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          Forgive Me – Roy Orbison
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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capo: 1st fret
play: C
     C# Db
key:  / 
For original chords transpose this tab +1.
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[Intro] frets relative to capo
                                      C    Em   C    Em   Dm
                                   |    |    |    |    |  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|0
B|----------------|----------------|1
G|----------------|----------------|0
D|--------5---4---|3-------3-------|2
A|--------7---6---|5-------4-------|3
E|----------------|----------------|
                                                         Oh, my darling ...
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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
G7     3-2-3-0-0-3
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[Intro]
  C  Em C  Em
|  |  |  |  |
[Verse]
  Em     Dm                                   Dm
[  ]                                        |  | % |
    Oh, my darling, sweet sweet darling, here am I
      C                         C
                              |  | % |
On my knees, begging please, realize
            G                             G
                                        |  | % |
Yeah, now I know, I love you so, dry your eyes
             C  Em
           |  |  |
And forgive me.
[Verse]
  Em    Dm                      Dm
[  ]                          |  | % |
    I was wrong for so long, now I see
                C                        C
                                       |  | % |
That you're the one and only one love for me
          G                               G
                                        |  | % |
And suddenly I knew our love was meant to be,
               C  C7
             |  |  |
Yeah, Forgive me.
[Middle 8]
       F           F                                  C
                                                    |  | % |
Oh, forgive me, for all the things that I have done to you,
    G7                                C  Em C  Em
                                    |  |  |  |  |
For all the times that I have made you blue.
[Verse]
  Em        Dm                         Dm
[  ]                                 |  | % |
    These are not just empty words that I say,
         C                      C
                              |  | % |
I really mean everything that I say,
    G                             G
                                |  | % |
I'm yours, yes I'm yours, come what may,
            C    C7
         |    |    |
Please forgive me.
[Middle 8]
       Dm        F                        C
                                        |  | % |
Oh, forgive me and nevermore will you be lonely,
     G7                             C
                                 |    |  %  |
I'll make it up to you if you'll forgive me.
[Coda]
  C  Em Dm     G       C   C   C   C
|  |  |              |   |   |   | 
            O-o-oh, forgive me-- –ee  -ee.

Forgive Me chords and lyrics

Free chords for Forgive Me by Roy Orbison. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Forgive Me – Roy Orbison
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
capo: 1st fret
play: C
key: C# / Db
For original chords transpose this tab +1.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro] frets relative to capo
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| C | Em | C | Em |
[Verse]
[Verse]
[Middle 8]
[Verse]
[Middle 8]
[Coda]

Forgive Me Chords by Roy Orbison

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The chords for "Forgive Me" show the original chord names (including C, C#, Db, Em, Dm, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.