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Dear One:Darrell McCall.
On MERCURY Records in 1962.
INTRO:
(FDear One, dear one, dear one)
#1.
FWhen the mailman came to my house this Cmornin'.
I was waitin' right there for him at the Fdoor.
But when I opened up and read your last Bbletter.
Then I Cknew that I would wait for him no Fmore.
CHORUS:
FCause you said, dear one, there's somethin' that 
I have to Ctell you.
CDear one, there's somethin' that I have to Fsay, 
yay-yay.
FDear one, he's tall, dark, well, Cyou know how it is.
CAnd dear one, he stole my heart Faway.
#2.
Aww, please don't Ccry, (please don't cry ) try not to 
be Fsad (try not to be sad)
I tried and I Ctried (I tried and I tried) not to hurt 
you Fbad (not to hurt you bad)
I tried so Bbhard (I tried so hard) not to give Fin 
(not to give in)
But I Clost my head and I lost my heart and I lost your 
love to Fhim.
INTERLUDE:  F   C   F   C  F  
CHORUS:
FCause you said, dear one, there's somethin' that 
I have to Ctell you.
CDear one, there's somethin' that I have to Fsay, 
yay-yay.
FDear one, he's tall, dark, well, Cyou know how it is.
CAnd dear one, he stole my heart Faway.
OUTRO:
Said, Cdear one, he stole my heart Faway.
Kept sayin', Cdear one, he stole my heart Faway..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Dear One

by Darrell McCall

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Dear One:Darrell McCall.

On MERCURY Records in 1962.

INTRO:

(Dear One, dear one, dear one)

#1.

F C

When the mailman came to my house this mornin'.

I was waitin' right there for him at the door.

But when I opened up and read your last letter.

C F

Then I knew that I would wait for him no more.

CHORUS:

Cause you said, dear one, there's somethin' that

I have to tell you.

C F

Dear one, there's somethin' that I have to say,

yay-yay.

F C

Dear one, he's tall, dark, well, you know how it is.

C F

And dear one, he stole my heart away.

#2.

Aww, please don't cry, (please don't cry ) try not to

be sad (try not to be sad)

I tried and I tried (I tried and I tried) not to hurt

you bad (not to hurt you bad)

Bb F

I tried so hard (I tried so hard) not to give in

(not to give in)

But I lost my head and I lost my heart and I lost your

love to him.

F C F C F

INTERLUDE:

CHORUS:

Cause you said, dear one, there's somethin' that

I have to tell you.

C F

Dear one, there's somethin' that I have to say,

yay-yay.

F C

Dear one, he's tall, dark, well, you know how it is.

C F

And dear one, he stole my heart away.

OUTRO:

C F

Said, dear one, he stole my heart away.

C F

Kept sayin', dear one, he stole my heart away..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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