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Maybe You'll Be There: Billy and the Essentials
#117 on BB Hot 100 on LAURIE Records in 1962.
INTRO:
EMaybe you'll be there..wahAooo..maybe you'll be Bthere.
EMaybe you'll be there..wahAooo..maybe you'll be Bthere.
#1.
BEach time I see a crowd of Epeople (wah-wah-Aooo)
just like a fool I stop and Estare (ooo-wah-Aooo)
I know it's not the proper Ething to Dbmdo..Abut maybe 
you'll be Bthere.
#2.
BI go out walking after Emidnight (lookin' for you,
lookin' for you) aAlong the lonely thoroughEfare.
(ooo-wah-Aooo)
AIt's not the time or place to Elook for Dbmyou, Abut 
maybe you'll be Ethere..(there-ere-ere)
BRIDGE:
EYou said your Aarms would always Ehold me.
You said your Alips were mine alone to Eshare.
ABut, after all those things you Etold Dbmme,  Ahow 
could it end like Bthis?C  
#3.
CSomeday when all my prayers are Fanswered (wah-wah-Bbooo)
BbI'll hear your footsteps on the Fstairs (ooo-wah-Bbooo)
BbThen I can go and I'll Fhurry to the Dmdoor, Bband maybe
you'll be Fthere (ere-ere-Dmere)
OUTRO:
BbAnd maybe, Cyou'll be FthereDm...Bb...C..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Maybe Youll Be There

by Billy & The Essentials

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Dbm

Maybe You'll Be There: Billy and the Essentials

#117 on BB Hot 100 on LAURIE Records in 1962.

INTRO:

E A B

Maybe you'll be there..wahooo..maybe you'll be there.

E A B

Maybe you'll be there..wahooo..maybe you'll be there.

#1.

B E A

Each time I see a crowd of people (wah-wah-ooo)

E A

just like a fool I stop and stare (ooo-wah-ooo)

E Dbm A

I know it's not the proper thing to do..but maybe

you'll be there.

#2.

B E

I go out walking after midnight (lookin' for you,

A E

lookin' for you) along the lonely thoroughfare.

(ooo-wah-ooo)

A E Dbm A

It's not the time or place to look for you, but

maybe you'll be there..(there-ere-ere)

BRIDGE:

E A E

You said your arms would always hold me.

A E

You said your lips were mine alone to share.

A E Dbm A

But, after all those things you told me, how

B C

could it end like this?

#3.

C F Bb

Someday when all my prayers are answered (wah-wah-ooo)

Bb F Bb

I'll hear your footsteps on the stairs (ooo-wah-ooo)

Bb F Dm Bb

Then I can go and I'll hurry to the door, and maybe

F Dm

you'll be there (ere-ere-ere)

OUTRO:

Bb C F Dm Bb C

And maybe, you'll be there........(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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