Sylvia
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Intro: C C/A# Am F
Bb Bb7
These long lonely evenings
Eb G7
Here I am on the phone
Cm F7 Bb
Wondering when she will call
Bb7
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 think she'd never heard of love my Sylvia
Eb F/Eb Dm G7
But when I'm with her Lord, I forgive her
Cm C7 Cm F7
Cause she's more than the whole world to me
Bb Am D7
There's nothing like a word of love from Sylvia
Gm Gm7 Fm Bb7
The only one I'm thinking of is Sylvia
Eb F/Eb Dm G7
Feeling so sad now, I'll be so glad now
Cm F7 Bb F#7
If I just had my Sylvia with me
B B7
That old weepin' willow
E G#7
Seems to whisper her name
C#m F#7 B
Why did she go away
B7
The tears on my pillow
G#7
They're not hard to explain
C#m C#7 C#m F#7
There's nothing else I can say
B A#m7 D#7
I'm waiting for a word of love from Sylvia
G#m G#7m F#m B
You think she'd never heard of love my Sylvia,
E F#/E D#m G#7
But when I'm with her Lord, I forgive her
C#m C#7 C#m F#7
Cause she's more than the whole world to me
B A#m7 D#7
There's nothing like a word of love from Sylvia
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'll be so glad now
C#m F#7 B
If I just had my Sylvia with me
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A#m7 = X 1 3 1 2 1
Am = X 0 2 2 1 0
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
B7 = X 2 1 2 0 2
Bb = X 1 3 3 3 1
Bb7 = X 1 3 1 3 1
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
C#7 = X 4 3 4 2 X
C#m = X 4 6 6 5 4
C/A# = X 1 2 0 1 X
C7 = X 3 2 3 1 X
Cm = X 3 5 5 4 3
D#7 = X 6 5 6 4 X
D#m = X X 1 3 4 2
D7 = X X 0 2 1 2
Dm = X X 0 2 3 1
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
Eb = X 6 5 3 4 3
F = 1 3 3 2 1 1
F#/E = X X 2 3 2 2
F#7 = 2 4 2 3 2 2
F#m = 2 4 4 2 2 2
F/Eb = X X 1 2 1 1
F7 = 1 3 1 2 1 1
Fm = 1 3 3 1 1 1
G#7 = 4 6 4 5 4 4
G#m = 4 6 6 4 4 4
G#m7 = 4 X 4 4 4 X
G7 = 3 5 3 4 3 3
Gm = 3 5 5 3 3 3
Gm7 = 3 X 3 3 3 X
How to play Sylvia
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.