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Unchained Melody

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C major
[Chorus]
COh, my Amlove, my dFarling
I've hunGgered for your touCch
A loAmng, lonely tiGme
And Ctime goeAms by, so sloFwly
And tiGme can do so mCuch
Are Amyou still mineG?
I Cneed your loGve
I neeAmd your loEmve
God sFpeed your love Gto   Cme
[Verse]
LoFnely rivers flGow to the seFa, to the Ebsea
TFo the open arGms of the sCea
FLonely rivers siGgh:
WFait for me, wait for meEb  
FI'll be coming hoGme
Wait for Cme
[Chorus]
(Full rhythm strokes)
COh, my lAmove, my darFling
I've hunGgered for your touCch
A lonAmg, lonely tiGme
And Ctime goes Amby, so slFowly
And Gtime can do so muCch
Are Amyou still mineG?
I nCeed your lGove
I nAmeed your lEmove
God spFeed your love Gto   mCe
[Outro]
Am  F    G    C

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Unchained Melody

by The Platters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C major

[Chorus]

C Am F

Oh, my love, my darling

G C

I've hungered for your touch

Am G

A long, lonely time

C Am F

And time goes by, so slowly

G C

And time can do so much

Am G

Are you still mine?

C G

I need your love

Am Em

I need your love

F G C

God speed your love to me

[Verse]

F G F Eb

Lonely rivers flow to the sea, to the sea

F G C

To the open arms of the sea

F G

Lonely rivers sigh:

F Eb

Wait for me, wait for me

F G

I'll be coming home

Wait for me

[Chorus]

(Full rhythm strokes)

C Am F

Oh, my love, my darling

G C

I've hungered for your touch

Am G

A long, lonely time

C Am F

And time goes by, so slowly

G C

And time can do so much

Am G

Are you still mine?

C G

I need your love

Am Em

I need your love

F G C

God speed your love to me

[Outro]

Am F G C

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