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Friendly Persuasion  –  Pat Boone, 1956
Intro:    G      D    D7     F#m        G  A7  
TA7hee  Em7I    Dlove,    B7  Gmore than the Ameadow so Dgreen and B7still,
MGore than the Amulberries Don the B7hill,
MGore than the Abuds Em7on a  F#mMay  D7apple Emtree, A7I   Glove Dthee.
Chorus:
AGrms have DI, sB7trong as the Emoak, for Athis A7oc-Gca–Dsion,
FdimLips have C#7I, to Edimkiss thee, Dtoo, Gin fDriendD7ly  F#mper  Gsua  A7sion.
TA7hee  Em7is  Dmine,    B7  Gthough I don't Aknow Em7many Dwords of B7praise,
GThee pleasures Ame in a Dhundred B7ways,
GPut on your Abon - Em7net, your F#mcape, D7and your Em7gloves,
GAnd Em7come Bm7with Eme, for A7thee Em7I   Glove,
Interlude:             G      D              B7      Em    A      A7      G  D  
 (Chorus)           Fdim    C#7           Edim     D     G       D    D7     F#m        G  A7  
                                              In  friendly  per - sua – sion.
A7Thee Em7is  Dmine,    B7tGhough I don't know Amany Em7words Dof B7praise,
GThee pleasures Ame in  a Dhundred B7ways,
GPut on your Abon - Em7net, your F#mcape, D7and your Em7gloves,
GAnd Em7come Bm7with Eme, for A7thee  Em7I  Glove.

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Friendly Persuasion

by Pat Boone

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Em7

Fdim

C#7

Edim

Bm7

Friendly Persuasion – Pat Boone, 1956

G D D7 F#m G A7

Intro:

A7 Em7 D B7 G A D B7

Thee I love, more than the meadow so green and still,

G A D B7

More than the mulberries on the hill,

G A Em7 F#m D7 Em A7 G D

More than the buds on a May apple tree, I love thee.

Chorus:

G D B7 Em A A7 G D

Arms have I, strong as the oak, for this oc-ca–sion,

Fdim C#7 Edim D G D D7 F#m G A7

Lips have I, to kiss thee, too, in friendly per sua sion.

A7 Em7 D B7 G A Em7 D B7

Thee is mine, though I don't know many words of praise,

G A D B7

Thee pleasures me in a hundred ways,

G A Em7 F#m D7 Em7

Put on your bon - net, your cape, and your gloves,

G Em7 Bm7 E A7 Em7 G

And come with me, for thee I love,

G D B7 Em A A7 G D

Interlude:

Fdim C#7 Edim D G D D7 F#m G A7

(Chorus)

In friendly per - sua – sion.

A7 Em7 D B7 G A Em7 D B7

Thee is mine, though I don't know many words of praise,

G A D B7

Thee pleasures me in a hundred ways,

G A Em7 F#m D7 Em7

Put on your bon - net, your cape, and your gloves,

G Em7 Bm7 E A7 Em7 G

And come with me, for thee I love.

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