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Words:The Monkees.
#11 in 1967.
INTRO: C#m  
#1.
C#mGirl, don`t you know everytime I see you smiling..
(Hurts so bad cause when I see you, I start crying.)
C#mTry everything to stop but there`s no denying..
(Falling in love with you, girl is just like dying.)
DAaaaaaaahh, don`t C#walk away..Dhhhhhooowww, how can I Bmake you stay?
(Don`t turn away..I can still hear you saying those..)
CHORUS:
EWords that Anever were Etrue..Aspoken to Ehelp noAbody but C#you.
F#Words with Blies inF#side but Bsmall enough to F#hide,
til your Bplaying was D#through.
#2.
C#mGirl, don`t you know we can work it out with talking..
(You won`t turn around or slow down your walking.)
C#mI`ve given you everything with a kiss to seal it..
(You had to get your kicks out of trying to steal it.)
DNnnoooowwww, I`m sC#tanding here..Dstraaaaange, strange, voices Bin my ears.
(I feel the tears but all I can hear are those..)
CHORUS:
EWords that Anever were Etrue..Aspoken to Ehelp noAbody but C#you.
F#Words with Blies inF#side but Bsmall enough to F#hide,
til your Bplaying was D#through.
(INTERLUDE:ORGAN:)C#m  
#3.
DNnnnoooowwww, I`m standing C#here..Dstraaaange, strange, voices Bin my ears.
(I feel the tears but all I can hear are those..)
CHORUS:
EWords that Anever were Etrue..Aspoken to Ehelp noAbody but C#you.
F#Words with Blies inF#side but Bsmall enough to F#hide,
til your Bplaying was D#through.
OUTRO:
EWords that Anever were Etrue..Aspoken to Ehelp noAbody but C#you.
F#Words with Blies inF#side but Bsmall enough to F#hide,
til your Bplaying was D#through.(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Words

by The Monkees

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C#m

Words:The Monkees.

#11 in 1967.

C#m

INTRO:

#1.

C#m

Girl, don`t you know everytime I see you smiling..

(Hurts so bad cause when I see you, I start crying.)

C#m

Try everything to stop but there`s no denying..

(Falling in love with you, girl is just like dying.)

D C# D B

Aaaaaaaahh, don`t walk away..hhhhhooowww, how can I make you stay?

(Don`t turn away..I can still hear you saying those..)

CHORUS:

E A E A E A C#

Words that never were true..spoken to help nobody but you.

F# B F# B F#

Words with lies inside but small enough to hide,

B D#

til your playing was through.

#2.

C#m

Girl, don`t you know we can work it out with talking..

(You won`t turn around or slow down your walking.)

C#m

I`ve given you everything with a kiss to seal it..

(You had to get your kicks out of trying to steal it.)

D C# D B

Nnnoooowwww, I`m standing here..straaaaange, strange, voices in my ears.

(I feel the tears but all I can hear are those..)

CHORUS:

E A E A E A C#

Words that never were true..spoken to help nobody but you.

F# B F# B F#

Words with lies inside but small enough to hide,

B D#

til your playing was through.

C#m

(INTERLUDE:ORGAN:)

#3.

D C# D B

Nnnnoooowwww, I`m standing here..straaaange, strange, voices in my ears.

(I feel the tears but all I can hear are those..)

CHORUS:

E A E A E A C#

Words that never were true..spoken to help nobody but you.

F# B F# B F#

Words with lies inside but small enough to hide,

B D#

til your playing was through.

OUTRO:

E A E A E A C#

Words that never were true..spoken to help nobody but you.

F# B F# B F#

Words with lies inside but small enough to hide,

B D#

til your playing was through.(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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