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                            DARLIN'
                        RICHARD HAWLEY
INTRO: LISTEN FOR TIMING AS THIS RIFF 
       IS PGbLAYEGbD TBbmHROUBGHOB/DbUT AND BIS CRITICAL
               sl.
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
E -----------------------
B -----------------------
G ------11-10-8--8/10--8-
D -8-11------------------
A -----------------------
E -----------------------
VERSE:     
DGbarlin',   Gb      Bbm    B        B/Db   Bdo you reGbmember meGb  Bbm  B  B/Db  
Back wBhen I uGbsed to be    Gb      Bbm    B        B/Db    Byour dGbarlin'Gb  Bbm  B  B/Db  B  
DGbarlin'   Gb      Bbm    B     B/Dbyou know iBt's so hGbard to tellGb  Bbm  B  B/Db  
Why yBou sGbaid farewell,   Gb      Bbm    B        B/Db   Bto me dGbarlin'Gb  Bbm  B  B/Db  Db  
CHORUS:
YBou said you wanted to be fDbree
But this lBoneliness is just killing DbmeB  Bbm  B  
My dGbarlin'Gb  Bbm  B  B/Db  B  
My dGbarlin'Gb  Bbm  B  B/Db  B  
INSTRUMENTAL:
               sl.
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
VERSE:
DGbarlin'   Gb      Bbm    B        B/Dbhey wBhat you dGboing nowGb  Bbm  B  B/Db  
Me IB'm just hGbanging round    Gb      Bbm    B  B/DbhmmmmmBmmm
DGbarlin'Gb  Bbm  B  B/Db  B  
     Gb   Gb   Bbm   B        B/Db      B               Gb   Gb   Bbm   B    B/DbDarlin'              I'm just here in the rain
With aBll my oGbld old pains    Gb      Bbm     BOh B/Dbooh Boh for you
DGbarlin'Gb  Bbm  B  B/Db  Db  
CHORUS:
YBou said you wanted to be fDbree
But this lBoneliness is just killing DbmeB  Bbm  B  
My dGbarlin'Gb  Bbm  B  
 B/DbOh  Bmy dGbarlin'Gb  Bbm  B  
 B/DbOh  Bmy dGbarlin'Gb  Bbm  B  
 B/DbOh  Bmy dGbarlin'Gb  Bbm  B  B/Db  B  
OUTRO:
               sl.
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B
Gb  Gb Bbm B  B/Db  B

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Darlin

by Richard Hawley

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Bbm

B/Db

DARLIN'

RICHARD HAWLEY

INTRO: LISTEN FOR TIMING AS THIS RIFF

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

IS PLAYED THROUGHOUT AND IS CRITICAL

sl.

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

E -----------------------

B -----------------------

G ------11-10-8--8/10--8-

D -8-11------------------

A -----------------------

E -----------------------

VERSE:

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db

Darlin', do you remember me

B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

Back when I used to be your darlin'

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db

Darlin' you know it's so hard to tell

B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db Db

Why you said farewell, to me darlin'

CHORUS:

B Db

You said you wanted to be free

B Db B Bbm B

But this loneliness is just killing me

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

My darlin'

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

My darlin'

INSTRUMENTAL:

sl.

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

VERSE:

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db

Darlin' hey what you doing now

B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

Me I'm just hanging round hmmmmmmmm

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

Darlin'

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db

Darlin' I'm just here in the rain

B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

With all my old old pains Oh ooh oh for you

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db Db

Darlin'

CHORUS:

B Db

You said you wanted to be free

B Db B Bbm B

But this loneliness is just killing me

Gb Gb Bbm B

My darlin'

B/Db B Gb Gb Bbm B

Oh my darlin'

B/Db B Gb Gb Bbm B

Oh my darlin'

B/Db B Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

Oh my darlin'

OUTRO:

sl.

Gb Gb Bbm B B/Db B

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