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SONG:   A NOTE THAT READ
            A NOTE THAT READ
              BERT SOMMER
INTRO:    E    F#m7    E    F#m7    E     A    E  A  
VERSE:
 EYou could hear him scAreaming
As he lEooked beyond the dAoor
His Eonly son was lAying 
In a hEeap upon the flAoor
And fErom his wrists that Aopened wide
His lEife has flowed from dAeep insEiiiiiAde
CHORUS:
  DAnd in his hGand a nCote that rGeeeeCead
It's bGetter   Cif I'm dGeadC  
'Cause Emhis whole life was Em7bad, 
All the tGimes we nDever Emhad 
I cFan't say it's been Bbnice because it wEbasn'tD  
And, mGama, please fDorgive me if I mEmessed the rug
But yCou can have it clDeaned tomGorrow
DOh, and yGou'll find some excDuse 
To tell yEmour garden cEm7lub
I'm sCure they'll all exprDess their sGorrowG  F  
VERSE:
 EYou could see them F#mrunning
As they trEied to get some F#mhelp
Yeah, the neEighboors all were pAourin' in 
To sEay how bad they fAelt
How cEould this happen Ain our town
I hEope it doesn't gAet aroEundA  
CHORUS: 
 DAnd in his hGand a nCote that rGeeeeeCead
It's bGetter   Cif I'm dGeadC  
'Cause Emhis whole life was Em7bad, 
All the tGimes we nDever Emhad 
I cFan't say it's been Bbnice because it wEbasn'tD  
And, dGaddy, even tDhis can have a gEmood side
'Cause hCere's your chance for cDutting all my hGair offD  
Oh, and fGrom today I'll nDever let you dEmown againEm7  
'Cause nCow your biggest pDroblem is tGaken care of
OUTRO:
G  D  Em  Em  C  D  G  D  G  D
 Em    Em    C    D    G   G    F#m   Em7- FADE OUT

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A Note That Read

by Bert Sommer

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F#m7

Em7

F#m

SONG: A NOTE THAT READ

A NOTE THAT READ

BERT SOMMER

E F#m7 E F#m7 E A E A

INTRO:

VERSE:

E A

You could hear him screaming

E A

As he looked beyond the door

E A

His only son was lying

E A

In a heap upon the floor

E A

And from his wrists that opened wide

E A E A

His life has flowed from deep insiiiiide

CHORUS:

D G C G C

And in his hand a note that reeeeead

G C G C

It's better if I'm dead

Em Em7

'Cause his whole life was bad,

G D Em

All the times we never had

F Bb Eb D

I can't say it's been nice because it wasn't

G D Em

And, mama, please forgive me if I messed the rug

C D G

But you can have it cleaned tomorrow

D G D

Oh, and you'll find some excuse

Em Em7

To tell your garden club

C D G G F

I'm sure they'll all express their sorrow

VERSE:

E F#m

You could see them running

E F#m

As they tried to get some help

E A

Yeah, the neighboors all were pourin' in

E A

To say how bad they felt

E A

How could this happen in our town

E A E A

I hope it doesn't get around

CHORUS:

D G C G C

And in his hand a note that reeeeeead

G C G C

It's better if I'm dead

Em Em7

'Cause his whole life was bad,

G D Em

All the times we never had

F Bb Eb D

I can't say it's been nice because it wasn't

G D Em

And, daddy, even this can have a good side

C D G D

'Cause here's your chance for cutting all my hair off

G D Em Em7

Oh, and from today I'll never let you down again

C D G

'Cause now your biggest problem is taken care of

OUTRO:

G D Em Em C D G D G D

Em Em C D G G F#m Em7

- FADE OUT

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