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Sunset:Roy Orbison.
Album - In Dreams - Released on 
MONUMENT Records in 1963.
INTRO: Cm  
#1.
CmI see her when the sun is high, the clouds 
write her name across the Fmsky.
But, the Gboss man is giving me the eye.
GI'd better go to work, but I'll see her by 
and Cmby.
CHORUS:
At Csunset, I'm gonna see my sweetheart, gonna 
Abhold her so Ctight.
CAt sunset I'm gonna see my baby, my Abbaby, 
toDnight..Amyi..yight.Cm  Eb  Dbm  
#2.
DbmI see the shadows on the run, I see the setting 
of the Gbmsun.
At Ablast my working day is done.
AbThe setting of the sun has finally Dbmcome.
CHORUS:
It's Dbsunset, I'm gonna hold my sweetheart, gonna 
Ahold her so Dbtight.
DbIt's sunset I'm gonna see my baby, my Ababy, 
toEbniiiiight-i-Dbight.Dbm  Dm  
#3.
DmI see her in the twighlight standing there.
The wind softly stirring in her Gmhair.
The Asweetest fruit the earth can bear.
ASo young, so warm, and so Dmrare.
OUTRO:
DIt's sunset, at last I'm with my sweetheart.
I'm Bbholding her Dtight.
DIt's sunset and now I'm with my baby.
And Bbshe is Emine CtoooDniiiight.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Dbm

Gbm

Sunset:Roy Orbison.

Album - In Dreams - Released on

MONUMENT Records in 1963.

INTRO:

#1.

I see her when the sun is high, the clouds

write her name across the sky.

But, the boss man is giving me the eye.

I'd better go to work, but I'll see her by

and by.

CHORUS:

At sunset, I'm gonna see my sweetheart, gonna

Ab C

hold her so tight.

C Ab

At sunset I'm gonna see my baby, my baby,

D Am Cm Eb Dbm

tonight..yi..yight.

#2.

Dbm

I see the shadows on the run, I see the setting

Gbm

of the sun.

At last my working day is done.

Ab Dbm

The setting of the sun has finally come.

CHORUS:

It's sunset, I'm gonna hold my sweetheart, gonna

A Db

hold her so tight.

Db A

It's sunset I'm gonna see my baby, my baby,

Eb Db Dbm Dm

toniiiiight-i-ight.

#3.

I see her in the twighlight standing there.

The wind softly stirring in her hair.

The sweetest fruit the earth can bear.

A Dm

So young, so warm, and so rare.

OUTRO:

It's sunset, at last I'm with my sweetheart.

Bb D

I'm holding her tight.

It's sunset and now I'm with my baby.

Bb E C D

And she is mine toooniiiight.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

About Sunset Chords by Roy Orbison

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