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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:28:10 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
Subject: ./c/casinos/then_you_can_tell_me_goodbye.crd
A surprise 50s-style hit for the Casinos in early 1967 - note the use of
the so-called 'Hendrix' chord (Bb7#9) in the horn arrangement of this
lovely John D. Loudermilk ballad. --AWR
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"
(John D. Loudermilk)
Intro:
Bb7#9
A Bbdim Bm7 E7-9 Bb7#9
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
Amaj7 F#m Bm7 E7-9 Bb7#9
Kiss me each morning for a million years
Amaj7 F#m Bm7 E7-9
Hold me each evening by your side
Amaj7 F#m Bm7 E7-9
Tell me you'll love me for a million years
A D
Then if it don't work out
A D
Then if it don't work out
A D E Bb7#9
Then you can tell me goodbye
Verse 2:
Sweeten my coffee with a morning kiss
Soften my dreams with your sighs
Tell me you'll love me for a million years
Then if it don't work out
Then if it don't work out
D A [after organ solo: A7, to bridge]
Then you can tell me goodbye
[organ solo: chords as per verse 2; omit one of the "then if it don't
work out" lines]
Bridge:
D A
If you must go, oh no, I won't grieve
B7 E7 Bb7#9
If you wait a lifetime before you leave
Verse 3:
Then if you must go
Mmm, I won't tell you no
Just so that we can say we tried
Tell me you'll love me for a million years
Then if it don't work out
Then if it don't work out
D A [end cold]
Then you can tell me goodbye
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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