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Standard tuning
                                                                G= 355433
INTRO                                                       Csus2= x35533
  G                                                      Csus2  Cm/ G= 335543
                                                              C/G= 335553
VERSE I                                                        Em= 022000
                     G  Cm/                                     G   D= xx0232
   Please don't ask me     what went wrong                      C= x32010
                             C/G                               G   Bm= x24432
    I never planned it to come out like this                Esus4= 022200
                G  Cm/                                      G   Asus2= x02200
   Silent moments,    thoughtless words                       F#m= 244222
                      C/G                                       G   E= 022100
    I never wanted these memories                             C#m= x46654
                                                            Dsus2= xx0230
PRE-CHORUS                                                  Fmaj7= 133210
  Em    D      C     D                                            G   Dsus4= xx0233
         Joanna
    Em     D    CI Bmlove you Esus4so
CHORUS
 Asus2Don't wait for me JoF#manna
I Bmnever meant to hurt you so, but Esus4now I have to Elet you go
 Asus2Don't wait for me JoF#manna
I'll Bmalways say a prayer for you
          C#m        F#m           D    Esus4          E  Asus2...
And hope someday that you will find       true love
INTERLUDE
...Dsus2  
VERSE II
                  G  Cm/G  
   When as children     we used to play
    C/GWe sat and wondered where we'd Gbe today
                   G  Cm/G  
   I said we'd never     be apart
    C/GBut now we lie among the Gbroken hearts
PRE-CHORUS
    Em     D    CJoaDnnaG  
    Em     D    CI Bmlove you Esus4so
CHORUS
 Asus2Don't wait for me JoF#manna
I Bmnever meant to hurt you so, but Esus4now I have to Elet you go
 Asus2Don't wait for me JoF#manna
I'll Bmalways say a prayer for you
And C#mhope one F#mday that Dyou will fEsus4ind       Etrue Fmaj7loveDsus4  D  
INTERLUDE/SOLO
  G  Cm/  G    C/G    Gx2
PRE-CHORUS
    Em     D    CJoaDnnaG  
    Em     D    CI Bmlove you Esus4so
CHORUS
 Asus2Don't walk away JoF#manna
I Bmnever meant to hurt you so, but Esus4now I know I Ecan't let go
 Asus2Don't walk away JoF#manna
I'll Bmalways say a prayer for you
           C#m        F#m          D    Esus4         E  Asus2...
And hope that you will find in me         true love.
OUTRO
...  Dsus2    Asus2    Dsus2  Asus2  

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Joanna

by Cliff Richard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus2

C/G

Esus4

Asus2

F#m

C#m

Dsus2

Fmaj7

Dsus4

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Standard tuning

= 355433

Csus2

INTRO = x35533

G Csus2 Cm G

/ = 335543

C/G

= 335553

VERSE I = 022000

G Cm G D

/ = xx0232

Please don't ask me what went wrong = x32010

C/G G Bm

= x24432

Esus4

I never planned it to come out like this = 022200

G Cm G Asus2

/ = x02200

F#m

Silent moments, thoughtless words = 244222

C/G G E

= 022100

C#m

I never wanted these memories = x46654

Dsus2

= xx0230

Fmaj7

PRE-CHORUS = 133210

Em D C D G Dsus4

= xx0233

Joanna

Em D C Bm Esus4

I love you so

CHORUS

Asus2 F#m

Don't wait for me Joanna

Bm Esus4 E

I never meant to hurt you so, but now I have to let you go

Asus2 F#m

Don't wait for me Joanna

I'll always say a prayer for you

C#m F#m D Esus4 E Asus2

...

And hope someday that you will find true love

INTERLUDE

Dsus2

...

VERSE II

G Cm G

When as children we used to play

C/G G

We sat and wondered where we'd be today

G Cm G

I said we'd never be apart

C/G G

But now we lie among the broken hearts

PRE-CHORUS

Em D C D G

Joanna

Em D C Bm Esus4

I love you so

CHORUS

Asus2 F#m

Don't wait for me Joanna

Bm Esus4 E

I never meant to hurt you so, but now I have to let you go

Asus2 F#m

Don't wait for me Joanna

I'll always say a prayer for you

C#m F#m D Esus4 E Fmaj7 Dsus4 D

And hope one day that you will find true love

INTERLUDE/SOLO

G Cm G C/G G

/ x2

PRE-CHORUS

Em D C D G

Joanna

Em D C Bm Esus4

I love you so

CHORUS

Asus2 F#m

Don't walk away Joanna

Bm Esus4 E

I never meant to hurt you so, but now I know I can't let go

Asus2 F#m

Don't walk away Joanna

I'll always say a prayer for you

C#m F#m D Esus4 E Asus2

...

And hope that you will find in me true love.

OUTRO

Dsus2 Asus2 Dsus2 Asus2

...

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