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With Pen In Hand:Vikki Carr.
#6 on AC, #38 in UK, #42 on CASH BOX
and #35 on BB Hot 100 on LIBERTY Records
in 1968.
INTRO:  F   C   Am7   Gm7C..F  C   Am7   Gm7   C  
#1.
FWith pen in Am7hand you Cmsign your Fname..toBbday at 
Dmfive I'll be Gm7on that Ctrain.
And Fyou'll be Cfree and DmI  Am7will Cbe aGm7lone..so aClone.
Do you Fthink Awe can't Am7find the Clove we once Fknew?
Do you Bbthink I can't Dmmake everyGm7thing up to Cyou?
Then FI'll be Cgone and Dmyou'll be Am7on  Dmyour Gm7own.
You'll be on your Cown.
#2.
FCan you Atake good Am7care of CmTammy.F....can you Bbtake her 
to Dmschool Bbevery Gm7day?C  
Can you Fteach her how to Cplay all the Dmgames that 
Am7little girls Bbplay? Hear what I Csay.Db  
#3.
GbCan you Fteach her Bbhow, to Dbroll up her Gbhair?
BCan you make Ebmsure, each Ebnight, Abm7that she says her
prayers?
And if you Gbcan do Fmthese Dbthings then Ebmmaybe Bbmshe won't 
Abm7miss me..maybe she won't Dbmiss me.C  
#4.
And toGnight when you lay in that big lonely bed..
and you Clook at the Empillow where I Am7laid my Dhead.
With your Gheart on Dfire will you Emhave no deBsire to 
Am7kiss me? or to Dhold me?
#5.
GbAnd if Gm7you can forDget the Ggood times we had.
If you Cdon't think the Emgood times, they Am7outweigh the Dmbad.
Well, then Gsign your Dname and EmI'll be Bmon Emmy Amway.
I'll Gbe on my Dway.
OUTRO:
GMmmm-Bmmmmm-Dmmmm-mmmm-mmm-mmmm-Gmmmm..Cmmmm-Emmmm-Emmmmm-Ammm..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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With Pen In Hand

by Vikki Carr

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Am7

Gm7

Ebm

Abm7

Bbm

With Pen In Hand:Vikki Carr.

#6 on AC, #38 in UK, #42 on CASH BOX

and #35 on BB Hot 100 on LIBERTY Records

in 1968.

F C Am7 Gm7 C Am7 Gm7 C

INTRO: C..F

#1.

F Am7 Cm F Bb

With pen in hand you sign your name..today at

Dm Gm7 C

five I'll be on that train.

F C Dm Am7 C Gm7 C

And you'll be free and I will be alone..so alone.

F A Am7 C F

Do you think we can't find the love we once knew?

Bb Dm Gm7 C

Do you think I can't make everything up to you?

F C Dm Am7 Dm Gm7

Then I'll be gone and you'll be on your own.

You'll be on your own.

#2.

F A Am7 Cm F Bb

Can you take good care of Tammy.....can you take her

Dm Bb Gm7 C

to school every day?

F C Dm

Can you teach her how to play all the games that

Am7 Bb C Db

little girls play? Hear what I say.

#3.

Gb F Bb Db Gb

Can you teach her how, to roll up her hair?

B Ebm Eb Abm7

Can you make sure, each night, that she says her

prayers?

Gb Fm Db Ebm Bbm

And if you can do these things then maybe she won't

Abm7 Db C

miss me..maybe she won't miss me.

#4.

And tonight when you lay in that big lonely bed..

C Em Am7 D

and you look at the pillow where I laid my head.

G D Em B

With your heart on fire will you have no desire to

Am7 D

kiss me? or to hold me?

#5.

Gb Gm7 D G

And if you can forget the good times we had.

C Em Am7 Dm

If you don't think the good times, they outweigh the bad.

G D Em Bm Em Am

Well, then sign your name and I'll be on my way.

G D

I'll be on my way.

OUTRO:

G Bm D G C E Em A

Mmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmm-mmmm-mmmm..mmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmm..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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