Intro: Tambourine, 8 beats Bass (6X; drums enter on 8th beat, 1st time; rhythm guitar enters on 8th beat, 2nd time) () v v v v v v v v -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---3--- -----------------|----------------- Lead guitar (enters 5th time): v v v v v v v v -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----4---4---4---|-4---4---3-4-3--- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- v v v v v v v v -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -----------------|----------------- -6---6---4-6-4---|-4--------------- -----------------|-------6-6------- -----------------|----------------- Verse 1: I just got out my little red book The minute that you said goodbye I thumbed right through my little red book I wasn't gonna sit and cry And I went from A to Z I took out every pretty girl in town They danced with me and as I held them Chorus: All I did was talk about you Hear your name and I'd start to cry There's just no getting over you... oh, no... Verse 2: There ain't no girl in my little red book Who could ever replace your charms And each girl in my little red book Knows you're the one I'm thinkin' of Oh won't you please come back Without your precious love I can't go on Where can love be I need you so much repeat chorus Verse 3: (lead guitar (as per intro, doubled w/scat vocal, 2X) replaces first four lines) Oh won't you please come back Without your precious love I can't go on It's haunting me I need you so much Chorus 3: All I did was talk and talk about you Hear your name and I'd start to cry There's just no getting over you All I did was talk and talk about you Hear your name and I'd start to cry There's just no getting over you... oh no Coda: Tambourine, 8 beats Bass (4X, as per intro; drums enter on 8th beat, 1st time; rhythm guitar enters on 8th beat, 2nd time; lead guitar doubles rhythm guitar, 4th time; end cold on Am)
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