Wives And Lovers
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Wives And Lovers:Dionne Warwick.
Top of the charts in 1965.
#1.
Em7 A7 G/B A7
Hey, little girl, comb your hair, fix your makeup,
Em7 A7 G/B A7
soon he will open the door.
F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7
Don't think because there's a ring on your finger,
F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7
you shouldn't try anymore.
Chorus:
Bm7/5- E7 Bm7/5- E7
For wives should always be lovers, too.
C#m7/5- F#7 C#m7/5- F#7
Run to his arms the moment he comes home to you.
Bm7/5- Fmaj7 E7 G/B A7
I'm warn....ing you.
#2.
Em7 A7 G/B A7
Day after day, there are girls at the office,
Em7 A7 G/B
and men will always be men.
F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7
Don't send him off with your hair still in curlers.
F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7
You might not see him again.
Chorus:
Bm7/5- E7 Bm7/5- E7
For wives should always be lovers, too.
C#m7/5- F#7 C#m7/5- F#7
Run to his arms the moment he comes home to you.
Bm7/5- Fmaj7 E7
He's al.....most here.
#2.
Em7 A7 G/B A7
Hey, little girl, better wear something pretty,
Em7 A7 G/B A7
something you'd wear to go to the city.
F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7
And dim all the lights, pour the wine, start the music.
Em7 A7 D D6
Time to get ready for love.
F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7
Dim all the lights, pour the wine,start the music.
Em7 A7 D D6
Time to get ready for love.
Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D D6
Time to get ready...time to get ready for love.
Em7 A7 Em7 A7 D
Time to get ready...time to get ready for love.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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