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D7: (x545xx)
C7: (x323xx)
Intro:  
  Fmaj7    Gm7    Am7    D7    Gm7   C7@ 2 measures each
  Fmaj7    Gm7    Am7    D7    Gm7   C7@ 1 measure each
Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7
Verse:
Fmaj7Standing on the stage, she looked at me
  Gm7Or maybe it could never be
   Am7She wouldn't look at me unleD7ss she knew the way that I Gm7need her
I really C7need her
Chorus:
Fma7Viola, Gm7Viola, Am7Viola,
D7oh oh oh, I really Gm7need youC7  
Fma7Viola, Gm7Viola, Am7Viola,
D7oh oh oh, I really Gm7need youC7  
Verse:
Fmaj7See the way her stockings match her eyes
Gm7Hear the way she sings and cries
Am7A lovely ballad or perhaps D7an upbeat folk tune, or an Gm7original
I am so C7pitiful
Chorus:
Fma7Viola, Gm7Viola, Am7Viola,
D7oh oh oh, I really Gm7need youC7  
Fma7Viola, Gm7Viola, Am7Viola,
D7oh oh oh, I really Gm7need youC7  
Outro:
Dm7Do you have a loAm7ver?  Do you Gm7love him tenderly?Gm7  
Dm7Maybe he's backsAm7tage, sipping Gm7whiskey patientlyGm7  
Dm7When you are aAm7way, do you Gm7miss him horribly?Gm7  
                           C7   Fmaj7-  Bbmaj7-  Fmaj7-  Bbmaj7-  Fmaj7-  Bbmaj7-  Fmaj7~~~ 
And if not...could it be me? 

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Viola

by This Is Ivy League

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Gm7

Am7

Bbmaj7

Fma7

Dm7

D7: (x545xx)

C7: (x323xx)

Intro:

Fmaj7 Gm7 Am7 D7 Gm7 C7

@ 2 measures each

Fmaj7 Gm7 Am7 D7 Gm7 C7

@ 1 measure each

Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

Verse:

Fmaj7

Standing on the stage, she looked at me

Gm7

Or maybe it could never be

Am7 D7 Gm7

She wouldn't look at me unless she knew the way that I need her

I really need her

Chorus:

Fma7 Gm7 Am7

Viola, Viola, Viola,

D7 Gm7 C7

oh oh oh, I really need you

Fma7 Gm7 Am7

Viola, Viola, Viola,

D7 Gm7 C7

oh oh oh, I really need you

Verse:

Fmaj7

See the way her stockings match her eyes

Gm7

Hear the way she sings and cries

Am7 D7 Gm7

A lovely ballad or perhaps an upbeat folk tune, or an original

I am so pitiful

Chorus:

Fma7 Gm7 Am7

Viola, Viola, Viola,

D7 Gm7 C7

oh oh oh, I really need you

Fma7 Gm7 Am7

Viola, Viola, Viola,

D7 Gm7 C7

oh oh oh, I really need you

Outro:

Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7

Do you have a lover? Do you love him tenderly?

Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7

Maybe he's backstage, sipping whiskey patiently

Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7

When you are away, do you miss him horribly?

C7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7

- - - - - - ~~~

And if not...could it be me?

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