Key: C
Introduction:
E
B
G
D
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B
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D
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how many tears must I cry
E
B
G
D
A
E
before you heart is satis fied
VERSE--(continue with bass simile)
C F/C C7+ Bb C Bb
How ma ny flames must I walk through
F Bb/F F G C/G G7
Before I make it up to you
Bb/F F Bb/F F
I wanna ask now how much
F/C C F/C C
Oh-oh oh-oh how much
C/E Bb/F F Bb/F F C/E
Oh-oh oh-oh how much
Dm7 C/E Bb G7 C
Oh how much does it have to hurt to make it right
C F/C C7+ Bb C Bb
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B
G
D
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E
C F/C C7+ Bb C Bb
I've been a fool I con fess
F Bb/F F G C/G G7
But I know in your heart you love me no less
G/C Bb F Bb
Just tell me how bad must my body ache
F Bb/F F G G7
Before I live down my one mistake
Bb/F F Bb/F F
I keep wonderin how much
F/C C
Oh oh oh oh how much
C/E Bb/F F Bb/F F C/E
Oh how much
Dm7 C/E Bb G7
How much does it have to hurt
C F/C C7+
to get back in your life
C7+ Dm7 Em7 Eb7+ F Eb7+
E
B
G
D
A
E
Just how much does
Dm7 D7/4 Dm7 Eb Bb Eb
E
B
G
D
A
E
thrill you To see me down on my knees
G7
Don't you know I love you baby .... mercy please
steel drum solo on Chorus
C Dm/C C7+ Bb C Bb7+
E
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G
D
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E