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Come Softly to Me ? The Fleetwoods

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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

The Fleetwoods
Come Softly to Me (1959)
(Gretchen Christopher/Barbara Ellis/Gary Troxel)

Now on ?Come Softly To Me – The Very Best Of?

The tab points out the harmonies used throughout the song. When playing
alone, I use the basic pattern to add these beautiful tensions.

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CHORUS

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e|----0---0---0---|----1---0-------|----0---0---0---|----1---0-------|
B|----1---1---1---|----3---1-------|----1---1---1---|----3---1-------|
G|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Come soft-ly dar-ling Come soft-ly dar-ling

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G|----2---2---2---|----4---2---2---|0---0---0---0---|----2---0-------|
D|0---------------|0-----------0---|--0-----------0-|--0-----------0-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|

Come soft-ly dar-ling Come soft-ly dar-ling

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D|----------------|----------------|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Come softly dar-ling come to me sta-ay

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G|----2---2---2---|----4---2---2---|0---2---0---0---|----2---0-------|
D|0---------------|0-----------0---|--0-----------0-|--0-----------0-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|

You?re my ob- ses-sion for- e-ver and a da-ay

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capo 1st fret

INTRO (a capella, no chords)

Mm dooby do
C
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do
C
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, dooby do
Dm7
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, ooby do
G
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, mm dooby do

Come softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
Come softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
Come softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
Come softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)

Come softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
Come to me stay
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
You’re my obsession
Forever and a day
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)

C
I want, want you to know, dooby do
(Ooh)
C
I love, I love you so, dooby do
(Ooh)
Dm7
Please hold, hold me so tight, ?n?dooby do
(Ooh)
G
All through, all through the night, n?dooby do
(Ooh) (Aaah—-)

C
Speak softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
C
Hear what I say
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
Dm7
I love you always
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
G
Always, always
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)

C
I’ve waited, waited so long, n?dooby do
(Ooh)
C
For your kisses and your love, n?dooby do
(Aah)
Dm7
Please come, come to me, n?dooby do
(Ooh)
G
From up, from up above, n?dooby do
(Aah)

C
Come softly darling
(I want, want you to know, dooby do)
C
Come softly darling
(I love, I love you so, dooby do)
Dm7
Co–me soft-ly
(I need, need you so much, n?dooby do)
G
Co–me soft-ly
(I want to feel your warm, warm touch, n?dooby do)

C
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do
(Oooh)
C
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, dooby do
(Mmmmh)
Dm7
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, ooby do
(Oooh)
G
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, mm dooby do
(Mmmmh)

C
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do
(Oooh)
C
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, dooby do
(Mmmmh)
Dm7
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, ooby do
(Oooh)
G
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, mm dooby do
(Mmmmh)

(fade)