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Put A Light In The Window:The Four Lads.
#8 on BB Hot 100 on COLUMBIA Records
in 1957.
INTRO:
(GByyyyCyyyy-Fumm-da-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-
 Abdum-da-da-dum-dum-Cdum.
 Dum-Gdum-dum-da-da-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-Cdum.)
#1.
CThere's a house, on the corner, on the Fcorner of 
the Cstreet.
In the Fhouse you're the Cpretty, you're the Gpretty 
little gal who'll make my life comCplete.
CHORUS:
ToFnight, tonight, put a Clight in the window..to Gprove 
that you love me let it Cshi-i-C7ine.
ToFnight, tonight put a Clight in the window..toGnight's 
the night I'm gonna make you Cmine.
#2.
CGonna go tell your mother, baby Fbrother, father, Ctoo.
Let them Fknow, Cthere's no other, no, there's not another 
Gone who'll love you like I Cdo.
CHORUS:
ToFnight, tonight, put a Clight in the window..to Gprove 
that you love me let it Cshi-i-C7ine.
ToFnight, tonight put a Clight in the window..toGnight's 
the night I'm gonna make you Cmine.
BRIDGE:
(FDum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-Dbdum-da-da-dum-dum-Cdum.)
You Gpretty little gal you're more than I deCserve.C7  
(FDum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-Dbdum-da-da-dum-dum-Cdum.)
Gonna Dclimb the stairs, gonna ring that bell, beGfore I 
lose my nerve.
#3.
I got a Cring for your finger, third Ffinger, of your Chand.
GPut a Flight in the Cwindow, cause toGnight you're gonna get a 
golden wedding Cband.
CHORUS:
ToFnight, tonight, put a Clight in the window..to Gprove 
that you love me let it Cshi-i-C7ine.
ToFnight, tonight put a Clight in the window..toGnight's 
the night I'm gonna make you Cmine.
OUTRO:
Oh, toGnight's the night I'm gonna make you Cmine.
(CThere's a house, on the corner, on the Fcorner of 
the Cstreet.)
CPut a Flight in the Cwindow..and my pretty little gal you'll 
Gmake my life comCplete.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Put A Light In The Window

by The Four Lads

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Put A Light In The Window:The Four Lads.

#8 on BB Hot 100 on COLUMBIA Records

in 1957.

INTRO:

G C F

(Byyyyyyyy-umm-da-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-

Ab C

dum-da-da-dum-dum-dum.

G C

Dum-dum-dum-da-da-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum.)

#1.

C F

There's a house, on the corner, on the corner of

the street.

F C G

In the house you're the pretty, you're the pretty

little gal who'll make my life complete.

CHORUS:

F C G

Tonight, tonight, put a light in the window..to prove

C C7

that you love me let it shi-i-ine.

F C G

Tonight, tonight put a light in the window..tonight's

the night I'm gonna make you mine.

#2.

C F C

Gonna go tell your mother, baby brother, father, too.

F C

Let them know, there's no other, no, there's not another

G C

one who'll love you like I do.

CHORUS:

F C G

Tonight, tonight, put a light in the window..to prove

C C7

that you love me let it shi-i-ine.

F C G

Tonight, tonight put a light in the window..tonight's

the night I'm gonna make you mine.

BRIDGE:

F Db C

(Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-da-da-dum-dum-dum.)

G C C7

You pretty little gal you're more than I deserve.

F Db C

(Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-da-da-dum-dum-dum.)

D G

Gonna climb the stairs, gonna ring that bell, before I

lose my nerve.

#3.

C F C

I got a ring for your finger, third finger, of your hand.

G F C G

Put a light in the window, cause tonight you're gonna get a

golden wedding band.

CHORUS:

F C G

Tonight, tonight, put a light in the window..to prove

C C7

that you love me let it shi-i-ine.

F C G

Tonight, tonight put a light in the window..tonight's

the night I'm gonna make you mine.

OUTRO:

G C

Oh, tonight's the night I'm gonna make you mine.

C F

(There's a house, on the corner, on the corner of

the street.)

C F C

Put a light in the window..and my pretty little gal you'll

G C

make my life complete.

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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