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This is my first tab, so if any formatting is weird, please let me know!
Quick note - I simplified the guitar solo so it's just the main chords.
[Intro]
N.C.
"I know she's home" 
"Hello?" 
"Ah yeah, hello, can I speak to Darlise, please?" 
"She's not in right now"
"Yeah, but that woman's never in, I mean can you just tell her that Freddie called?"
"Sure to"
"And one more thing, if she doesn't want to talk to me, why doesn't she just tell me herself,
I mean why's she got to get her roommate to do it?"
"I'm sorry, Freddie, this is Darlise,
[Verse 1]
  GI didn't mean to leave you hanging on a string like I did"
Gm"Yeah, well, I mean, if you're seeing another man-"
"There's no other Dman, Freddie. It's just that I've got my Aown home now; my own lifeG, my own job,
I'm a working Gmwoman."
"Yeah, just 'cause a man loses his Djob doesn't mean you got to go dumping him on his ass."A  
"I can't talk any longer, I gotta gGo."
"All right, baby, I gGmuess I'll talk to you later then... some pointD, have a nice life,
do what you want, yeah?A"
[Chorus]
GSuddenly a woGmman leaves me
I've Dgot no job, machAine relieved me
GSuddenly I've lGmost my piece of pDieA  
I'm Gnow in mourning and I Gmwear all blue
That's the Dcolor you wear when the Adead one's you
SGuddenly I am lGmiving in a DlieA  
My wGoman's off wGmith some other Dguy
[Verse 2]
GI can remember the first time I Gmsaw her, hanging out in one of Dthose singles bars, Awearing a
really fancy dress. GShe was drinking a really exGmpensive mixed drink and smoking one of those
Marlboro 1D00s with the big fancy plastic filters on the endA. Made her look like she had class,
Gleast I thought so. But then suGmddenly, bitch left me. DAll of a sudden, Alike something suddenly
[Chorus]
GSuddenly I'm oGmn my own
I don'Dt hear no rings on the tAelephone
GAnd all the rings that I've gGmiven her
Have been reDturnAed
 GI cling to clothes Gmshe used to wear
DThen I try them on and I sAtyle my hair
GSuddenly I could Gmnever be as finDe as shAe
 GI've got her eyes Gmbut I sure don't have her Dteeth
[Verse 3]
G(And I can remember when wGme would take walks around the public pool Dand the way she would
look at me Aand the way she would do this whistlGe and how I would feelGm, ID'm gonna try, I'm gonna try
and Ashow you what it was like)
G Gm D A
G Gm D A
  G     Gm    D  AOh man
G Gm D A
G Gm D A
G Gm D A
[Chorus]
GSuddenly I fouGmnd myself Ddrinking from the Alowest shelf
GWhen all of a sudden I just could Gmnot believe my DeyesA  
 GThere goes some guy walking down the Gmstreet wearing my tDie
[Verse 4]
G(Suddenly I'm not gonna let another Gmman take my woman. DNot even death can do us part Abecause when
I'm an Gangel, I'm gonna come down from GmHeaven, and I'm gonna buy her a brDand new CadiAllac. I'm gonna
buy her a brand Gnew CadilGmlacD. Let me tell you why, leAt me tell everybody why. GBecause in the 50s,
Gmit was pompadoursD, and in the 60As, it was peace. GIn the 70s, it was bell-bottoms, I don't know wGmhy
but.. In the 80s, DRonald Reagan, BMAWs, sushi - Gback home I used that for fertilizGmer. But in the 90s,
Dit's love, love is the new Afad. I love you, good God almighty"
G Gm D A
G Gm D A
[Outro]
-slow, single strums-
GSuddenly I have Gmfound myself aDlive

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Suddenly

by The Bogmen

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Chords in this song · guitar

This is my first tab, so if any formatting is weird, please let me know!

Quick note - I simplified the guitar solo so it's just the main chords.

[Intro]

N.C.

"I know she's home"

"Hello?"

"Ah yeah, hello, can I speak to Darlise, please?"

"She's not in right now"

"Yeah, but that woman's never in, I mean can you just tell her that Freddie called?"

"Sure to"

"And one more thing, if she doesn't want to talk to me, why doesn't she just tell me herself,

I mean why's she got to get her roommate to do it?"

"I'm sorry, Freddie, this is Darlise,

[Verse 1]

I didn't mean to leave you hanging on a string like I did"

"Yeah, well, I mean, if you're seeing another man-"

D A G

"There's no other man, Freddie. It's just that I've got my own home now; my own life, my own job,

I'm a working woman."

D A

"Yeah, just 'cause a man loses his job doesn't mean you got to go dumping him on his ass."

"I can't talk any longer, I gotta go."

Gm D

"All right, baby, I guess I'll talk to you later then... some point, have a nice life,

do what you want, yeah?"

[Chorus]

G Gm

Suddenly a woman leaves me

D A

I've got no job, machine relieved me

G Gm D A

Suddenly I've lost my piece of pie

G Gm

I'm now in mourning and I wear all blue

D A

That's the color you wear when the dead one's you

G Gm D A

Suddenly I am living in a lie

G Gm D

My woman's off with some other guy

[Verse 2]

G Gm D A

I can remember the first time I saw her, hanging out in one of those singles bars, wearing a

G Gm

really fancy dress. She was drinking a really expensive mixed drink and smoking one of those

D A

Marlboro 100s with the big fancy plastic filters on the end. Made her look like she had class,

G Gm D A

least I thought so. But then suddenly, bitch left me. All of a sudden, like something suddenly

[Chorus]

G Gm

Suddenly I'm on my own

D A

I don't hear no rings on the telephone

G Gm

And all the rings that I've given her

D A

Have been returned

G Gm

I cling to clothes she used to wear

D A

Then I try them on and I style my hair

G Gm D A

Suddenly I could never be as fine as she

G Gm D

I've got her eyes but I sure don't have her teeth

[Verse 3]

G Gm D

(And I can remember when we would take walks around the public pool and the way she would

A G Gm D

look at me and the way she would do this whistle and how I would feel, I'm gonna try, I'm gonna try

and show you what it was like)

G Gm D A

Oh man

G Gm D A

[Chorus]

G Gm D A

Suddenly I found myself drinking from the lowest shelf

G Gm D A

When all of a sudden I just could not believe my eyes

G Gm D

There goes some guy walking down the street wearing my tie

[Verse 4]

G Gm D A

(Suddenly I'm not gonna let another man take my woman. Not even death can do us part because when

G Gm D A

I'm an angel, I'm gonna come down from Heaven, and I'm gonna buy her a brand new Cadillac. I'm gonna

G Gm D A G

buy her a brand new Cadillac. Let me tell you why, let me tell everybody why. Because in the 50s,

Gm D A G Gm

it was pompadours, and in the 60s, it was peace. In the 70s, it was bell-bottoms, I don't know why

D A G Gm

but.. In the 80s, Ronald Reagan, BMWs, sushi - back home I used that for fertilizer. But in the 90s,

D A

it's love, love is the new fad. I love you, good God almighty"

G Gm D A

[Outro]

-slow, single strums-

G Gm D

Suddenly I have found myself alive

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