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Thinking Of A Rendezvous -Johnny Duncan (with Janie Fricke)
Composers: Sonny Throckmorton and Bobby Braddock
Label: Columbia
Reached #1 in 1976
Original Key: D
In the verses there is hammer-on on the first beat of 
every bar for the D and A chords giving a Dsus2 D & Asus2 A
patterns. 
 EDsus2ADGBe  EADDGBe  EAsus2ADGBe  EAADGBe 
 200230  200230  002200  002220 
Without capo to get the same effect after the key change
 EEsus2ADGBe  EAEDGBe  EBsus2ADGBe  EABDGBe 
 474454  476454  224422  224442
Intro:
D
#1: 
DI said hello "My it's been such a long time" 
DYou said "Yes it has it's been a year or Amore"  
Then you Emsmiled and asked about my wife and Afamily 
AI said "EmJohnny's six and AJudy's almost Dfour" 
Chorus:
DBut I was thinking how I'd love to get you alone for one hour 
DDown at the Family Inn like we used to Ado 
AWe kept Emtalking like nothing ever Ahappened 
ABut I was Emmaking small talk Athinking of a rendezDvous 
#2:
DYou said "Are you still working down at the factory?" 
DI said "Yes I am guess I'll be there till I Adie" 
You Emasked me if I still went down to AJoe's place 
AI said "Emyeah I do but it's Abeen a long long Dtime" 
Chorus:
DBut I was thinking how I'd love to get you alone for one hour 
DDown at the Family Inn like we used to A7do 
A7We kept Emtalking like nothing ever A7happened 
A7But I was Emmaking small talk A7thinking of a rendezDvous B7  
#3:
EAnd you said "Gotta go sure been nice to see you 
EI told Jack that I'd be home by Bnine" 
BI said "F#mBy the way tell him I said Bhello 
BAnd we'll F#mall have to Bget together someEtime"
Chorus:
EBut I was thinking how I'd love to get you alone for one hour 
EDown at the Family Inn like we used to B7do 
B7We kept F#mtalking like nothing ever B7happened 
B7But I was mF#making small talk B7thinking of a rendezEvous 
EBut I was F#mmaking small talk B7thinking of a rendezEvous
EBut I was F#mmaking small talk B7thinking of a rendezEvous 

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Thinking Of A Rendezvous

by Johnny Duncan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Asus2

Esus2

Bsus2

F#m

Thinking Of A Rendezvous -Johnny Duncan (with Janie Fricke)

Composers: Sonny Throckmorton and Bobby Braddock

Label: Columbia

Reached #1 in 1976

Original Key: D

In the verses there is hammer-on on the first beat of

every bar for the D and A chords giving a Dsus2 D & Asus2 A

patterns.

Dsus2 D Asus2 A

EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe

200230 200230 002200 002220

Without capo to get the same effect after the key change

Esus2 E Bsus2 B

EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe EADGBe

474454 476454 224422 224442

Intro:

#1:

I said hello "My it's been such a long time"

D A

You said "Yes it has it's been a year or more"

Em A

Then you smiled and asked about my wife and family

A Em A D

I said "Johnny's six and Judy's almost four"

Chorus:

But I was thinking how I'd love to get you alone for one hour

D A

Down at the Family Inn like we used to do

A Em A

We kept talking like nothing ever happened

A Em A D

But I was making small talk thinking of a rendezvous

#2:

You said "Are you still working down at the factory?"

D A

I said "Yes I am guess I'll be there till I die"

Em A

You asked me if I still went down to Joe's place

A Em A D

I said "yeah I do but it's been a long long time"

Chorus:

But I was thinking how I'd love to get you alone for one hour

D A7

Down at the Family Inn like we used to do

A7 Em A7

We kept talking like nothing ever happened

A7 Em A7 D B7

But I was making small talk thinking of a rendezvous

#3:

And you said "Gotta go sure been nice to see you

E B

I told Jack that I'd be home by nine"

B F#m B

I said "By the way tell him I said hello

B F#m B E

And we'll all have to get together sometime"

Chorus:

But I was thinking how I'd love to get you alone for one hour

E B7

Down at the Family Inn like we used to do

B7 F#m B7

We kept talking like nothing ever happened

B7 F#m B7 E

But I was making small talk thinking of a rendezvous

E F#m B7 E

But I was making small talk thinking of a rendezvous

E F#m B7 E

But I was making small talk thinking of a rendezvous

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