100 |

Asus4  = x02230 |

E7     = 022130 |

D5     = xx023x |

Dmaj9  = xx0220 |

                                                                      Establish waltz

                                                                      A

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    A       F#m7       A         E        D             Bm7          A   Asus4  A

Now I never meant  To do you no wrong    That’s what I came here to say

             F#m7            A    E       D            Bm7          A   Asus4  A

But if I was wrong then I’m sorry    But don’t let it stand in our way

             F#m7        A         E        D                Bm7           A   Asus4  A

I wish I knew then what I know today.   I might have made a choice or two right

               F#m7      A         E       D         Bm7          A   Asus4  A

knowing me I’d think,   I was so great, a sparkling gem in God’s sight

                   F#m7          A       E       D             Bm7            A Asus4  A

Cause my head just aches when I think of   The things that I shouldn’t have done

                F#m7     A        E           D              Bm7     A   Asus4  A

But life is for living,  We all know.  And I don’t want to live it alone.

     E       E7          D5      Dmaj9               E       E7

Sing ah, ah, ah……   Sing ah, ah, ah……   And you Sing ah, ah, ah……  

 

A   F#m7  E   D   E7  A  Asus4  A


Wednesday, May 11, 2022

WISHIN AND HOPIN - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD

 

WISHIN AND HOPING – DUSTY SPRINGFIELD                G  C  G   D  G   G  D                                                           0 -

                                                                                                                   

G                   D                  C                    D             G                     D                           C           

Wishin  and hopin   and thinkin and prayin,   Planning and dreamin..   Each night of his charms

                                   D          D7                                  Bm                                B7         Em          C

That won’t get you into his arms      So if you’re  (lookin to find love)   You can share,   All you gotta do is

G                        D                   C                         D                               G             G  C  G

(Hold him and kiss him and love him)  and show him that you care.

                                          D                            D7                    G              D                    G                             D                         D7

SHOW HIM THAT YOU CARE….JUST FOR HIM.  DO THE THINGS,  HE LIKES TO DO.  WEAR YOUR HAIR JUST FOR HIM,

Bm                                                                                                                                                    G                     D                    C

CAUSE YOU WON’T GET HIM, THINKIN AND A PRAYIN, WISHIN AND A HOPIN….. JUST WISHIN AND HOPIN, AND THINKIN

         D             G                        D                        C                                                                                 D               D7

AND PRAYIN, PLANNIN AND DREAMIN, HIS KISSES WILL START,  THAT WON’T GET YOU INTO HIS HEART…..

                      Bm                            B7             Em   C                                G                       D                     C                             D

So if you’re (thinkin how great)  true love is,   All you gotta do is   Hold him, and kiss him, and squeeze him and love

                  C                      D             D7  G    C  G

Him,  and after you do, you will be his    

                                          D                            D7                    G              D                    G                             D                         D7

SHOW HIM THAT YOU CARE….JUST FOR HIM.  DO THE THINGS,  HE LIKES TO DO.  WEAR YOUR HAIR JUST FOR HIM,

Bm                                                                                                                                                    G                     D                    C

CAUSE YOU WON’T GET HIM, THINKIN AND A PRAYIN, WISHIN AND A HOPIN….. JUST WISHIN AND HOPIN, AND THINKIN

         D             G                        D                        C                                                                               D               D7

AND PRAYIN, PLANNIN AND DREAMIN, HIS KISSES WILL START,  THAT WON’T GET YOU INTO HIS HEART…..

                       Bm                           B7           Em  C                                G                       D                      C                           D

So if you’re (thinkin how great) true love is,  All you gotta do is, Hold him, and kiss him and squeeze him and love him,

        C                     D            D7 G               C     D     C   G      C      D     C   G

and after you do, you will be his,           You will be his,   You will be his.