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THE PARLIAMENTS 
(I WANNA) TESTIFY 
Released in 1967
#3 On the billboard R&B chart
#20 on the Pop Chart
Cm  Eb  C
CFriends, inquisitive Ebfriends
FAre asking me Ebwhat's come ovCer me
CA change, there's beeEbn a change
FAnd it's oh so Ebplain Cto see
CLove just waFlked in F#on me
And took me by surprise
Happiness surrounds me,
CYou can see Fit in my F#eyes
Now it was just a little while ago
My life was incomplete
I was down, so doggone low
I had to look up at my feet
CmDon't you know, I wanna Ebtestify
FWhat your love Ebhas done fCor me
CEverybody sing, I just Ebwanna testify
FOh girl, what youEbr love has doCne for me
CHum - mmmm lEbuscious,
EbSho been deliciouCms to me
CHear me now, hum-mmmmmmm
EbLuscious, sho Fbeen deliciCous to me
COnce FI was a Cmhollow man
CmIn which a lFonely heart dCid dwell
CThen love camFe sneaking uCmp on me
CmBringing hopFe to an emptCy shell
CNow I've Fheard so many tiCmmes before
CThat you lovFe can be so Cmbad
A#But I just want to tell you Fpeople
EbIt's the best Clove I ever Fhad
CTalkin' 'bout, I just wanna tEbestify
FWhat your loEbve has done Cfor me
CEverybody sing (oh girl) I Ebjust wanna testify
FWhat your loEbve has done Cmfor me
HCear me now, huCmmmmmmm
EbLuscious sFho been EbdeliciouCms to me
CBring it home now, I just wanna Ebtestify
FWhat you lovEbe has done fCor me
CEverybody sing, I just wanna Ebtestify
FWhat your lovEbe has done foCr me

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F minor

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Testify

by The Parliaments

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THE PARLIAMENTS

(I WANNA) TESTIFY

Released in 1967

#3 On the billboard R&B chart

#20 on the Pop Chart

Cm Eb C

C Eb

Friends, inquisitive friends

F Eb C

Are asking me what's come over me

C Eb

A change, there's been a change

F Eb C

And it's oh so plain to see

C F F#

Love just walked in on me

And took me by surprise

Happiness surrounds me,

C F F#

You can see it in my eyes

Now it was just a little while ago

My life was incomplete

I was down, so doggone low

I had to look up at my feet

Cm Eb

Don't you know, I wanna testify

F Eb C

What your love has done for me

C Eb

Everybody sing, I just wanna testify

F Eb C

Oh girl, what your love has done for me

C Eb

Hum - mmmm luscious,

Eb Cm

Sho been delicious to me

Hear me now, hum-mmmmmmm

Eb F C

Luscious, sho been delicious to me

C F Cm

Once I was a hollow man

Cm F C

In which a lonely heart did dwell

C F Cm

Then love came sneaking up on me

Cm F C

Bringing hope to an empty shell

C F Cm

Now I've heard so many times before

C F Cm

That you love can be so bad

A# F

But I just want to tell you people

Eb C F

It's the best love I ever had

C Eb

Talkin' 'bout, I just wanna testify

F Eb C

What your love has done for me

C Eb

Everybody sing (oh girl) I just wanna testify

F Eb Cm

What your love has done for me

C C

Hear me now, hummmmmmm

Eb F Eb Cm

Luscious sho been delicious to me

C Eb

Bring it home now, I just wanna testify

F Eb C

What you love has done for me

C Eb

Everybody sing, I just wanna testify

F Eb C

What your love has done for me

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