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Sweet Pea:Tommy Roe.
#1 Canada, #36 in Australia, #8 in USA on
ABC Records in 1966.
INTRO:  A   D   E  A  
CHORUS:
AOh, Sweet DPea, come Eon and dance with Ame.
ACome on, come on, come Don and dance with Em...Ae.
AOh, Sweet DPea, Ewon't you be my Agirl
AWon't you, won't you, Dwon't you be my Egi..Arl?
#1.
AI went to a dance just the Eother Anight.
AI saw a girl there she was Eout of Asight.
AI asked a friend of mine who Eshe could Abe.
AHe said that her friends just Ecall her Sweet APea.
CHORUS:
AOh, Sweet DPea, come Eon and dance with Ame.
ACome on, come on, come Don and dance with Em...Ae.
AOh, Sweet DPea, Ewon't you be my Agirl?
                     A                 D     E    A..A#  
Won't you, won't you, won't you be my gi..rl?
#2.
A#I walked on over and I Fasked her to A#dance.
A#Thinkin' maybe later we'd be Fmakin' roA#mance.
A#But every guy there was Fthinkin' like A#me.
A#I had to stand in line to get a Fdance with Sweet A#Pea.
CHORUS:
A#Oh, Sweet D#Pea, come Fon and dance with A#me.
A#Come on, come on, come D#on and dance with Fm...A#e.
A#Oh, Sweet D#Pea, Fwon't you be my A#girl?
                    A#                D#     F     A#..B  
Won't you, won't you, won't you be my gi..rl?
#3.
BI finally got to whisper sweet F#words in her Bear.
BConvinced her that we oughta get aF#way from Bthere.
BWe took a little walk, I held her F#close to Bme.
BAnd underneath the stars I F#said to Sweet BPea.
CHORUS:
BOh, Sweet EPea, I F#love you can't you Bsee?
Love you, love you, Elove you can't you F#se...Be?
BOh, Sweet EPea, F#won't you be my Bgirl.
BWon't you, won't you, Ewon't you be my F#gi...Brl?
OUTRO:
BOh, Sweet EPea, I F#love you can't you Bsee?
Love you, love you, Elove you can't you F#se...Be?..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Sweet Pea

by Tommy Roe

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Sweet Pea:Tommy Roe.

#1 Canada, #36 in Australia, #8 in USA on

ABC Records in 1966.

A D E A

INTRO:

CHORUS:

A D E A

Oh, Sweet Pea, come on and dance with me.

A D E A

Come on, come on, come on and dance with m...e.

A D E A

Oh, Sweet Pea, won't you be my girl

A D E A

Won't you, won't you, won't you be my gi..rl?

#1.

A E A

I went to a dance just the other night.

A E A

I saw a girl there she was out of sight.

A E A

I asked a friend of mine who she could be.

A E A

He said that her friends just call her Sweet Pea.

CHORUS:

A D E A

Oh, Sweet Pea, come on and dance with me.

A D E A

Come on, come on, come on and dance with m...e.

A D E A

Oh, Sweet Pea, won't you be my girl?

A D E A A#

Won't you, won't you, won't you be my gi..rl?

#2.

A# F A#

I walked on over and I asked her to dance.

A# F A#

Thinkin' maybe later we'd be makin' romance.

A# F A#

But every guy there was thinkin' like me.

A# F A#

I had to stand in line to get a dance with Sweet Pea.

CHORUS:

A# D# F A#

Oh, Sweet Pea, come on and dance with me.

A# D# F A#

Come on, come on, come on and dance with m...e.

A# D# F A#

Oh, Sweet Pea, won't you be my girl?

A# D# F A# B

Won't you, won't you, won't you be my gi..rl?

#3.

B F# B

I finally got to whisper sweet words in her ear.

B F# B

Convinced her that we oughta get away from there.

B F# B

We took a little walk, I held her close to me.

B F# B

And underneath the stars I said to Sweet Pea.

CHORUS:

B E F# B

Oh, Sweet Pea, I love you can't you see?

E F# B

Love you, love you, love you can't you se...e?

B E F# B

Oh, Sweet Pea, won't you be my girl.

B E F# B

Won't you, won't you, won't you be my gi...rl?

OUTRO:

B E F# B

Oh, Sweet Pea, I love you can't you see?

E F# B

Love you, love you, love you can't you se...e?..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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