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                             Someone to watch over me  George and Ira Gershwin  - Lea Salonga
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Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:EADGBE
INTRO CHORD SHAPES
e|G0--D60--G70--A0--Amaj70-----Am70---Cmaj7--0---Em3--D2-Gdim-3---Am7/G-3----D7sus4-3-----D72--F#2--Bm2--F#aug-2----Em6-2--A7-0-Bm7-2--Dmaj7-2----Cadd9-x----Em7-x--|
B|3--3--3--2--2-----1-----0---0--3--2----1-----1-----1--2--3---3-----0---2--3---2-----3-----3--|
G|4--4--4--2--1-----0-----0---0--2--3----0-----2-----2--3--4---3-----0---0--2---2-----0-----0--|
D|5--4--3--2--2-----2-----2---2--0--2----2-----0-----0--4--4---4-----2---2--4---0-----2-----0--|
A|5--5--0--0--0-----0-----3---2--0--x----0-----0-----0--4--2---2-----2---0--2---0-----3-----2--|
E|x--x--x--x--x-----x-----3---0--x--x----x-----x-----x--2--2---2-----0---0--2---x-----x-----0--|
UNUSUAL VERSE CHORD SHAPES       UNUSUAL CHORUS CHORD SHAPES   FINAL CHORD
e|-Adim5-----Dm6-x--E7-x-----------------F#dim|-2---Cmaj7--3---Adim-5---Em3-----------|Gmaj7--2------------|
B|-4------3---3-----------------|-1-----5----4---5-----------|--3------------|
G|-5------2---1-----------------|-2-----4----5---4-----------|--4------------|
D|-4------3---0-----------------|-1-----5----4---5-----------|--5------------|
A|-0------2---2-----------------|-0-----3----0---x-----------|--x------------|
E|-x------x---0-----------------|-x-----3----x---x-----------|--x------------|
[INTRO]
GThere's a saying old, says that D6love is blind 
G7Still we're often told,  "Seek and Aye shall Amaj7find"  
Am7So I'm going to seek a certain Cmaj7girl I've Emhad in 
Dmind.    Gdim  Am7/G  D7sus4  D7  
GLooking everywhere, haven't D6found her yet
G7She's the big affair I can-Anot forAmaj7get
Am7Only girl I ever think of D7with reGgretF#  
BmI'd  F#auglike to Em6add her inA7itial to my 
BmmonogramF#aug  Bm7  E6  
DTell Dmaj7me,      Emwhere is the A7shepherdess for 
Dthis  Cadd9lost   Em7lamb? D7  
[VERSE 1]
    GThere's a somebody I'm Adimlonging to Bm7see
Em7I hope that Cmaj7she,  Bm7turns out to E7be
    Am7Some  -  Dm6one      Am7to     Am7/Gwatch    D7sus4o   -  D7ver   Gme Gdim  D7  
[VERSE 2]
    GI'm a little lamb who's Adimlost in the Bm7wood
Em7I know I Cmaj7could     Bm7always be E7good
      Am7To  Dm6one     Am7who'd   Am7/Gwatch   D7sus4o  -   D7ver   Gme Cmaj7  
[CHORUS]    
    G7Although I F#dimmay     Cmaj7not be the Adimman   Emsome
F#dimGirls    Adimthink   Emof    F#dimas       Adimhand - Emsome
To Gdimher    Bm7heart   Cmaj7I'll    Gdimca  -   Bm7rry   Dm6the    Am7key.          D7  
[VERSE 3]
     GWon't you tell her please to Adimput on some Bm7speed
Em7Follow my Cmaj7lead,    Bm7oh, how I E7need 
Am7Some - Dm6one    Am7to      Am7/Gwatch   D7sus4o  -   D7ver   GmeCmaj7  
[OUTRO]
Am7Some - Dm6one    Am7to     Am7/Gwatch    D7sus4o  -   D7ver   Gme Gdim  Am7/G  D7  Gmaj7  

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Someone To Watch Over Me

by Lea Salonga

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

Am7

Cmaj7

Gdim

Am7/G

D7sus4

F#aug

Em6

Bm7

Dmaj7

Cadd9

Em7

Adim

Dm6

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Someone to watch over me George and Ira Gershwin - Lea Salonga

---------------------------------------------------------------- 1926---------------

Tabbed by: Mike Lydiat

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning:EADGBE

INTRO CHORD SHAPES

G D6 G7 A Amaj7 Am7 Cmaj7 Em D Gdim Am7/G D7sus4 D7 F# Bm F#aug Em6 A7 Bm7 Dmaj7 Cadd9 Em7

e|0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0---3--2--3----3-----3-----2--2--2---2-----2---0--2---2-----x-----x--|

B|3--3--3--2--2-----1-----0---0--3--2----1-----1-----1--2--3---3-----0---2--3---2-----3-----3--|

G|4--4--4--2--1-----0-----0---0--2--3----0-----2-----2--3--4---3-----0---0--2---2-----0-----0--|

D|5--4--3--2--2-----2-----2---2--0--2----2-----0-----0--4--4---4-----2---2--4---0-----2-----0--|

A|5--5--0--0--0-----0-----3---2--0--x----0-----0-----0--4--2---2-----2---0--2---0-----3-----2--|

E|x--x--x--x--x-----x-----3---0--x--x----x-----x-----x--2--2---2-----0---0--2---x-----x-----0--|

UNUSUAL VERSE CHORD SHAPES UNUSUAL CHORUS CHORD SHAPES FINAL CHORD

Adim Dm6 E7 F#dim Cmaj7 Adim Em Gmaj7

e|-5------x---x-----------------|-2-----3----5---3-----------|--2------------|

B|-4------3---3-----------------|-1-----5----4---5-----------|--3------------|

G|-5------2---1-----------------|-2-----4----5---4-----------|--4------------|

D|-4------3---0-----------------|-1-----5----4---5-----------|--5------------|

A|-0------2---2-----------------|-0-----3----0---x-----------|--x------------|

E|-x------x---0-----------------|-x-----3----x---x-----------|--x------------|

[INTRO]

G D6

There's a saying old, says that love is blind

G7 A Amaj7

Still we're often told, "Seek and ye shall find"

Am7 Cmaj7 Em

So I'm going to seek a certain girl I've had in

D Gdim Am7/G D7sus4 D7

mind.

G D6

Looking everywhere, haven't found her yet

G7 A Amaj7

She's the big affair I can-not forget

Am7 D7 G F#

Only girl I ever think of with regret

Bm F#aug Em6 A7

I'd like to add her initial to my

Bm F#aug Bm7 E6

monogram

D Dmaj7 Em A7

Tell me, where is the shepherdess for

D Cadd9 Em7 D7

this lost lamb?

[VERSE 1]

G Adim Bm7

There's a somebody I'm longing to see

Em7 Cmaj7 Bm7 E7

I hope that she, turns out to be

Am7 Dm6 Am7 Am7/G D7sus4 D7 G Gdim D7

Some - one to watch o - ver me

[VERSE 2]

G Adim Bm7

I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood

Em7 Cmaj7 Bm7 E7

I know I could always be good

Am7 Dm6 Am7 Am7/G D7sus4 D7 G Cmaj7

To one who'd watch o - ver me

[CHORUS]

G7 F#dim Cmaj7 Adim Em

Although I may not be the man some

F#dim Adim Em F#dim Adim Em

Girls think of as hand - some

Gdim Bm7 Cmaj7 Gdim Bm7 Dm6 Am7 D7

To her heart I'll ca - rry the key.

[VERSE 3]

G Adim Bm7

Won't you tell her please to put on some speed

Em7 Cmaj7 Bm7 E7

Follow my lead, oh, how I need

Am7 Dm6 Am7 Am7/G D7sus4 D7 G Cmaj7

Some - one to watch o - ver me

[OUTRO]

Am7 Dm6 Am7 Am7/G D7sus4 D7 G Gdim Am7/G D7 Gmaj7

Some - one to watch o - ver me

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