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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 24Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CAPO: 2nd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of E)
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
options for a particular chord progression. Just use
Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo
Bm  = x24432   E7      = 022130   G6      = 320030
A   = x02220   D4      = xx0233   Em7     = 022030
A4  = x02230   A7/G    = 302020   A7sus4  = x02030
G   = 320033   F#m     = 244222   D5      = xx0235
D   = xx0232   F#m/A   = x04222   Dsus2   = xx0230
A/D = xx0655   C       = x32010   D/C     = x30232
G/D = xx0433   Gmaj7/A = x00032   G/B     = x20033
                                  Dmaj7   = xx0222
h = Hammer-on   p = Pull-off
[Intro - See tablature at bottom of page]
|/_/_/| Bm/ / A/ A4/_/ A| G/ / / / | Bm/ / A/ A4/_/ A| G/ / A7sus4/ / |
[Verse 1]
   DSince I've been A/Dgone...
You've G/Dhad your Dnum - D4ber Dchanged,A/D  G/D  
   DBut my love for A/Dyou, girl,
G/DStill re - DmaD4ins Dthe same,A/D  G/D  
Now, GI've been Eloving you,Em/G  
And F#myou've been lov - F#m/Aing    Bmme so Clong,
Baby, what's Gmaj7/Awrong?   So, I beg you...
[Chorus]
...DBaby, baby, G6baby, Em7please,
Let me A7sus4have your Dnumber,D  D4  D5  D4  
DBaby, baby, G6baby, Em7please,
Let me A7sus4have your DnumberD  Dsus2  D  
[Verse 2]
    DI'm sorry you couldn't A/Dcall me...
When G/Dyou got DhomD4e,D  A/D  G/D  
   DBut, other fellahs A/Dkept on G/Dcalling,
While DyouD4--  Dwere gone,A/D  G/D  
So, GI had the E7number Achanged,A7/G  
But F#mI'm not act - F#m/Aing    Bmstrange,
Welcome Chome,  ...nothing's Gmaj7/Awrong
[Chorus]
 So, I'm saying...DBaby, baby, G6baby,
Em7You can have my A7sus4private Dnumber,D  D4  D5  D4  
DBaby, baby, G6baby, Em7you can have my A7sus4pri  - Dvate number
(Oh-Dsus2------, thank you!)
[Bridge]
BmOo---,Aoo-A4---A--, Goo----!  BmOo---,Aoo-A4---A-, Goo----!
[Chorus]
DBaby, D7/Ababy, Gbaby...F#m  
Em7You can have my A7sus4pri  - Dvate number,
(Thank D6you Dmaj7ba  - D6by!   DBaby, baby, G6baby,)
(...for Em7giving me your A7sus4private Dnumber!)
You can D4have Dit!
[Coda]
      DYou can D/Chave it,  G/Banytime you F#m/Awant it...
(Baby------,  baby----, baby------!)
         ...GYou can have my A7sus4private Dnumber
(Thank you, baby!)
=====================================================
[Intro Riff]
e|----------|--Bm---2--A0---A4---A----|--G3----3----------|
B|----------|-----3--2-2-h3-p2--|--3----3----------|
G|----------|-----4--2----------|--0----0----------|
D|----------|-----4--2----------|--0--0------------|
A|----0--1--|--2-----0----------|--2---------0--1--|
E|--3-------|-------------------|--3-------3-------|
e|--Bm---2---A0---A4---A----|--G3----3---------|
B|-----3---2-2-h3-p2--|--3----3---------|
G|-----4---2----------|--0----0---------|
D|-----4---2----------|--0--0-----------|
A|--2------0----------|--2--------------|
E|--------------------|--3--------------|

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Private Number

by William Bell

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

A/D

G/D

Em/G

F#m

F#m/A

Gmaj7/A

Em7

Dsus2

A7/G

D7/A

Dmaj7

CAPO: 2nd fret

(Will then sound in the recorded key of E)

IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website

options for a particular chord progression. Just use

Chord names & fret positions are relative to the capo

Bm = x24432 E7 = 022130 G6 = 320030

A = x02220 D4 = xx0233 Em7 = 022030

A4 = x02230 A7/G = 302020 A7sus4 = x02030

G = 320033 F#m = 244222 D5 = xx0235

D = xx0232 F#m/A = x04222 Dsus2 = xx0230

A/D = xx0655 C = x32010 D/C = x30232

G/D = xx0433 Gmaj7/A = x00032 G/B = x20033

Dmaj7 = xx0222

h = Hammer-on p = Pull-off

[Intro - See tablature at bottom of page]

Bm A A4 A G Bm A A4 A G A7sus4

|/_/_/| / / / /_/ | / / / / | / / / /_/ | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

D A/D

Since I've been gone...

G/D D D4 D A/D G/D

You've had your num - ber changed,

D A/D

But my love for you, girl,

G/D D D4 D A/D G/D

Still re - mains the same,

G E Em/G

Now, I've been loving you,

F#m F#m/A Bm C

And you've been lov - ing me so long,

Gmaj7/A

Baby, what's wrong? So, I beg you...

[Chorus]

D G6 Em7

...Baby, baby, baby, please,

A7sus4 D D D4 D5 D4

Let me have your number,

D G6 Em7

Baby, baby, baby, please,

A7sus4 D D Dsus2 D

Let me have your number

[Verse 2]

D A/D

I'm sorry you couldn't call me...

G/D D D4 D A/D G/D

When you got home,

D A/D G/D

But, other fellahs kept on calling,

D D4 D A/D G/D

While you-- were gone,

G E7 A A7/G

So, I had the number changed,

F#m F#m/A Bm

But I'm not act - ing strange,

C Gmaj7/A

Welcome home, ...nothing's wrong

[Chorus]

D G6

So, I'm saying...Baby, baby, baby,

Em7 A7sus4 D D D4 D5 D4

You can have my private number,

D G6 Em7 A7sus4 D

Baby, baby, baby, you can have my pri - vate number

Dsus2

(Oh-------, thank you!)

[Bridge]

Bm A A4 A G Bm A A4 A G

Oo---,oo------, oo----! Oo---,oo-----, oo----!

[Chorus]

D D7/A G F#m

Baby, baby, baby...

Em7 A7sus4 D

You can have my pri - vate number,

D6 Dmaj7 D6 D G6

(Thank you ba - by! Baby, baby, baby,)

Em7 A7sus4 D

(...for giving me your private number!)

D4 D

You can have it!

[Coda]

D D/C G/B F#m/A

You can have it, anytime you want it...

(Baby------, baby----, baby------!)

G A7sus4 D

...You can have my private number

(Thank you, baby!)

=====================================================

[Intro Riff]

Bm A A4 A G

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

B|----------|-----3--2-2-h3-p2--|--3----3----------|

G|----------|-----4--2----------|--0----0----------|

D|----------|-----4--2----------|--0--0------------|

A|----0--1--|--2-----0----------|--2---------0--1--|

E|--3-------|-------------------|--3-------3-------|

Bm A A4 A G

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

B|-----3---2-2-h3-p2--|--3----3---------|

G|-----4---2----------|--0----0---------|

D|-----4---2----------|--0--0-----------|

A|--2------0----------|--2--------------|

E|--------------------|--3--------------|

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