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Just A Little:Beau Brummels.
INTRO:  
    Em       C       A      D(x2)
Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh
1.EmI can't stay, yes I Cknow,
CYou know Ahow I hate to gDo,
DBut Emgoodbye, love was Csweet,
COur two Aworlds can never Dmeet.
CHORUS:
DSo I'll Gcry just a Dlittle,
'DCause I Clove you Dso,
DAnd I'll Gdie just a Dlittle,
'DCause I Chave to Bgo... Emaway.
2.EmCan't you see how I fCeel,
CWhen I Asay love's Dunreal?
DBut goodEmbye, it's been Csweet,
CEven Athough it's inDcomplete.
CHORUS AGAIN:
3.DEvery Emnight I still Chear,
CAll your Asighs, very Dclear.
DNow your Emlove's gone Caway
CAs I Aonce heard you Dsay.
CHORUS:
SECOND CHORUS:
EmNow I've Gcried just a Dlittle,
'DCause I Cloved you Dso,
DAnd I Gdied just a Dlittle,
'DCause I Chad to Bgo... Emaway.
OUTRO:
    Em       C       A      D(x2)   (End on Em)
Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh. 
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The Word

by The Beau Brummels

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Just A Little:Beau Brummels.

INTRO:

Em C A D

(x2)

Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh

Em C

1.I can't stay, yes I know,

C A D

You know how I hate to go,

D Em C

But goodbye, love was sweet,

C A D

Our two worlds can never meet.

CHORUS:

D G D

So I'll cry just a little,

D C D

'Cause I love you so,

D G D

And I'll die just a little,

D C B Em

'Cause I have to go... away.

Em C

2.Can't you see how I feel,

C A D

When I say love's unreal?

D Em C

But goodbye, it's been sweet,

C A D

Even though it's incomplete.

CHORUS AGAIN:

D Em C

3.Every night I still hear,

C A D

All your sighs, very clear.

D Em C

Now your love's gone away

C A D

As I once heard you say.

CHORUS:

SECOND CHORUS:

Em G D

Now I've cried just a little,

D C D

'Cause I loved you so,

D G D

And I died just a little,

D C B Em

'Cause I had to go... away.

OUTRO:

Em C A D Em

(x2) (End on )

Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh.

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat!

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