Orchard Road
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Leo Sayer - Orchard Road (1983)
written by Alan Tarney & Leo Sayer
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dVmFpfJRPI
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 127 bpm
[Intro]
| C • • • | G/B • • • | Am • • • | Em/G • • • |
| F • • • | Am/E • • • | F/D • • • | Em/G • G • |
[Verse 1]
C G/B Am
To tell the truth it's really such a sad affair
Em/G F
Standing here, waiting in the cold night air
Am/E F/D Em/G G
But I've got to make this call, 'cause my heart is breaking
C G/B Am
I hear the pips, drop a coin in the slot, has it been that long
Em/G F Am/E F/D
I thought you'd forgotten me, I know that it's getting late
Em/G G
But I just couldn't wait
[Bridge 1]
F F/E F/D Em/G G
Will I have the nerve to say, I just wanna come back
F F/E F/D Em/G G
You shouldn't just go away, I just wanna come back
[Verse 2]
C G/B
I've been struck by such bad luck
Am Em/G F
I need a place a little happiness and some love
Am/E F/D Em/G G
I think I can see it now, now let me paint the picture
[Chorus 1]
Ab Bb
It's 12 o'clock and the curtains are drawn
Eb Dm/C Cm
They're counting sheep down in Orchard Road
Ab Bb Eb
You're hanging on the telephone line, tonight
Ab Eb/Bb Bb
And I wish I could be, in Orchard Road
[Verse 3]
C G/B Am
Not much been happening here, I think I've got a job
G F
They're gonna to call me next week
Am/E F/D Em/G G C
An' I'll be working out of town, but it sure beats hanging around
G/B Am G F
What's that? Tomorrow at two? You're kidding me no, is that alright with you
Am/E F/D Em/G G
I don't know what to say, it'll be like a holiday
[Bridge 1]
F F/E F/D Em/G G
When you say you're all alone, makes me wanna come back
F F/E F/D Em/G G
And this house is not a home, I just gotta go back
[Chorus 2]
Ab Bb
It's 12.10 when I put down the phone
Eb Bb/C Cm
Moon's shining down on Orchard Road
Ab Bb Eb
I'm feeling like a schoolboy again, tonight
Ab Eb/Bb Bb Bb (C)
I'll see you in my dreams, of Orchard Road
[Instrumental]
| C • • • | G/B • • • | Am • • • | Em/G • • • |
| F • • • | Am/E • • • |
Hoo, hoo...
[Bridge 2]
F/D Em Em7 F
It's funny but I thought I'd never go back
Em/G G F/D
I think sometimes I might lose track
Em Em7 F Em/G G
But I remember you and the things we do, oh I want it back
[Bridge 3]
A F#m7 D6/9 E7sus4
In Orchard Road, you've got my heart, I left it in your doorway
A F#m7 D6/9 E7sus4
In Orchard Road, a welcome back, is waiting there just for me
C Am9 F6/9 Fmaj7 Em/G G
In Orchard Road, the sun will shine again, I know I know
C G/A Am7 F6/9 Em/G G
In Orchard Road, you keep my love just waiting there for me
[Chorus 3]
Ab Bb
It's 8 o'clock and the dawn's arrived
Eb Bb/C Cm
In Orchard Road, it's breakfast time
Ab Bb Eb
I climb in my car and I turn the key, and I'm gone
Ab Eb/Bb Bb (C)
I am coming home, to Orchard Road...
[Fading Outro]
| C • • • | G/B • • • | Am • • • | Em/G • • • |
| F • • • | Am/E • • • | F/D • • • | Em/G • G • |
I'm coming home
| C • • • | G/B • • • | Am • • • | Em/G • • • |
I'm coming home
| F • • • | Am/E • • • | F/D • • • | Em/G • G • |
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