It Starts With L
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It Starts With "L" by TY ENGLAND
Written By Sandy Ramos
Transcription by Bahram ( Urkman@frankfurt.netsurf.de )
Intro : Intro Lick - - - D D D D D D D D
D
Verse 1 There ain't no place to dance in town
G
like the VFW when the sun goes down
A G D A
All the good looking ladies come from miles around to meet
D
Fred saw Betty Lou Baker for the fourteenth time
G
he said "I'm gonna tell her how I feel tonight"
A G D A
But he didn't know what hit him when he couldn't even move or speak
D
Chorus Well it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
G
There's a couple short letters stuck in between
D A
And it ain't too long but it always seems to get him all choked up
D
Yeah it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
G Bm
One tough syllable and he's home free
D A
It's only four letters go, get her ain't nothin' better than love
Fill : D D D D
D
Verse 2 Now Betty Lou's that girl with the long blonde hair
G
Sittin' by herself in the cane-back chair
A G D A
Anybody lookin' would think nobody cared but then
D
Fred is frettin' over yonder sittin' in the corner
G
worrying wondering if he's ever gonna
A G D A
Get the nerve, to use that word again
D
Chorus Well it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
G
There's a couple short letters stuck in between
D A
And it ain't too long but it always seems to get him all choked up
D
Yeah it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
G Bm
One tough syllable and he's home free
D A D
It's only four letters go, get her ain't nothin' better than love
Solo G G D D E E A B
E
Verse 3 Well Fred finally got around and found Betty Lou,
A
said "would ya wanna take a chance on a dance or two"
B A E B
He didn't have a clue, what Betty Lou would do in his mind
E
And then Betty Lou stood up and shook her head
A
for the longest moment that room went dead
B A E B
Until she said "Fred, Honey it's about time"
E
Chorus Well it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
A
There's a couple short letters stuck in between
E B
And it ain't too long but it always seems to get him all choked up
E
Yeah it starts with "L" and it ends with "E"
A C#m
One tough syllable and he's home free
E B E A
It's only four letters go, get her ain't nothin' better than love
E ! B !
It's only four letters go, get her ain't nothin' better than love
Outro E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Fade Out
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