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Intro (piano arr. for guitar):
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FA MI DO
LA SOL FA
Verse 1:
SIbmaj9 LAm7 SOLm7 LAm7
RE-F-A-C
Le - roy, boy is that you?
SIbmaj9 LAm7 SOLm7 LAm7
I thought your post-hangin' days were through
SIbmaj9 LAm7 SOLm7 DO
Sunk-in eyes and full of sighs
SOLm7 DO SOLm7 DO SOLm7 DO
Tell no lies you get wise
SOLm7 DO SOLm7 DO
I tell you now we're gonna pull you through
SOLm7 DO SOLm7 REm7/SOL SOL
There's only one thing left that we can do
Chorus
[voice these chords with C on top wherever possible:]
DO LAm7 REm7 REm7/SOL
We gotta get you a woman
SIbmaj9 LAm7 SOLm7 REm7/SOL SOL
It's like nothin' else to make you feel sure you're alive
DO LAm7 REm7 REm7/SOL
We gotta get you a woman
SIbmaj9 LAm7 SOLm11 REm7/SOL SOL
We better get walkin', we're wastin' time talkin' now
the 2nd and 3rd time
there are variants
of this which I
haven't done yet
Verse 2:
Leroy, boy, you're my friend
You say how and I'll say when
Come and meet me down the street
Take a seat, it's my treat
You may not ever get this chance again
That empty feeling's just about to end
[repeat chorus]
Bridge 1:
MIbmaj7 REm7
Talkin' 'bout life and what it means to you
MIbmaj7 REm7
It don't mean nothin' if it don't run through
MIbmaj7 REm7 SOL
I got one thing to say, you know it's true
FA DO/MI SIb/RE SIbmaj9 REm7/LA REm7/SOL
RE-F-A-C
You got to find some time to get this thing together
[repeat chorus]
Bridge 2:
MIbmaj7 REm7
Talkin' 'bout things about that special one
MIbmaj7 REm7
They may be stupid but they sure are fun
MIbmaj7 REm7 SOL
I'll give it to you while we're on the run
FA DO/MI SIb/RE SIbmaj9 REm7/LA REm7/SOL
Because we ain't got time to get this thing together, 'cause we
MIbmaj9 SOLm7/RE SOLm7/DO FAmaj7 MIm7
SOL-Bb-D-F
Got to get together with a woman who has been around
FAmaj7 MIm7
One who knows better than to let you down
MIbmaj7 REm7 SOL
Let's hope there's still one left in this whole town
FA DO/MI SIb/RE SIbmaj9 REm7/LA REm7/SOL
And that she'll take some time to get this thing together 'cause
SIbmaj9 REm7/LA REm7/SOL
(Get this thing together 'cause)
SIbmaj9 REm7/LA REm7/SOL
Get this thing together 'cause
Coda:
REm9 REm9/SOL DOmaj7 LAm7
[C-E-F-A] [B-C-E-G] [A-C-E-G]
We gotta get you a woman
REm9 REm9/SOL DOmaj7 LAm7
We gotta get you a woman
REm9 REm9/SOL DOmaj7 LAm7
We gotta get you a woman
Dm7 [N.C.]
And when we're through with you
DOmaj7
We'll get me one too
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