Sylvia
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[Intro: ]Cm Cm/Bb F/A F7
Bb Bb7
These long lonely evenings here
Eb G7 Cm F7
I am on the phone wondering when she will
Bb Bb7
call she said she would write me
Eb G7
'cause she knows I'm alone
Cm C7 F7
but I hear nothing at all
Bb Am D7
I'm waiting for a word of love from sylvia
Gm Gm7 Fm Bb7
You'd think she never heard of love my sylvia
Eb F/Eb Dm
but when I'm with her lord,
G7 Cm C7 Cm
I forgive her 'cause she's more than the whole world to me
F7 Bb Am D7
there's nothing like a word of love from sylvia
Gm Gm7 Fm Bb7 Eb7
The only one I'm thinking of is sylvia feeling so sad
F/Eb Dm G7 Cm F7 Bb F#7
now I'll be so glad now If I just had my sylvia with me
B B7 E G#7
That old weeping willow seems to whisper her name
C#m F#7 B B7
why did she go away the tears on my pillow
E G#7 C#m C#7
they're not hard to explain there's nothing else I can
C#m F#7 B A#m7 D#7
say / I'm waiting for a word of love from sylvia
G#m G#m7 F#m B7
you'd think she never heard of love my sylvia
E F#/E D#m
but when I'm with her Lord,
G#7 C#m C#7 C#m F#7
I forgive her 'cause she's more than the whole world to me /.
B A#m7
There's nothing like a word like my sylvia
D#7 G#m G#m7 F#m B7
the only one I'm thinking of is sylvia
E F#/E D#m G#7
feeling so sad now I'd be so glad now
C#m F#7 B
If I just had my sylvia with me B/A G#m7 B/G F# F#7 B
How to play Sylvia
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Cm. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.