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Swiss Maid:Del Shannon.
#2 in UK and #64 in USA in 1962.
#1.
F#One time, a Blong time F#ago..Bon a mountain in F#Switzerland, 
C#7yoh, loh, loh, loh, F#loh..
F#there lived a Bfair young F#maiden..Blovely but F#lonely, 
C#7yoh, hoh, hoh, F#hoh.
CHORUS:
F#Day after day, she'd Bpine her heart away,
F#yoh, loh, loh, loh, lay de C#7yay,  but no love F#came her way.
#2.
F#One day, her papa said..'F#7Some day we'll go down to 
the village in the Bvalley, then you'll meet a F#7nice 
young man, who’ll C#7ask for your hand, then you'll be F#happy.
EOomp pah pah..Aoomp pah pah..Eoomp pah pah..
AOmmp pah..Eoomp pah pah...Bpah pah Epah..
EOomp pah pah..Aoomp pah pah..Eoomp pah pah..
EOmmp pah pah..Aoomp pah pah..Bpah pah Epah..
#3.
F#But very day she Bgrew unF#happier, Bon a mountain in 
F#Switzerland, C#7yoh, loh, loh, loh, F#loh.
F#Every day a Blittle bit F#lonelier..Bwhich way to F#turn 
and C#7which way to F#go?
CHORUS:
F#Day after day, she'd Bpine her heart away,
F#yoh, loh, loh, loh, lay de C#7yay,  but no love F#came her way.
#4.
F#Some say the maiden's dream, F#7never came true..
she never got to go to the Bvalley,
if she did or not, I F#really don't know, C#7whoa, hoh, hoh, hoh..
did she die unF#happy?
#5.
BI'd rather F#think she C#7found her F#love.
BWouldn't she be F#better if she C#7did find F#love..?
Bsomewhere, F#some way..C#7yodel-ady-oh..yodel-ady-F#ay.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Swiss Maid

by Del Shannon

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C#7

F#7

Swiss Maid:Del Shannon.

#2 in UK and #64 in USA in 1962.

#1.

F# B F# B F#

One time, a long time ago..on a mountain in Switzerland,

C#7 F#

yoh, loh, loh, loh, loh..

F# B F# B F#

there lived a fair young maiden..lovely but lonely,

C#7 F#

yoh, hoh, hoh, hoh.

CHORUS:

F# B

Day after day, she'd pine her heart away,

F# C#7 F#

yoh, loh, loh, loh, lay de yay, but no love came her way.

#2.

F# F#7

One day, her papa said..'Some day we'll go down to

B F#7

the village in the valley, then you'll meet a nice

C#7 F#

young man, who’ll ask for your hand, then you'll be happy.

E A E

Oomp pah pah..oomp pah pah..oomp pah pah..

A E B E

Ommp pah..oomp pah pah...pah pah pah..

E A E

Oomp pah pah..oomp pah pah..oomp pah pah..

E A B E

Ommp pah pah..oomp pah pah..pah pah pah..

#3.

F# B F# B

But very day she grew unhappier, on a mountain in

F# C#7 F#

Switzerland, yoh, loh, loh, loh, loh.

F# B F# B F#

Every day a little bit lonelier..which way to turn

C#7 F#

and which way to go?

CHORUS:

F# B

Day after day, she'd pine her heart away,

F# C#7 F#

yoh, loh, loh, loh, lay de yay, but no love came her way.

#4.

F# F#7

Some say the maiden's dream, never came true..

she never got to go to the valley,

F# C#7

if she did or not, I really don't know, whoa, hoh, hoh, hoh..

did she die unhappy?

#5.

B F# C#7 F#

I'd rather think she found her love.

B F# C#7 F#

Wouldn't she be better if she did find love..?

B F# C#7 F#

somewhere, some way..yodel-ady-oh..yodel-ady-ay.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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