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WESTERN UNION
As recorded by THE Searchers
(From the 1967 Album SMASH HITS VOL. 2)
[Intro]
D
[1st Verse]
DThings went wrong today
DBad news came my way
DI woke up to find#
DThat I had blew my mind
DWestern Union man
DBad news in his hand
DKnocking at my door
DSelling me the score
[2nd Verse]
DFifteen cents a word to read
DA telegram I didn't need
DSays she doesn't care no more
DThink I'll throw it on the floor
[Bridge]
BmGot your cable Ejust today
BmKilled my groove I've Egot
To say... aDy        E     AWestern Union
DDit, da dit, da dit
[3rd Verse]
DNow you've gone away, and
DHow it's sad to say you've gone
DI remember what they said
DNow I'm going out of my head
[Bridge]
BmTelegram just hEad to say
BmYou've learned your lEesson
EAll the way... Day
[Guitar Solo]
D
[Bridge]
BmTelegram just hEad to say
BmYou've learned your lEesson
EAll the way... Day       E     AWestern Union
DDit, da dit, da dit
[Outro]
DI'll be on my way, 'cause
DThere's another girl for me
DI'll be sure of her, and
DThings will be as they were
DOh, Western Union
DWestern Union (fade)

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Western Union

by The Searchers

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WESTERN UNION

As recorded by THE Searchers

(From the 1967 Album SMASH HITS VOL. 2)

[Intro]

[1st Verse]

Things went wrong today

Bad news came my way

I woke up to find#

That I had blew my mind

Western Union man

Bad news in his hand

Knocking at my door

Selling me the score

[2nd Verse]

Fifteen cents a word to read

A telegram I didn't need

Says she doesn't care no more

Think I'll throw it on the floor

[Bridge]

Bm E

Got your cable just today

Bm E

Killed my groove I've got

D E A

To say... ay Western Union

Dit, da dit, da dit

[3rd Verse]

Now you've gone away, and

How it's sad to say you've gone

I remember what they said

Now I'm going out of my head

[Bridge]

Bm E

Telegram just had to say

Bm E

You've learned your lesson

E D

All the way... ay

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]

Bm E

Telegram just had to say

Bm E

You've learned your lesson

E D E A

All the way... ay Western Union

Dit, da dit, da dit

[Outro]

I'll be on my way, 'cause

There's another girl for me

I'll be sure of her, and

Things will be as they were

Oh, Western Union

Western Union (fade)

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