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Philly Forget Me Not

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[Intro]
| Bb|Gm  
[Verse 1: Hall&Oates]
I've been living outBbside of Philly
Yeah, I'm Ebso far aAbway
I've been gone for Bbmore than a mCminute
Is the nAbeighbourhood the same?
[Pre-Chorus: Hall&Oates]
FmAll the kids on the corner
California never Ebhad that tCmhing
BbI remember RFmich Girl in the summer
Like EbyesterdaAby
[Chorus: Hall&Oates]
Philly forBbget me not, forCmget me not, forget me not
Gm(Come on Philly don't forAbget me now)
Philly forBbget me not, forCmget me not, forget me not
Gm(Come on Philly don't forAbget me now)
Philly forBbget me not, forCmget me not, forget me not
Gm(Come on Philly don't forAbget me now)
[Verse 2: Train]
Going back wBbay low in seven
There was muCmsic all night
Oh and when the hBbands hit eEbleven
Pennsylvania came to life
[Pre-Chorus: All]
BbAll the kids on the cFmorner
California never Gmhad that thAbing
BbI remember Rich Girl in the summer
(You're a rich girl)
Like yGmesterdaAbyEb  
[Chorus: All]
Philly forBbget me not, forCmget me not, forget me not
Gm(Come on Philly don't forAbget me now)
Philly forBbget me not, forCmget me not, forget me not
Gm(Come on Philly don't forAbget me now)
Philly forBbget me not, forCmget me not, forget me not
Gm(Come on Philly don't forAbget me now)
[Bridge: All]
FmEvery time I go aGmway from ya
GmI can feel my mama wait for me
FmPhilly I would never cGmhange on ya
AbYou ain't always sunny honey
But you lBbove me back
[Chorus: All]
N.C.
Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not
Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not
Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not
(Come on Philly don't forget me now)Eb  Ab  
Philly foBbrget me not, fCmorget me not, forget me not
(GmCome on Philly doAbn't forget me now
Just like yesterday)
BbPhilly forget mCme not, forget me not, forget me not
Gm(Come on Philly don't forAbget me now)
Philly forgBbet me not, forCmget me not, forget me not
Gm(Come on Philly don't forAbget me now)
Philly forgBbet me not, forCmget me not, forget me not
Gm(Come on Philly don't forAbget me now)
[Outro]
| Bb   Cm| Gm  Ab  

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Philly Forget Me Not

by Hall & Oates

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Bb Gm

| |

[Verse 1: Hall&Oates]

I've been living outside of Philly

Eb Ab

Yeah, I'm so far away

Bb Cm

I've been gone for more than a minute

Is the neighbourhood the same?

[Pre-Chorus: Hall&Oates]

All the kids on the corner

Eb Cm

California never had that thing

Bb Fm

I remember Rich Girl in the summer

Eb Ab

Like yesterday

[Chorus: Hall&Oates]

Bb Cm

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Gm Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now)

Bb Cm

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Gm Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now)

Bb Cm

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Gm Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now)

[Verse 2: Train]

Going back way low in seven

There was music all night

Bb Eb

Oh and when the hands hit eleven

Pennsylvania came to life

[Pre-Chorus: All]

Bb Fm

All the kids on the corner

Gm Ab

California never had that thing

I remember Rich Girl in the summer

(You're a rich girl)

Gm Ab Eb

Like yesterday

[Chorus: All]

Bb Cm

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Gm Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now)

Bb Cm

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Gm Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now)

Bb Cm

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Gm Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now)

[Bridge: All]

Fm Gm

Every time I go away from ya

I can feel my mama wait for me

Fm Gm

Philly I would never change on ya

You ain't always sunny honey

But you love me back

[Chorus: All]

N.C.

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Eb Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now)

Bb Cm

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Gm Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now

Just like yesterday)

Bb Cm

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Gm Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now)

Bb Cm

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Gm Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now)

Bb Cm

Philly forget me not, forget me not, forget me not

Gm Ab

(Come on Philly don't forget me now)

[Outro]

Bb Cm Gm Ab

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