TWENTY FOUR HOURS FROM TULSA Bacharach & David Gene Pitney
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||: Dearest tt tt tt | darling gg gg gg | ^I had ^to write to^say.| y that ^I wont be |
||: when^I..I..I..I | saw^her rr rr rr | ^As I ^pulled in outside | e of ^the small mo |
||: dancing gg gg gg | closely yy yy yy | ^All of ^a sudden n^I.| ^I lost ^con trol as |
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| home ee any more.| ee ~ ^Coz something gg | happened dd dd dd | to^me ee ee ee |
| tel ll she^was there.| ee ~ ^And so^I..I | walked^up pp pp pp | to^her rr rr rr |
| I.I held^her charms.| ss ~ ^And I^ca aa | ressed^her rr rr rr | kissed^her rr rr rr|
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| While^I was dri ving | home^and Im not the | same ee any more.| ee ~ ^Oh I was |
| Asked^where I could get | something to eat and | she ee showed^me where.| ee ~ ^Oh I was |
| Told^her I'd die be | fore^I would let her | out tt of my arms.| ss ~ ^Oh I was |
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| only yy yy yy | Twenty four hours from | Tul sa aa aa.| aa aa aa aa | Only yy yy yy |
| only yy yy yy | Twenty four hours from | Tul sa aa aa.| aa aa aa aa | Only yy yy yy |
| only yy yy yy | Twenty four hours from | Tul sa aa aa.| aa aa aa aa | Only yy yy yy |
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| one day away from^your | arms ss ss ss.| ss ss ss I | saw a welcom ing | light tt / And |
| one day away from^your | arms ss ss ss.| ss ss ss She | took^me to the ca | fe ee / I |
| one day away from^your | arms ss ss ss.| ss ss ss I | hate^to do this to | you uu / But |
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1. | stopped to^rest for the | night / ~ ^And that^is :||
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2. | asked her^if she would | stay // She | said // O | K ~ ^Oh I^was ss | only yy yy yy |
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| Twenty four hours from | Tul sa aa aa.| aa aa aa aa | Only yy yy yy |
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| one day away from^your | arms ss ss ss.| ss ss ss The | juke box^start ed to |
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| play yy / And | night had^turned dd into | day / ~ ^As we^were :||
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3. | I love^some e^bo dy | new // What | can // I | do / ~ ^And I^can | never rr rr rr |
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| never rr rr rr | never rr rr rr.| rr rr rr Go | home e ^a gain nn.| nn nn nn nn.|
| nn nn nn nn.| nn nn nn nn | //// | //// ||
About this song:
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa is performed by Gene Pitney and written by Bacharach & David.
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