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I'm Looking Out The Window - Cliff Richard
Composer: John Jacob Niles (the Peggy Lee version was credited to  Don Raye)
In the UK reached #2 in 1962, double A side with "Do you wanna dance"
The smooth transition major, sixth, major seventh and back to sixth
is challenging.
Original key: Ab 
capo I
Intro:
G G6  Gmaj7 G6
G#1G6:Gmaj7  G6  
 GI'm G6looking out the wGmaj7indowG6  
 GI'm G6waitin' at the Gmaj7doorG6  
To C7see if C6you'll be C7coming C6by
The Gway you G6did befoGmaj7reG6  G  G6  Gmaj7  G6  
The Am7way you D7did beGforeG6  Gmaj7  G6  
G G6  Gmaj7 G6
#2:
You Gtold me G6you were tGmaj7akenG6  
 GBut G6how you'd sGmaj7oon be    freeG6  
And C7I beC6lieved you C7when you C6said
GYour G6only love was mGmaj7eG6  G  G6  Gmaj7  G6  
Your Am7only D7love was GmeG6  Gmaj7  G6  
Ab  Ab6  Abmaj7 Ab6
#3:
I Abbought G Ab6suit to Abmaj7please youAb6  
I  Abwear it Ab6every Abmaj7dayAb6  
I   Db7wear it Db6just in Db7case you'll Db6call
I  Abwore it Ab6yester-Abmaj7dayAb6  Ab  Ab6  Abmaj7  Ab6  
I Bbm7wore it Eb7yesterdAbayAb6  Abmaj7  Ab6  
Ab  Ab6  Abmaj7 Ab6
#4:
I Abhear them Ab6talk aAbmaj7bout youAb6  
They Absay you're Ab6like the Abmaj7restAb6  
They Db7say you'll Db6never Db7break aDb6way
And AbI'm just Ab6second Abmaj7bestAb6  Ab  Ab6  Abmaj7  Ab6  
And Bbm7I'm just Eb7second AbbestAb6  Abmaj7  Ab6  
A   A6              Amaj7     A6
AI'm A6looking out the Amaj7windowA6  
AI'm A6waitin' at the Amaj7doorA6  
And E7hopin' E6you'll be E7coming E6by
AThe way you A6did beAmaj7foreA6  A  A6  Amaj7  A6  
The wBm7ay you dE7id befAore A6  Amaj7  A6  A  A6  Amaj7  A6  fade  

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Im Looking Out The Window

by Cliff Richard

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gmaj7

Am7

Ab6

Abmaj7

Db7

Db6

Bbm7

Eb7

Amaj7

Bm7

I'm Looking Out The Window - Cliff Richard

Composer: John Jacob Niles (the Peggy Lee version was credited to Don Raye)

In the UK reached #2 in 1962, double A side with "Do you wanna dance"

The smooth transition major, sixth, major seventh and back to sixth

is challenging.

Original key: Ab

capo I

Intro:

G G6 Gmaj7 G6

#1:

G G6 Gmaj7 G6

I'm looking out the window

G G6 Gmaj7 G6

I'm waitin' at the door

C7 C6 C7 C6

To see if you'll be coming by

G G6 Gmaj7 G6 G G6 Gmaj7 G6

The way you did before

Am7 D7 G G6 Gmaj7 G6

The way you did before

G G6 Gmaj7 G6

#2:

G G6 Gmaj7 G6

You told me you were taken

G G6 Gmaj7 G6

But how you'd soon be free

C7 C6 C7 C6

And I believed you when you said

G G6 Gmaj7 G6 G G6 Gmaj7 G6

Your only love was me

Am7 D7 G G6 Gmaj7 G6

Your only love was me

Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

#3:

Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

I bought G suit to please you

Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

I wear it every day

Db7 Db6 Db7 Db6

I wear it just in case you'll call

Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6 Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

I wore it yester-day

Bbm7 Eb7 Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

I wore it yesterday

Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

#4:

Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

I hear them talk about you

Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

They say you're like the rest

Db7 Db6 Db7 Db6

They say you'll never break away

Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6 Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

And I'm just second best

Bbm7 Eb7 Ab Ab6 Abmaj7 Ab6

And I'm just second best

A A6 Amaj7 A6

I'm looking out the window

A A6 Amaj7 A6

I'm waitin' at the door

E7 E6 E7 E6

And hopin' you'll be coming by

A A6 Amaj7 A6 A A6 Amaj7 A6

The way you did before

Bm7 E7 A A6 Amaj7 A6 A A6 Amaj7 A6 fade

The way you did before

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