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Camellia

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[Intro]
A  E  D  Bm  C#m7  D
[Verse 1]
Opening nAight,  C#m7nothing new AtlDantaBm  E  
Into the sApotlight, one more tC#m7ime
Just in time to plaDyBm  E  
To Aone man at an eEmpty table
He was Ddrinking C#m7down the pBm7ain
All he could Bm7say was C#m7his lady's namEe
[Chorus]
AOh CamEellia, won't you Dtake me awayBm  E  
AOh CamEellia, won't you Dtake me awayBm  E  
[Verse 2]
After the Ashow, C#m7when the room was emptyD  
NBmo, he wEouldn't go
ASo I asked C#m7him why he called her DnameBm  E  
AIt seems she was some magic one Enight
With Dsomething C#m7for his Bm7pain
But all she Bm7left was her C#m7pretty name...E  
[Chorus]
AOh CamEellia, won't you Dtake me away
To Bmparadise tropEical moonC#m7  
Don't you leave me sitting here in AtlDanta     Bm      Ex2
[Chorus]
AOh CamEellia, won't you Dtake me away
To Bmparadise tropEical moonC#m7  
Don't you leave me sitting here in AtlDanta     Bm      Ex2
(fade out)

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Camellia

by Hall & Oates

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m7

Bm7

[Intro]

A E D Bm C#m7 D

[Verse 1]

A C#m7 D Bm E

Opening night, nothing new Atlanta

A C#m7

Into the spotlight, one more time

D Bm E

Just in time to play

A E

To one man at an empty table

D C#m7 Bm7

He was drinking down the pain

Bm7 C#m7 E

All he could say was his lady's name

[Chorus]

A E D Bm E

Oh Camellia, won't you take me away

A E D Bm E

Oh Camellia, won't you take me away

[Verse 2]

A C#m7 D

After the show, when the room was empty

Bm E

No, he wouldn't go

A C#m7 D Bm E

So I asked him why he called her name

A E

It seems she was some magic one night

D C#m7 Bm7

With something for his pain

Bm7 C#m7 E

But all she left was her pretty name...

[Chorus]

A E D

Oh Camellia, won't you take me away

Bm E C#m7

To paradise tropical moon

D Bm E

Don't you leave me sitting here in Atlanta x2

[Chorus]

A E D

Oh Camellia, won't you take me away

Bm E C#m7

To paradise tropical moon

D Bm E

Don't you leave me sitting here in Atlanta x2

(fade out)

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