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Something Special:Dusty Springfield.
- Album - Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You -
#62 on BB Hot 200 on PHILIPS Records in 1964.
INTRO:   F   BbD..F  Bb     D  
#1.
GThe first time we met it was so Emplain to see, GI 
didn't care for you, you Emdidn't seem to care 
for Cme, oh, no, Dno, no, no.
The Gnext time we met I thought, he's Emkinda nice.
That Glook that you Emgave me simply Gstarted to 
Emmelt the Dice, oh, oh, yeah.
#2.
And Gthen when I saw that Emsmile..and Gthen when 
we kissed, said, Emwait awhile.
GI got a feeling, uh-Dhuh, that you are something 
Gspecial..(something special.)
BRIDGE:
And Emnow we're toCgether and the Gworld just passes 
us Emby.
GYes, every little Emthing you do Fmakes me Bbsigh, with 
Djoy, that boy is mine.
GI'm gonna love you for the Emrest of my life, with 
the Gkind of lovin' that's unEmtouched by hate and 
Dstrife.
#3.
DCome on now, I'm Bbgonna Dtell you, that Gwhen, oh, when 
I see your Emface, yeah.
And, Goh, when I'm in your Emwarm embrace.
GI know for sure, our Dlove is something 
Gspecial, it Emis, yeah, yeah, yeah.
INTERLUDE:
GMmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmmm..Emmmmm-mmmm-mmmm.
GMmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmmm..Emmmmm-mmmm-Bbmmmm..
mmmm-Dmmmm..right now.
#4.
GWhen I see your Emface, oh, yeah..and, Goh, when I'm 
in your Emwarm embrace..I Gknow for sure our Dlove is 
something Gspecial..come on, Emnow, our Dlove is 
something Gspecial.
OUTRO:
Oh, Emyeah, our love is something Gspecial.
Oh, right Emnow, our love is something Gspecial.
Oooo, Emyeah, our love is something Gspecial.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Something Special:Dusty Springfield.

- Album - Stay Awhile/I Only Want to Be with You -

#62 on BB Hot 200 on PHILIPS Records in 1964.

F Bb Bb D

INTRO: D..F

#1.

G Em G

The first time we met it was so plain to see, I

didn't care for you, you didn't seem to care

C D

for me, oh, no, no, no, no.

G Em

The next time we met I thought, he's kinda nice.

G Em G

That look that you gave me simply started to

Em D

melt the ice, oh, oh, yeah.

#2.

G Em G

And then when I saw that smile..and then when

we kissed, said, wait awhile.

G D

I got a feeling, uh-huh, that you are something

special..(something special.)

BRIDGE:

Em C G

And now we're together and the world just passes

us by.

G Em F Bb

Yes, every little thing you do makes me sigh, with

joy, that boy is mine.

G Em

I'm gonna love you for the rest of my life, with

G Em

the kind of lovin' that's untouched by hate and

strife.

#3.

D Bb D G

Come on now, I'm gonna tell you, that when, oh, when

I see your face, yeah.

G Em

And, oh, when I'm in your warm embrace.

G D

I know for sure, our love is something

G Em

special, it is, yeah, yeah, yeah.

INTERLUDE:

G Em

Mmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmmm..mmmm-mmmm-mmmm.

G Em Bb

Mmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmmm-mmmm..mmmm-mmmm-mmmm..

mmmm-mmmm..right now.

#4.

G Em G

When I see your face, oh, yeah..and, oh, when I'm

Em G D

in your warm embrace..I know for sure our love is

G Em D

something special..come on, now, our love is

something special.

OUTRO:

Em G

Oh, yeah, our love is something special.

Em G

Oh, right now, our love is something special.

Em G

Oooo, yeah, our love is something special.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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