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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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SUDDENLY (Soraya)
Verse: (repeat almost endlessly)
   |    F#m|      E|      A|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------02---2----0-2-0-|
G|-2-----2-4-----4----2------------|
D|-----4-------6-------------------|
A|---4-------7-----0---------------|
E|-2-------4-----------------------|
F#ma thousand Eeyes lookAing at me
F#mbut yours is the Elook that Agoes right through me and i
F#mcannot Ehide Afrom your stare
should i F#mlet you Ein - Ado i dare
F#msome other Ehands have Atried before
but F#myours is the Etouch that Amakes me want more
F#mcannot Ehide the Aurgency
to F#mhave you Elying Ahere with me because
Chorus
AsuddenEly in D(add9)my life
there's Asomething that's Egot me D(add9)mystified and i
Acannot Efight it but D(add9)i can try to keep Athe wondeEr of it aD(add9)live
a thousand words have tried to say
but yours are the ones that'll never fade away
and i cannot hide from their sound
i am mesmerized spinning round and round and
some other hearts have tried to steal mine
yours is the one that i now hold dear
i'll do what it takes to keep you here
i'm a selfish fool but i have no fear
Chorus
Mandolin-Solo: (those underlined play with mandolin-effect)
 |        |        |     |
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-15-14-15-14----14---------17-17-17-|
G|-------------------------15----16-14------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
    |        |     |      |           |      |         |       |
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-15-14-15-17-14----------------------------14----14-15------|
G|---------------------------------14-16-14-16----16-------16-14-|
D|----------------------------14-16------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
             |        |        |          |
e|-------------------------16-17------------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-15-14-15---------------------------|
G|----------------------16------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
a thousand times i've tried to stay alone by pushing you away
time after time and tear after tear
i find myself back her with you
a thousand visions have come to me
all promising serenity
as i struggle to find the source of this peace
i always end up with your kiss
2x Chorus
Solo ad lib.

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Suddenly

by Soraya

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

D(add9)

SUDDENLY (Soraya)

Verse: (repeat almost endlessly)

F#m E A

| | | |

e|---------------------------------|

B|-----------------02---2----0-2-0-|

G|-2-----2-4-----4----2------------|

D|-----4-------6-------------------|

A|---4-------7-----0---------------|

E|-2-------4-----------------------|

F#m E A

a thousand eyes looking at me

F#m E A

but yours is the look that goes right through me and i

F#m E A

cannot hide from your stare

F#m E A

should i let you in - do i dare

F#m E A

some other hands have tried before

F#m E A

but yours is the touch that makes me want more

F#m E A

cannot hide the urgency

F#m E A

to have you lying here with me because

Chorus

A E D(add9)

suddenly in my life

A E D(add9)

there's something that's got me mystified and i

A E D(add9) A E D(add9)

cannot fight it but i can try to keep the wonder of it alive

a thousand words have tried to say

but yours are the ones that'll never fade away

and i cannot hide from their sound

i am mesmerized spinning round and round and

some other hearts have tried to steal mine

yours is the one that i now hold dear

i'll do what it takes to keep you here

i'm a selfish fool but i have no fear

Chorus

Mandolin-Solo: (those underlined play with mandolin-effect)

| | | |

e|------------------------------------------------|

B|-17-17-17-17-15-14-15-14----14---------17-17-17-|

G|-------------------------15----16-14------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

| | | | | | | |

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-17-15-14-15-17-14----------------------------14----14-15------|

G|---------------------------------14-16-14-16----16-------16-14-|

D|----------------------------14-16------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

| | | |

e|-------------------------16-17------------------|

B|-17-17-17-17-15-14-15---------------------------|

G|----------------------16------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------|

a thousand times i've tried to stay alone by pushing you away

time after time and tear after tear

i find myself back her with you

a thousand visions have come to me

all promising serenity

as i struggle to find the source of this peace

i always end up with your kiss

2x Chorus

Solo ad lib.

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