Intro:
Tambourine, 8 beats
Bass (6X; drums enter on 8th beat, 1st time; rhythm guitar enters
on 8th beat, 2nd time)
(B) (C)
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Lead guitar (enters 5th time):
B C
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B C
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Verse 1:
B C B
I just got out my little red book
C B C B
The minute that you said goodbye
C B
I thumbed right through my little red book
C B
I wasn't gonna sit and cry
E F
And I went from A to Z
E
I took out every pretty girl in town
F G
They danced with me and as I held them
Chorus:
C F
All I did was talk about you
C F
Hear your name and I'd start to cry
C F B Am
There's just no getting over you... oh, no...
Verse 2:
There ain't no girl in my little red book
Who could ever replace your charms
And each girl in my little red book
Knows you're the one I'm thinkin' of
Oh won't you please come back
Without your precious love I can't go on
Where can love be I need you so much
repeat chorus
Verse 3:
(lead guitar (as per intro, doubled w/scat vocal, 2X) replaces first
four lines)
Oh won't you please come back
Without your precious love I can't go on
It's haunting me I need you so much
Chorus 3:
C F
All I did was talk and talk about you
C F
Hear your name and I'd start to cry
C F B
There's just no getting over you
C F
All I did was talk and talk about you
C F
Hear your name and I'd start to cry
C F B Am
There's just no getting over you... oh no
Coda:
Tambourine, 8 beats
Bass (4X, as per intro; drums enter on 8th beat, 1st time;
rhythm guitar enters on 8th beat, 2nd time; lead guitar
doubles rhythm guitar, 4th time; end cold on Am)