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DStanding Gin the Dairport GI am Dwaiting Gfor a pDlaneG  
DGoing Geast to DLondon Gwant to Dbe back Gthere DagainG  
It's the Dright time of Ayear all the lDeaves are D/F#on the Emground
But I Dreally Gonly Dwant to Gget G/F#to    EmyouA  
DSitting Gby the wDindow Gwatching Docean Ggoing bDyG  
DSoon I sGhould be wiDth you bGut how fDast can tGhis thing DflyG  
DDay hours Aseem like Dan  D/F#eternEmity
All the Dtime it Gtook me Dtrying to Gget G/F#to   EmyouA  
EmThat's a little bAetter tEmhat's a  little Abetter
EmThat's a little bAetter
DStanding Gin the Dairport GI am gDetting Goff a DplaneG  
DGlad to Gbe in LDondon Geven Dthough it's Gpouring DrainG  
DIt's a bright sunny Aday when I Dsee you run my Emway
But it Dtook me Gtwenty Dyears to Gget G/F#to  EmyouA  
It's a Dbright sunny Aday when I Dsee you run my Emway
But it Dtook me Gtwenty Dyears to Gget G/F#to    EmyouA  
EmThat's a little bAetter tEmhat's a  little Abetter
EmThat's a little bAetter
GWatch put what you Dsay Cdon't get in my Away
GI'm gonna Fget that Cgirl wait and Dsee
GI saw her Dtoday  Cshe came by my Away
GI'm gonna Fwin her Clove wait and Dsee
And Gtogether we'll go Cwalking in the Gevening there'll be Ctalking
She's the Gkind of G/F#girl you Emnever hardly Dsee
GHave you seen her Deyes  Cdo you reaAlize
GHow much Flove like Cthat can  mean to Dme
GI know she knows Dme Ctoday I could Asee
The Gway she Fheld her Chead when she walked Dby
And Gbefore the night is Cover I Gthink I'm gonna Clove her
And Gif it G/F#lasts foEmrever I don't Dcare
GNow that she is Dmine I Ctold you all the Atime
How Gcould I Flet a Cgirl like that go Dby
And befGore the night is Cover I Gthink I'm gonna Clove her
And Gif it G/F#lasts foreEmver I don't Dcare
EmI'd like to Dlove yD7ou      Cwith all of my Gheart
You've had me on Fyour trip  Emright from the Astart
CAnd when you Emlooked at me Cwith love in your Emeyes
I Fknew I'd want Dyou  oh D7yeah
EmI'd like to Dhold you     D7  Cif you want me tGo
I've found something Fnew girl Emjust by looking at Ayou
CAnd it's in your Emsmile  Cand it's in the Emway
I Fknew I'd want Dyou  oh D7yeah
CI meet so many Gpeople FI feel I don't Emknow
CBut I felt so Gclose to you  Fwhen you said DhelloD7  
EmI'd like to Dlove yD7ou   Cwith all of my Gheart
You've had me on Fyour trip  Emright from the AstartC  
And when you Emlooked at me Cwith love in your Emeyes
I Fknew I'd want Dyou  oh yeD7ah
From "The Mr Tambourine Man LP"

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Get To You

by The Byrds

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D/F#

G/F#

D G D G D G D G

Standing in the airport I am waiting for a plane

D G D G D G D G

Going east to London want to be back there again

D A D D/F# Em

It's the right time of year all the leaves are on the ground

D G D G G/F# Em A

But I really only want to get to you

D G D G D G D G

Sitting by the window watching ocean going by

D G D G D G D G

Soon I should be with you but how fast can this thing fly

D A D D/F# Em

Day hours seem like an eternity

D G D G G/F# Em A

All the time it took me trying to get to you

Em A Em A

That's a little better that's a little better

Em A

That's a little better

D G D G D G D G

Standing in the airport I am getting off a plane

D G D G D G D G

Glad to be in London even though it's pouring rain

D A D Em

It's a bright sunny day when I see you run my way

D G D G G/F# Em A

But it took me twenty years to get to you

D A D Em

It's a bright sunny day when I see you run my way

D G D G G/F# Em A

But it took me twenty years to get to you

Em A Em A

That's a little better that's a little better

Em A

That's a little better

G D C A

Watch put what you say don't get in my way

G F C D

I'm gonna get that girl wait and see

G D C A

I saw her today she came by my way

G F C D

I'm gonna win her love wait and see

G C G C

And together we'll go walking in the evening there'll be talking

G G/F# Em D

She's the kind of girl you never hardly see

G D C A

Have you seen her eyes do you realize

G F C D

How much love like that can mean to me

G D C A

I know she knows me today I could see

G F C D

The way she held her head when she walked by

G C G C

And before the night is over I think I'm gonna love her

G G/F# Em D

And if it lasts forever I don't care

G D C A

Now that she is mine I told you all the time

G F C D

How could I let a girl like that go by

G C G C

And before the night is over I think I'm gonna love her

G G/F# Em D

And if it lasts forever I don't care

Em D D7 C G

I'd like to love you with all of my heart

F Em A

You've had me on your trip right from the start

C Em C Em

And when you looked at me with love in your eyes

F D D7

I knew I'd want you oh yeah

Em D D7 C G

I'd like to hold you if you want me to

F Em A

I've found something new girl just by looking at you

C Em C Em

And it's in your smile and it's in the way

F D D7

I knew I'd want you oh yeah

C G F Em

I meet so many people I feel I don't know

C G F D D7

But I felt so close to you when you said hello

Em D D7 C G

I'd like to love you with all of my heart

F Em A C

You've had me on your trip right from the start

Em C Em

And when you looked at me with love in your eyes

F D D7

I knew I'd want you oh yeah

From "The Mr Tambourine Man LP"

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