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String Along:Ricky Nelson:
Top of the charts in 1963.
INTRO:  C   Am   F  G7  
#1.
CString aAmlong, Fthat's all I G7am is just your,
Cstring aAmlong, Fsomeone that G7you just seem to,
Cbring aAmlong, Fwhenever G7you are all aClone, need some Amcompany,
Fyou always G7turn to me.
#2.
CString aAmlong (string aFlong), that's all I G7do is sorta,
Cstring aAmlong (string aFlong), you never G7seem to notice,
CI'm aAmlong, FI just want G7you to want me, Ctoo..
How I Amhope and pray, Fthat you'll need G7me some day.
(INTERLUDE:)  C   Am   F   G7(x3) G#  
#3.
C#String aBbmlong, F#that's all I G#7am is just your,
C#string aBbmlong, F#someone that G#7you just seem to,
C#bring aBbmlong, F#whenever G#7you are all C#alone, need some Bbmcompany,
F#you always G#7turn to me.
#4.
C#Treat me Bbmwrong (treat me F#wrong) and maybe G#7soon you'll lose your,
C#string aBbmlong (string aF#long), someone may G#7come and bring a,
C#love that's Bbmstrong, F#and wanna G#7string along with C#me...
find someBbmbody new, F#won't treat me G#7like you do.
OUTRO:
C#String aBbmlong (string aF#long) that's all I G#7am is just your,
C#string aBbmlong, F#someone that G#7you just seem to, C#bring aBbmlong...(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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String Along

by Ricky Nelson

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G#7

String Along:Ricky Nelson:

Top of the charts in 1963.

C Am F G7

INTRO:

#1.

C Am F G7

String along, that's all I am is just your,

C Am F G7

string along, someone that you just seem to,

C Am F G7 C Am

bring along, whenever you are all alone, need some company,

F G7

you always turn to me.

#2.

C Am F G7

String along (string along), that's all I do is sorta,

C Am F G7

string along (string along), you never seem to notice,

C Am F G7 C

I'm along, I just want you to want me, too..

Am F G7

How I hope and pray, that you'll need me some day.

C Am F G7 G#

(INTERLUDE:) (x3)

#3.

C# Bbm F# G#7

String along, that's all I am is just your,

C# Bbm F# G#7

string along, someone that you just seem to,

C# Bbm F# G#7 C# Bbm

bring along, whenever you are all alone, need some company,

F# G#7

you always turn to me.

#4.

C# Bbm F# G#7

Treat me wrong (treat me wrong) and maybe soon you'll lose your,

C# Bbm F# G#7

string along (string along), someone may come and bring a,

C# Bbm F# G#7 C#

love that's strong, and wanna string along with me...

Bbm F# G#7

find somebody new, won't treat me like you do.

OUTRO:

C# Bbm F# G#7

String along (string along) that's all I am is just your,

C# Bbm F# G#7 C# Bbm

string along, someone that you just seem to, bring along...(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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