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#From Trond J. Stroem Jul 25 ’94 at 2:50 pm 60
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# Gene Pitney
# “I’m Gonna Be Strong”
# (B. Mann – C. Weil)
# Transcribed by:
# rogers@calamari.hi.com (Andrew Rogers)
#intro:
#
verse 1:
I can see
You’re slipping away from me
And you’re so afraid
I’ll plead with you to stay
But I’m gonna be strong
And let you go your way
verse 2:
Our love is gone
There’s no sense in holding on
‘Cause your pity now
Would be too much to bear
So I’m gonna be strong
And pretend I don’t care
bridge:
I’m gonna be strong and stand as tall as I can
Yes, I’m gonna be strong and let you run along
And take it like a man
coda:
When you say it’s the end
I’ll just hand you a line
I'll smile and say
Don’t you worry, I’m fine
And you’ll never know
Darling after you kiss me goodbye
How I’ll break [Bb/C]down and cry
From: rogers@calamari.hi.com (Andrew Rogers)

Intro: A D A D (fingerpicking)

If I didn’t have a dime,and I didn’t take the time
To play the juke box
Whoa-o-o Saturday night would have been a
sad and lonely night for me

And if you weren’t standing there
Ruby lips and golden hair, beside the juke box
Whoa-o-o I’d have lost my chance to
Hold you while you danced with me,umm hum

While the records turned and turned
We danced and learned, our hearts had yearned for this
Neath the moon we walked and walked and
talked of love, and then…we kiiiissed

Now with every sweet caress
Oh my darlin’ have I blessed that little juke box
Whoa-o-o love songs that they sing
Wouldn’t mean a single thing

Even though you’re standing there
Ruby lips and golden hair
If I didn’t have a dime and I didn’t
Take the time…to play the juke box

(humming verse and fade)

by: Jos Duarte
jtduarte1@netcabo.pt

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#From Trond J. Stroem Jul 25 ’94 at 2:55 pm 60
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# Gene Pitney
# “It Hurts To Be In Love”
# (Greenfield-Miller)
# Transcribed by:
# rogers@calamari.hi.com (Andrew Rogers)
#
#intro:
#
verse 1:
It hurts to be in love
When the only one you love
Turns out to be someone
Who’s not in love with you
It hurts to love her so
When deep down inside you know
She will never want you
F# (n.c.)
No matter what you do
chorus:
And so you cry a little bit
(it hurts to be in love)
Oh, die a little bit
(it hurts to be in love)
Day and night
Night and day
It hurts to be in love this way
verse 2:
How long can I exist
Wanting lips I’ve never kissed
She gives all her kisses
To somebody else
She thinks I’m just a friend
Though it hurts I must pretend
The only way to keep her
Is keep it to myself
(repeat chorus)
(organ solo – chords as per last half of verse)
(repeat chorus)
coda (repeat to fade):
It hurts to be in love
Day and night
Night and day
It hurts to be in love
Night and day
Day and night
rogers@calamari.hi.com (Andrew Rogers)

Intro:

(electric guitar w/tremolo):

v [(G7)] v v v [(Eb6)] v

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Chorus 1:

Only love can break a heart
Only love can mend it again

Link (w/whistling):

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Verse 1:

Last night I hurt you
But darling
Bb Ab G7 (w/riff from intro)
Remember this

Chorus 2:

Only love can break a heart
Only love can mend it again hmm hmm

Verse 2:

You know I’m sorry
I’ll prove it
With just one kiss

(repeat chorus 1)

Bridge:

Give me a chance to make up for the harm I’ve done
Try to forgive me, and let’s keep
F Eb/F F Eb/F E/F F (N.C.)
The two of us one

Verse 3:

Please let me hold you
And love you
For always and always

Coda:

Only love can break a heart
Only love can mend it again

Only love can break a heart
Only love can mend it again

(repeat to fade w/whistling:)

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— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers