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What Am I Living For:Chuck Willis.
#1 on R&B Charts in 1958.
[Intro]
Bb
[Verse 1]
BbWhat am I living for..if not for Fyou?
FWhat am I living for..if not for Bbyou?
BbWhat am I living for..if not for Ebyou?
Ohhh, ohhh, Bbnobody else, Fnobody else, will Bbdo.
[Verse 2]
BbWhat am I longing for..each lonely Fnight?
FTo feel your lips to mine..to hold you Bbtight.
BbYou'll be the only girl..my whole life Ebthrough..
baby, Bbnobody else, Fnobody else, will Bbdo.
[Chorus]
I want you Ebclose to me that's all I Bbknow.
I want you Call the time..because darling, I love you Fso.
[Verse 3]
FWhat am I Bbliving for..if not for Fyou?
FWhat am I living for..if not for Bbyou?
BbWhat am I living for..if not for Ebyou?
Ohhhh, Bbnobody else, Fnobody else, will Bbdo.
[Interlude]
 Bb    F  Bb..
[Outro]
BbWhat am I living Bb7for..if not for Ebyou?
EbDarrrling, Bbnobody else, Fnobody else, will Bbdo.
BbOhhhh, nobody else, Fnobody else, will Bbdo.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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What Am I Livin For

by Chuck Willis

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Bb7

What Am I Living For:Chuck Willis.

#1 on R&B Charts in 1958.

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Bb F

What am I living for..if not for you?

F Bb

What am I living for..if not for you?

Bb Eb

What am I living for..if not for you?

Bb F Bb

Ohhh, ohhh, nobody else, nobody else, will do.

[Verse 2]

Bb F

What am I longing for..each lonely night?

F Bb

To feel your lips to mine..to hold you tight.

Bb Eb

You'll be the only girl..my whole life through..

Bb F Bb

baby, nobody else, nobody else, will do.

[Chorus]

Eb Bb

I want you close to me that's all I know.

C F

I want you all the time..because darling, I love you so.

[Verse 3]

F Bb F

What am I living for..if not for you?

F Bb

What am I living for..if not for you?

Bb Eb

What am I living for..if not for you?

Bb F Bb

Ohhhh, nobody else, nobody else, will do.

[Interlude]

Bb F Bb

[Outro]

Bb Bb7 Eb

What am I living for..if not for you?

Eb Bb F Bb

Darrrling, nobody else, nobody else, will do.

Bb F Bb

Ohhhh, nobody else, nobody else, will do.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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