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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
                                "Susan"
                     (Holvay / Beisbier / Guercio)
Piano intro:
        C/ / / /  Dm/ / / /  Em/ / / /  F/G/ / G/ /
Verse 1:
             C  Dm7/               C        C  Dm7/C  
        Susan,    looks like I am losin'
        I'm losin' my Ammind  (losin' my mFm6ind)
                            C[1:    Dm7  G7]
        I'm wastin' my time
Verse 2:
        Susan, do you have to be confusin'
        I ask myself why (ask myself why)
	You're sayin' goodbye
Chorus:
               Dm             G#dim                 Em  E7/G#  
        No other girl could ever take the place of you
        AmThough you're hurtin' me
        D7You know I'll always be tDmhinkin' of you
        Dm7/GGirl I always love G7you
[repeat verse 2 instrumentally]
[repeat chorus]
[freak-out section]
	[Editor's note:  when I heard them live, they extended the
	freak-out section for a couple minutes, stepped up to the mic,
	and executed the acappella section in *perfect* four-part
	harmony without *any* pitch reference!  And no, it wasn't taped,
	either; this was 1968...]
Acappella break:
        Love love love love...
        I love you, yes I do, I do	(2X)
Coda (repeat to fade):
             C  Dm7/   C        C  Dm7/C  
        Susan     I love you
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Susan

by The Buckinghams

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Chords in this song · guitar

F/G

Dm7

Fm6

G#dim

Dm7/G

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

"Susan"

(Holvay / Beisbier / Guercio)

Piano intro:

C Dm Em F/G G

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

C Dm7 C C Dm7 C

/ /

Susan, looks like I am losin'

Am Fm6

I'm losin' my mind (losin' my mind)

C Dm7 G7

[1: ]

I'm wastin' my time

Verse 2:

Susan, do you have to be confusin'

I ask myself why (ask myself why)

You're sayin' goodbye

Chorus:

Dm G#dim Em E7 G#

No other girl could ever take the place of you

Though you're hurtin' me

D7 Dm

You know I'll always be thinkin' of you

Dm7/G G7

Girl I always love you

[repeat verse 2 instrumentally]

[repeat chorus]

[freak-out section]

[Editor's note: when I heard them live, they extended the

freak-out section for a couple minutes, stepped up to the mic,

and executed the acappella section in *perfect* four-part

harmony without *any* pitch reference! And no, it wasn't taped,

either; this was 1968...]

Acappella break:

Love love love love...

I love you, yes I do, I do (2X)

Coda (repeat to fade):

C Dm7 C C Dm7 C

/ /

Susan I love you

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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