TO SIR WITH LOVE Marc London Lulu
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| / Those school girl | days ss ss ss | / Of tell ing | tales and bit ing | nails s^are g^o ne.|
D F C
|.ee ee / / | / But in your | mind dd dd dd | / you know they | wi ll still live | on n^and on nn.|
B7 Em
|.nn nn / / | / ~ ^But (how do you) | thank some^one ee who^has |
B7 Em D G
| tak^en^you^from cray^ons^to^per | fume ee ee ee | / It is n't | ea sy but you'll |
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| try yy yy yy | yy yy / If^you | want ed^the sky you’d | write a^cross s^the^sky^in |
D C D G
| le tt^ers ss That^would | soar a^thou u^sand^fe^et | hi g^h hh To | S i^r rr With |
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| Lo oo ve ee.|.ee ee ee / |
C D F
||: / The time has | come ee ee ee | / For clos ing | books and long last |
||: / Those awk ward | years ss ss ss | / Have hur ried | by why did they |
C D
| looks s^must e^n dd.|.dd dd / / | / And as you | leave ee ee ee | / you know that |
| fly y^a w^ay yy.|.yy yy / / | / Why is it | Sir rr rr rr | / chil dren grow |
F C B7
| you are leav ing | yo^ur^best^friend dd dd.|.dd dd / / | / ~ ^A friend^who^taught^you |
| up pp to be | peo^ple^one^day yy yy.|.yy yy / / | / ~ ^What takes^the^place^of |
Em B7 Em
| right from^wrong gg g^And | weak^from strong thats^a lot^to | learn nn nn nn |
| climb ing^trees ss s^And | dir^ty knees in^the world^out | side ee ee ee |
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| What what can you | give him in re | turn nn nn nn.|.nn nn / If^he |
| / What is there | for him you can | buy yy yy yy.|.yy yy / If^he |
D C D
| want^ed^the^moon nn you^would | t^r^y ^to make e ^a | sta r^t tt ~ ^but |
| want^ed^the^world dd you’d^sur | round^it^with^a wall l^you'd | scra w^l ll ~ ^these |
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| you would rath^er^he^let | you^give your^heart tt To | S i^r rr With |
| words with let^ters^ten^feet | t^a^ll ll To | S i^r rr With |
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1. | Lo oo ve ee.|.ee ee ee / :||
A9 A7 D
2. | Lo oo ve ee.|.ee ee ee / ||
About this song:
To Sir With Love is performed by Lulu and written by Marc London.
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