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Valerie by Steve Winwood
[Intro]
|    ||           A|  D/A    A    D/A|      A    D/A  A|             |
[Verse A-1:]
BmSo  A/C#wild,  Dstanding there    A/Ewith her hands in her F#mhair.
BmI   A/C#can't  Dhelp reA/Emember    F#mjust where she touched mGadd9e
      Em7There's Dstill   Ano face       Em7here Din   Aher place
[Verse B-1:]
BmSo A/C#cool,  Dshe A/Ewas like  E7sus4jazz on a summer's dayE7  
BmMu- A/C#sic,  Dhigh A/Eand sweet, E7sus4then she just blew awayE7  
[Chorus 1]
        Esus2/G#Now she D/F#can't be that A/Ewarm
        Esus2/G#with the D/F#wind in her aA/Erms
ValeD/F#rie,____A/E______ Ecall on Dme, call on F#mme,___A/E______ DValerA/C#ie
Come and Dsus2/F#see_______ me,  I'm the same boy I used to be
|          A|  D/A    A    D/A|     A    D/A   A|             |
[Verse A-2]
BmLove A/C#songs Dfill the nightA/E, but they don't tell it F#mall,
BmNot A/C#how  Dlovers A/Ecry out    F#mjust like they are dyGadd9ing
      Em7Her Dcries Ahang therEm7e      in Dtime Asomewhere
[Verse B-2]
BmSomeA/C#day, Dsome A/Egood wind, E7sus4may blow her back to meE7,
BmSome A/C#night DI__ A/Emay hear, E7sus4her like she used to beE7  
[Chorus 2]
        Esus2/G#No they D/F#can't be that A/Ewarm
        Esus2/G#with the D/F#wind in her A/Earms
ValeD/F#rie,____A/E______ Ecall on Dme, call on F#mme,___A/E______ DValerA/C#ie
Come and Dsus2/F#see_______ me,  I'm the same boy I used to be
|          A|  D/A    A    D/A|     A    D/A   A|             |
[Verse A-3] (2:44-) (Synth solo)
|  Bm     A/C#   D|             |          A/E|        F#m|
|  Bm     A/C#   D|          A/E|    F#m   Gadd9|           |
|    Em7       D|            A|    Em7       D|          A|
[Verse B-1]
BmSo A/C#cool,  Dshe A/Ewas like,  E7sus4jazz on a summer's dayE7  
BmMu- A/C#sic,  Dhigh A/Eand sweet, E7sus4then she just blew awayE7  
[Chorus 1]
        Esus2/G#Now she D/F#can't be that A/Ewarm
        Esus2/G#with the D/F#wind in her aA/Erms
ValeD/F#rie,____A/E______ Ecall on Dme, call on F#mme,___A/E______ DValerA/C#ie
Come and Dsus2/F#see_______ me,  I'm the same boy I used to be
|          A|  D/A    A    D/A|     A    D/A   A|             |
Coda:(3:58-)
|          A|  D/A    A    D/A|
  I'm  a Asame boy I used be.___A  

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Valerie

by Steve Winwood

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/A

A/C#

A/E

F#m

Gadd9

Em7

E7sus4

Esus2/G#

D/F#

Dsus2/F#

Valerie by Steve Winwood

[Intro]

A D/A A D/A A D/A A

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[Verse A-1:]

Bm A/C# D A/E F#m

So wild, standing there with her hands in her hair.

Bm A/C# D A/E F#m Gadd9

I can't help remember just where she touched me

Em7 D A Em7 D A

There's still no face here in her place

[Verse B-1:]

Bm A/C# D A/E E7sus4 E7

So cool, she was like jazz on a summer's day

Bm A/C# D A/E E7sus4 E7

Mu- sic, high and sweet, then she just blew away

[Chorus 1]

Esus2/G# D/F# A/E

Now she can't be that warm

Esus2/G# D/F# A/E

with the wind in her arms

D/F# A/E E D F#m A/E D A/C#

Valerie,__________ call on me, call on me,_________ Valerie

Dsus2/F#

Come and see_______ me, I'm the same boy I used to be

A D/A A D/A A D/A A

| | | | |

[Verse A-2]

Bm A/C# D A/E F#m

Love songs fill the night, but they don't tell it all,

Bm A/C# D A/E F#m Gadd9

Not how lovers cry out just like they are dying

Em7 D A Em7 D A

Her cries hang there in time somewhere

[Verse B-2]

Bm A/C# D A/E E7sus4 E7

Someday, some good wind, may blow her back to me,

Bm A/C# D A/E E7sus4 E7

Some night I__ may hear, her like she used to be

[Chorus 2]

Esus2/G# D/F# A/E

No they can't be that warm

Esus2/G# D/F# A/E

with the wind in her arms

D/F# A/E E D F#m A/E D A/C#

Valerie,__________ call on me, call on me,_________ Valerie

Dsus2/F#

Come and see_______ me, I'm the same boy I used to be

A D/A A D/A A D/A A

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[Verse A-3] (2:44-) (Synth solo)

Bm A/C# D A/E F#m

| | | | |

Bm A/C# D A/E F#m Gadd9

| | | | |

Em7 D A Em7 D A

| | | | |

[Verse B-1]

Bm A/C# D A/E E7sus4 E7

So cool, she was like, jazz on a summer's day

Bm A/C# D A/E E7sus4 E7

Mu- sic, high and sweet, then she just blew away

[Chorus 1]

Esus2/G# D/F# A/E

Now she can't be that warm

Esus2/G# D/F# A/E

with the wind in her arms

D/F# A/E E D F#m A/E D A/C#

Valerie,__________ call on me, call on me,_________ Valerie

Dsus2/F#

Come and see_______ me, I'm the same boy I used to be

A D/A A D/A A D/A A

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Coda:(3:58-)

A D/A A D/A

| | |

A A

I'm a same boy I used be.___

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