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Look Before You Leap:Dave Clark Five.
#50 on BB Hot 100 on COLUMBIA Records
in 1966.
INTRO:  F#   D   Bm   G  A  
CHORUS:
AYou got to look beDfore you Aleap, there's Dheartaches 
aAround every F#mcor..Aner.
AYou got to look beDfore you Aleap, there's Dheartaches 
aAround every F#mcor..Aner.
#1.
AWell, one fine day I Dmet this girl..Ashe was oh, so Dfine.
Well, Ashe said, 'Boy, I'm gonna Dlove, love, love you, Afor 
a long long Dtime'
Now, I said 'wait..Ghuh..Ewait..Await. Dwait..
CHORUS:
AYou got to look beDfore you Aleap, there's Dheartaches 
aAround every F#mcor..Aner.
AYou got to look beDfore you Aleap, there's Dheartaches 
aAround every F#mcor..Aner.
#2.
AWell, she said, 'Right, I'm gonna Dprove you're wrong, Ajust 
you wait and Dsee.
BmNow, Atake my hand and look inDto my eyes, Aand you'll disaDgree.
But I said 'Now, Await..Ewait..Await..Dwait..'
CHORUS:
AYou got to look beDfore you Aleap, there's Dheartaches 
aAround every F#mcor..Aner.
AYou got to look beDfore you Aleap, there's Dheartaches 
aAround every F#mcor..Aner.
#3.
Am7Well, Anow that she has Dseen the light, Am7it was underDstood.
Cause the Avery next day she Dwalked away with someone Aelse,
like I knew she Dwould.
So, I said 'Now, Alook..Elook..Alook..Dlook..
CHORUS:
AYou got to look beDfore you Aleap, (believe me, baby) 
there's Dheartaches aAround every F#mcor..Aner.
AYou got to look beDfore you Aleap, (I'm telling you, now) 
there's Dheartaches aAround every F#mcor..Aner.
OUTRO:
ASo, look..look..look beDfore you Aleap..(Fade.) 
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Look Before You Leap

by The Dave Clark Five

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F#m

Am7

Look Before You Leap:Dave Clark Five.

#50 on BB Hot 100 on COLUMBIA Records

in 1966.

F# D Bm G A

INTRO:

CHORUS:

A D A D

You got to look before you leap, there's heartaches

A F#m A

around every cor..ner.

A D A D

You got to look before you leap, there's heartaches

A F#m A

around every cor..ner.

#1.

A D A D

Well, one fine day I met this girl..she was oh, so fine.

A D A

Well, she said, 'Boy, I'm gonna love, love, love you, for

a long long time'

G E A D

Now, I said 'wait..huh..wait..wait. wait..

CHORUS:

A D A D

You got to look before you leap, there's heartaches

A F#m A

around every cor..ner.

A D A D

You got to look before you leap, there's heartaches

A F#m A

around every cor..ner.

#2.

A D A

Well, she said, 'Right, I'm gonna prove you're wrong, just

you wait and see.

Bm A D A D

Now, take my hand and look into my eyes, and you'll disagree.

A E A D

But I said 'Now, wait..wait..wait..wait..'

CHORUS:

A D A D

You got to look before you leap, there's heartaches

A F#m A

around every cor..ner.

A D A D

You got to look before you leap, there's heartaches

A F#m A

around every cor..ner.

#3.

Am7 A D Am7 D

Well, now that she has seen the light, it was understood.

A D A

Cause the very next day she walked away with someone else,

like I knew she would.

A E A D

So, I said 'Now, look..look..look..look..

CHORUS:

A D A

You got to look before you leap, (believe me, baby)

D A F#m A

there's heartaches around every cor..ner.

A D A

You got to look before you leap, (I'm telling you, now)

D A F#m A

there's heartaches around every cor..ner.

OUTRO:

A D A

So, look..look..look before you leap..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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