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Rome Wasnt Built In A Day

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INTRO:
  A   F#m(x2)
CHORUS:
ADon't, honey F#mdon't, go awAay, no F#mno
Don't you Ahear, don't you F#mhear,
What I sAay, what I F#msay
Give me tAime, give me F#mtime
I'm gonna Amake your love as strong as F#mmine
But I kAnow Rome wasn't bE7uilt in a F#mday          ANow,
VERSE 1:
AYou know that I love you dear with Aall my heart
I F#mknow that you didn't love me F#mfrom the start
But I Aplanted a little seed in your Dheart I know
And it E7just needs time to gArow, baby
CHORUS:
ADon't, honey F#mdon't, go awAay, no F#mno
Don't you Ahear, don't you F#mhear,
What I sAay, what I F#msay
Give me tAime, give me F#mtime
I'm gonna Amake your love as strong as F#mmine
But I kAnow Rome wasn't bE7uilt in a F#mday          A(Listen to me honey now)
VERSE 2:
AHow would Romeo feel if his JAuliet
Had F#mturned down his advances and played F#mhard to get
He would Anever let this bother him, Dthis I know
Because E7where there's light there's Ahope, baby
CHORUS-outro:
ADon't go awayF#m, no noA  F#m  
Don't you Ahear now, don't you F#mhear now,
What I sAay, what I F#msay
Give me tAime, give me F#mtime
I'm gonna Amake your love as strong as F#mmine
But I kAnow Rome wasn't bE7uilt in a F#mdayA  
ADon't you hear me telling you that
ARome wasn't E7built in a F#mday
ADon't you realize that
ARome wasn't E7built in a F#mday
{fade}

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Rome Wasnt Built In A Day

by Sam Cooke

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

INTRO:

A F#m

(x2)

CHORUS:

A F#m A F#m

Don't, honey don't, go away, no no

A F#m

Don't you hear, don't you hear,

A F#m

What I say, what I say

A F#m

Give me time, give me time

A F#m

I'm gonna make your love as strong as mine

A E7 F#m A

But I know Rome wasn't built in a day Now,

VERSE 1:

A A

You know that I love you dear with all my heart

F#m F#m

I know that you didn't love me from the start

A D

But I planted a little seed in your heart I know

E7 A

And it just needs time to grow, baby

CHORUS:

A F#m A F#m

Don't, honey don't, go away, no no

A F#m

Don't you hear, don't you hear,

A F#m

What I say, what I say

A F#m

Give me time, give me time

A F#m

I'm gonna make your love as strong as mine

A E7 F#m A

But I know Rome wasn't built in a day (Listen to me honey now)

VERSE 2:

A A

How would Romeo feel if his Juliet

F#m F#m

Had turned down his advances and played hard to get

A D

He would never let this bother him, this I know

E7 A

Because where there's light there's hope, baby

CHORUS-outro:

A F#m A F#m

Don't go away, no no

A F#m

Don't you hear now, don't you hear now,

A F#m

What I say, what I say

A F#m

Give me time, give me time

A F#m

I'm gonna make your love as strong as mine

A E7 F#m A

But I know Rome wasn't built in a day

Don't you hear me telling you that

A E7 F#m

Rome wasn't built in a day

Don't you realize that

A E7 F#m

Rome wasn't built in a day

{fade}

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The chords for "Rome Wasnt Built In A Day" show the original chord names (including A, F#m, E7, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.