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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
4/4     |:Dm7   / / /    Dm7\G    /          G9      /   Cmaj7  /  /  /
Wel-come  back;_    your dreams   were your  tick - et   out.____
Wel-come
          back;_    You    al  -  ways could spot   a    friend._
Wel-come
Dm7    /   /   /    Dm7\G   /      G9      /        Cmaj7     /    /   /
back__      to that same   old     place   that you laughed a-bout.
Well
the
back;       and I   smile when  I  think   how you  must have been.    And
I
Em7   /          A7       /          Dm7    /       /      /
names__ have all changed__ since you hung a-round,         but those
know___ what a scene______ you were  learn-in' in;         was there
Dm7-5 /        /      /           Am7      /     /     /
dreams have re-mained_and they've turned a-round.
some-thing that made_ you  come   back   a-gain?    And
D9         /              /      /
Who'd have thought they'd lead ya
what could   ev  -  er    lead ya
D9\F# / / /    F\G  /        /       / G7 /  /    /    Dm7       /     /
/
          back here where we need ya?}        Yeah, we tease him a
lot_'cause
we
          back here where we need ya?}
Dm7\G   /      /     /        C      / / /        F6    /        G6     /
got him on the spot; wel-come back.__    Wel-come back, wel-come back,
wel-come
C       /   /   /            F6     /        G6    /
back.___        Wel-come  [1 back,  wel-come back, wel-come   :|
                          [2 back,  wel-come back, wel-come
C      /    /   /        F6    /        G6    /         C(hold)  fin  
back.___        Wel-come back, wel-come back, wel-come  back.____||
Chords: (in order of appearance)
           Dm7Dm7\     GG\9		Cmaj7  	Em7  	A7  Dm7-5	Am7  
E     1       1         1	0	0	0	1	0
B     1       1    	0	0	3	2	1	1
G     2       2		2	0	0	0	1	0
D     0       0		0	2	2	2	0	2
A             X		X	3	2	0		0
E             3		3		0
     	      D9D9\	F#  F\	G  	G7  Dm7\	G  	C  	F6  G6  
E     0	      0	        1	1	1	0		0
B     1	      1		1	0	1	1	3	0
G     2	      2  	2	0	2	0	2	0
D     0	      0 	3	0	0	2	3	0
A     	      X         X 	X	X	3	X	X
E             2         3 	3	3		1	3

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Welcome Back

by Kotter

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Cmaj7

Em7

Am7

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

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

4/4 |:Dm7 / / / Dm7\G / G9 / Cmaj7 / / /

Wel-come back;_ your dreams were your tick - et out.____

Wel-come

back;_ You al - ways could spot a friend._

Wel-come

Dm7 / / / Dm7\G / G9 / Cmaj7 / / /

back__ to that same old place that you laughed a-bout.

Well

the

back; and I smile when I think how you must have been. And

Em7 / A7 / Dm7 / / /

names__ have all changed__ since you hung a-round, but those

know___ what a scene______ you were learn-in' in; was there

Dm7-5 / / / Am7 / / /

dreams have re-mained_and they've turned a-round.

some-thing that made_ you come back a-gain? And

D9 / / /

Who'd have thought they'd lead ya

what could ev - er lead ya

D9\F# / / / F\G / / / G7 / / / Dm7 / /

back here where we need ya?} Yeah, we tease him a

lot_'cause

back here where we need ya?}

Dm7\G / / / C / / / F6 / G6 /

got him on the spot; wel-come back.__ Wel-come back, wel-come back,

wel-come

C / / / F6 / G6 /

back.___ Wel-come [1 back, wel-come back, wel-come :|

[2 back, wel-come back, wel-come

fin

C / / / F6 / G6 / C(hold)

back.___ Wel-come back, wel-come back, wel-come back.____||

Chords: (in order of appearance)

Dm7 G Cmaj7 Em7 A7 Dm7 Am7

Dm7\ G\9 -5

E 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

B 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1

G 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0

D 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2

A X X 3 2 0 0

E 3 3 0

D9 F# F G G7 Dm7 G C F6 G6

D9\ \ \

E 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

B 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 0

G 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0

D 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 0

A X X X X 3 X X

E 2 3 3 3 1 3

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