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Say I won't be there - The Springfields
Composer: Tom Springfield (based on Au clair de la lune)
Label: Philips
Reached #5 in UK charts in 1963
Intro: (orchestra plays the Au Clair de la lune tune over chords)
B7 E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7
#1:
ECall the B7boys and tEell tB7hem sEay I wB7on't be tEhereB7  
EYou can tB7ell them IE'm noB7t goEing aB7nywheEre
F#Yesterday was dreamy but my dF#7ream came tB7umbling down
ECall the B7boys and tEell tB7hem sEay I wB7on't be tEhereB7  
#2:
EIf you B7see my dEarliB7ng oEut there B7in the cErowd
ESay I stB7ill remeEm-bB7er prEomiseB7s we vEowed
              F#    F#7N/C                B7  
Yesterday was dreamy but my dream came tumbling down
ECall the B7boys and tEell tB7hem sEay I wB7on't be tEhere
Interlude:
CBring me bAmack my dEmar-lAming, Gbe my fD7riend for lGife
EmI don't want no new lover, B7I just want a true lover
#3:
ECall the B7boys and tEell tB7hem EI won't spB7oil their fEunB7  
EEveryone B7there dEancB7ing but I'Em the loB7nely oEne
F#Yesterday was dreamy but my dF#7ream came tB7umbling down
ECall the B7boys and tEell tB7hem sEay I wB7on't be tEhere
Interlude:
CBring me bAmack my dEmar-lAming, Gbe my fD7riend for lGife
wo-oh EmI don't want no new lover, B7I just want a true lover C7  
#4:
FCall the C7boys and tFell tC7hem FI won't spC7oil their fFunC7  
FEveryoC7ne there daFnciC7ng but I'm Fthe loC7nely oFne
GYesterday was dreamy but my dG7ream came tC7umbling down
FCall the C7boys and tFell tC7hem sFay I wC7on't be tFhere
FI won't be there (fade)

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Say I Wont Be There

by The Springfields

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F#7

Say I won't be there - The Springfields

Composer: Tom Springfield (based on Au clair de la lune)

Label: Philips

Reached #5 in UK charts in 1963

Intro: (orchestra plays the Au Clair de la lune tune over chords)

B7 E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7

#1:

E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7

Call the boys and tell them say I won't be there

E B7 E B7 E B7 E

You can tell them I'm not going anywhere

F# F#7 B7

Yesterday was dreamy but my dream came tumbling down

E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7

Call the boys and tell them say I won't be there

#2:

E B7 E B7 E B7 E

If you see my darling out there in the crowd

E B7 E B7 E B7 E

Say I still remem-ber promises we vowed

F# F#7 B7

N/C

Yesterday was dreamy but my dream came tumbling down

E B7 E B7 E B7 E

Call the boys and tell them say I won't be there

Interlude:

C Am Em Am G D7 G

Bring me back my dar-ling, be my friend for life

Em B7

I don't want no new lover, I just want a true lover

#3:

E B7 E B7 E B7 E B7

Call the boys and tell them I won't spoil their fun

E B7 E B7 E B7 E

Everyone there dancing but I'm the lonely one

F# F#7 B7

Yesterday was dreamy but my dream came tumbling down

E B7 E B7 E B7 E

Call the boys and tell them say I won't be there

Interlude:

C Am Em Am G D7 G

Bring me back my dar-ling, be my friend for life

Em B7 C7

wo-oh I don't want no new lover, I just want a true lover

#4:

F C7 F C7 F C7 F C7

Call the boys and tell them I won't spoil their fun

F C7 F C7 F C7 F

Everyone there dancing but I'm the lonely one

G G7 C7

Yesterday was dreamy but my dream came tumbling down

F C7 F C7 F C7 F

Call the boys and tell them say I won't be there

I won't be there (fade)

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