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The Cats - Lea (Arnold Mühren)
Key: Ab
Capo: 1st fret.
Lea was The Cats' first number one hit in The Netherlands in 1968.
[Intro]
| Gsus4   G   Dsus4   D| x2
[Verse 1]
          G     D|          G    Bm|
How do you feel,  loving a rose,
            C             G|  D7sus4    D7|
guarding her life day and night.
          G     D|              G    Bm|
How do you feel,  loosing that rose,
           C                G|  Dsus4    D|     D7|
killed by a storm you can`t fight.
[Chorus]
    G     C|      G|
Lea, Le - a,
  Dsus4             D| Gsus4   G   Gsus4   G|
girl,    now you`re gone.
        G          C|G  
Leaving, leaving behind,
 |             Am  G  
a mem’ry of your smile,
         |             Am    D7sus4|      D7sus4|
that will never leave my mi   -   nd.
[Verse 2]
               G      D|             G    Bm|
Where are those words,  I heard you say,
            C         G|  D7sus4    D7|
you would forever b - e mine.
               G      D|           G    Bm|
Where are those words,  how can I pray,
         C        G|  Dsus4    D|     D7|
loosing a love so devine.
[Chorus]
    G     C|      G|
Lea, Le – a,
  Dsus4             D| Gsus4   G   Gsus4   G|
girl,    now you`re gone.
        G          C|G  
Leaving, leaving behind,
 |             Am  G  
a mem’ry of your smile,
         |             Am    D7sus4|     D7|
that will never leave my mi   -   nd.
[Chorus]
    G     C|      G|
Lea, Le – a,
  Dsus4             D| Gsus4   G   Gsus4   G|
girl,    now you`re gone.
        G          C|G  
Leaving, leaving behind,
 |             Am  G  
a mem’ry of your smile,
         |             Am    D7sus4|
that will never leave my mind.
[Outro] (fade out)
    G     C|    G|
Lea, Le – a,
  Dsus4             D| Gsus4   G   Gsus4   G|
girl,    now you`re gone.

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Lea

by The Cats

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

Dsus4

D7sus4

The Cats - Lea (Arnold Mühren)

Key: Ab

Capo: 1st fret.

Lea was The Cats' first number one hit in The Netherlands in 1968.

[Intro]

Gsus4 G Dsus4 D

| | x2

[Verse 1]

G D G Bm

| |

How do you feel, loving a rose,

C G D7sus4 D7

| |

guarding her life day and night.

G D G Bm

| |

How do you feel, loosing that rose,

C G Dsus4 D D7

| | |

killed by a storm you can`t fight.

[Chorus]

G C G

| |

Lea, Le - a,

Dsus4 D Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

| |

girl, now you`re gone.

G C G

Leaving, leaving behind,

Am G

a mem’ry of your smile,

Am D7sus4 D7sus4

| | |

that will never leave my mi - nd.

[Verse 2]

G D G Bm

| |

Where are those words, I heard you say,

C G D7sus4 D7

| |

you would forever b - e mine.

G D G Bm

| |

Where are those words, how can I pray,

C G Dsus4 D D7

| | |

loosing a love so devine.

[Chorus]

G C G

| |

Lea, Le – a,

Dsus4 D Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

| |

girl, now you`re gone.

G C G

Leaving, leaving behind,

Am G

a mem’ry of your smile,

Am D7sus4 D7

| | |

that will never leave my mi - nd.

[Chorus]

G C G

| |

Lea, Le – a,

Dsus4 D Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

| |

girl, now you`re gone.

G C G

Leaving, leaving behind,

Am G

a mem’ry of your smile,

Am D7sus4

| |

that will never leave my mind.

[Outro] (fade out)

G C G

| |

Lea, Le – a,

Dsus4 D Gsus4 G Gsus4 G

| |

girl, now you`re gone.

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