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Maybe: The Chantels.
#2 R&B and #15 Pop Charts in 1958.
                  (Capo 1st fret.)
INTRO: AAhhhh..ahhh..F#mahhhh...ahhhh..Dahhhh..aahhh..Eaahh..
#1.
AMay.ay.be, F#mif I pray every night, Dyou'll come back to Eme.
And ABa.aa.by, F#mif I cry everyday, Dyou'll come back to Estay.
Ohhhh, Amaybe..D  A  E  
#2.
AMay.ay.be, F#mif I hold your hand, Dyou will underEstand.
And ABa.aab.y, F#mif I kissed your lips, Dyou'll be at my comEmand.
Ohhhh, Amaybe.D..A  A7  
CHORUS:
DI've prayed and prayed to the Lord..
to Asend you back, my A7love.
But inDstead you came to be, Boooonly, in my Edreams.
#3.
AMay.ay.be, F#mif I pray every night, Dyou'll come back to Eme.
And ABa.aa.by, F#mif I cry everyday, Dyou'll come back to Estay.
Ohhhh, Amaybe..(Dmaybe, maybe, Amaybe.)
OUTRO:
AMaybe..(Dmaybe, maybe, Amaybe.)
AMaybe..(Dmaybe, maybe, Amaybe.)
AMaybe..(Dmaybe, maybe, Amaybe.) (Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Maybe

by The Chantels

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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F#m

Maybe: The Chantels.

#2 R&B and #15 Pop Charts in 1958.

(Capo 1st fret.)

A F#m D E

INTRO: Ahhhh..ahhh..ahhhh...ahhhh..ahhhh..aahhh..aahh..

#1.

A F#m D E

May.ay.be, if I pray every night, you'll come back to me.

A F#m D E

And Ba.aa.by, if I cry everyday, you'll come back to stay.

A D A E

Ohhhh, maybe..

#2.

A F#m D E

May.ay.be, if I hold your hand, you will understand.

A F#m D E

And Ba.aab.y, if I kissed your lips, you'll be at my command.

A D A A7

Ohhhh, maybe...

CHORUS:

I've prayed and prayed to the Lord..

A A7

to send you back, my love.

D B E

But instead you came to be, oooonly, in my dreams.

#3.

A F#m D E

May.ay.be, if I pray every night, you'll come back to me.

A F#m D E

And Ba.aa.by, if I cry everyday, you'll come back to stay.

A D A

Ohhhh, maybe..(maybe, maybe, maybe.)

OUTRO:

A D A

Maybe..(maybe, maybe, maybe.)

A D A

Maybe..(maybe, maybe, maybe.)

A D A

Maybe..(maybe, maybe, maybe.) (Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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