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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
ARTIST: Creedence Clearwater Revival
SONG: It's Just A Thought
ALBUM: Pendulum, 1970
FROM: Lukas Lechner, Woergl, Austria
E-MAIL: [email protected]
DATE: 29 Aug 2001
IT'S JUST A THOUGHT
===========================
writtten by John C. Fogerty
Intro:     D    Db     B    E    Eb  Db  
E  A   E   A
It's juEst a thought
But I've nAoticed someEthin' strange,
Gettin' haDrder Dbto expBlain,
EAll the yeaEbrs are passinDb' by and by,
EStill I don't know Awhat Emakes it go,
GWho said to wDait and Ayou'll see?
It's just a thought,
But I wondered if you knew,
That the song up there is you.
They can't take it from you if you don't  give it away,
Don't give it away, Ooooh, it's given away.
Bridge:   E   Eb   D   Db   C   D  E  
	 Db(E)  A(E)  E(E)     	  Ebass plays notes in brackets
It's just a thought,
But the word has come too late,
That a bad idea will take,
Just about a lifetime to explain.
And don't you see,
Good one's gonna be much longer,
Who's gonna wait, just to see?
 E   Eb   D   Db   C  B__  F#  E  
bridge again:   E   Eb   D   Db   C   D  E  
                Db(E)  A(E)  E(E)
E  G   A   B
fade out with B
What a beautiful song...

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The story behind the song

Creedence Clearwater Revival was an American rock band that rose to prominence in the late 1960s, known for their distinctive blend of rock and swamp pop. The band, consisting of John Fogerty, Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook, and Doug Clifford, had a prolific and successful period between 1969 and 1971. While specific details about "Its Just A Thought" are not widely documented, the song carries the introspective and often melancholic tone that can be found in some of CCR's broader work. It plays like a moment of quiet contemplation, a fleeting idea passing through the mind.

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Its Just A Thought

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

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

ARTIST: Creedence Clearwater Revival

SONG: It's Just A Thought

ALBUM: Pendulum, 1970

FROM: Lukas Lechner, Woergl, Austria

E-MAIL: [email protected]

DATE: 29 Aug 2001

IT'S JUST A THOUGHT

===========================

writtten by John C. Fogerty

D Db B E Eb Db

Intro:

E A E A

It's just a thought

A E

But I've noticed somethin' strange,

D Db B

Gettin' harder to explain,

E Eb Db

All the years are passin' by and by,

E A E

Still I don't know what makes it go,

G D A

Who said to wait and you'll see?

It's just a thought,

But I wondered if you knew,

That the song up there is you.

They can't take it from you if you don't give it away,

Don't give it away, Ooooh, it's given away.

E Eb D Db C D E

Bridge:

Db E A E E E E

() () () bass plays notes in brackets

It's just a thought,

But the word has come too late,

That a bad idea will take,

Just about a lifetime to explain.

And don't you see,

Good one's gonna be much longer,

Who's gonna wait, just to see?

E Eb D Db C B F# E

E Eb D Db C D E

bridge again:

Db E A E E E

() () ()

E G A B

fade out with B

What a beautiful song...

About Its Just A Thought Chords by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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