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Upon Arrival

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  Abmaj7-5/G3X6533
                                    ^  ^  
|        C|        G/C|        F/C|  Esus4         E|
                                    ^  ^  
|        C|        G/C|        F/C|  Esus4         E|
    CA chauffeur G/Cdressed in gray, holds a Bb/Csign, in leather F/CgloovesG/B  
  CWith in structions to G/Cmeet the V I Bb/CP upon arr F/CI    G/Bval
    DmFather, mother and Gm7sister, trading F6smiles and playful Bb9shoves
And their Am7son is coming back D7home, coming to Dm7/Gstay, whoa oh G7oh, whoa  oh
    CA lovely G/Cteenage queen stands Bb/Cthere, waits for the F/Cboy she G/Bloves
  CAnd she dreams of the G/Csummertime with Bb/Chim, upon ar F/Cri    G/Bval
     DmNow announcing the Gm7touchdown of the F6flight, it's right on Bb9time
And a Am7wave of ex D7citement sweeps the Dm7/Groom, ooh, oh, G7oh,
        |        Abmaj7-5/G|            |
oh, oh,  oh
    Fm7Each second of every minute     D7/F#seems e E7/G#ternal, time standing Amstill
     Bb9Hearts beating quick E7er, minds racing C6fast
     Fm7Then suddenly shouts of laughter,D7/F#  
 tears of E7/G#joy, flashes of Am7light
     Bb9Handshake, intro E7ductions, lovers C6kissC7  
|            F|            |       D7/F#|           |
|        Dm7/G|          G7|            |           |
   CNow, as the G/Cpeople go separate Bb/Cways, I stand F/Cama  G/Bazed
   CEveryone has a G/Cstory you could Bb/Ctell, upon ar F/Cri    G/Bval
    DmStill a girl in dark Gm7glasses waits un F6til everyone's Bb9gone
And she Am7weeps, she's all a D7lone, her love is Dm7/Glost, whoa oh, G7oh,
          Abmaj7-5/G. . . . . . .
Ooh, oh, oh

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Upon Arrival

by Chicago

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Abmaj7-5/G

G/C

F/C

Esus4

Bb/C

G/B

Gm7

Bb9

Am7

Dm7/G

Fm7

D7/F#

E7/G#

Abmaj7-5/G

3X6533

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C G/C F/C Esus4 E

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^ ^

C G/C F/C Esus4 E

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C G/C Bb/C F/C G/B

A chauffeur dressed in gray, holds a sign, in leather glooves

C G/C Bb/C F/C G/B

With in structions to meet the V I P upon arr I val

Dm Gm7 F6 Bb9

Father, mother and sister, trading smiles and playful shoves

Am7 D7 Dm7/G G7

And their son is coming back home, coming to stay, whoa oh oh, whoa oh

C G/C Bb/C F/C G/B

A lovely teenage queen stands there, waits for the boy she loves

C G/C Bb/C F/C G/B

And she dreams of the summertime with him, upon ar ri val

Dm Gm7 F6 Bb9

Now announcing the touchdown of the flight, it's right on time

Am7 D7 Dm7/G G7

And a wave of ex citement sweeps the room, ooh, oh, oh,

Abmaj7-5/G

| | |

oh, oh, oh

Fm7 D7/F# E7/G# Am

Each second of every minute seems e ternal, time standing still

Bb9 E7 C6

Hearts beating quick er, minds racing fast

Fm7 D7/F#

Then suddenly shouts of laughter,

E7/G# Am7

tears of joy, flashes of light

Bb9 E7 C6 C7

Handshake, intro ductions, lovers kiss

F D7/F#

| | | | |

Dm7/G G7

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C G/C Bb/C F/C G/B

Now, as the people go separate ways, I stand ama azed

C G/C Bb/C F/C G/B

Everyone has a story you could tell, upon ar ri val

Dm Gm7 F6 Bb9

Still a girl in dark glasses waits un til everyone's gone

Am7 D7 Dm7/G G7

And she weeps, she's all a lone, her love is lost, whoa oh, oh,

Abmaj7-5/G

. . . . . . .

Ooh, oh, oh

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