Chords
Lately

Lately by Stevie Wonder tells the story of someone suspecting their partners infidelity. Feelings of unease, suspicion, and the looming possibility of goodbye run through the lyrics. Wonder articulates his disquiet through the narration of subtle signs raising suspicion.

Key: C

Introduction:

C                                            Am7  
Lately I have had this strangest feeling,
Dm7                                      G  
With no vivid reasons here to find.
Dm7                      Am7                     Dm7                     G          C  
Yet the thought of losing you' s been hanging, round my mind...
C                                                Am7  
Far more frequently you' re wearing perfume,
Dm7                                            G  
With you say, "No special place to go"
Dm7                        Am7                Dm7  
But when I ask will you be coming back soon,
G              C                A#7+  
 You don' t know, never know.

        F  
Well, I' m a man of many wishes,
  Fm  
I hope my premonition misses,
     Em                             A4                  A7  
but what I really feel, my eyes won' t let me hide,
              Dm7  Em7  Fm7     G    C  
cause they alw-ays start to cry.
              Dm7    Em7     Fm7    G     C  
Cause this time could mean goodbye.

C                                          Am7  
Lately I' ve been staring in the mirror,
Dm7                             G  
very slowly picking me apart.
Dm7                     Am7                Dm7                     G         C  
Tryin'  to tell myself I have no reason, with your heart.
C                                                 Am7  
Just the other night while you were sleeping,
    Dm7                                            G  
I vaguely heard you whisper someone' s name.
     Dm7                 Am7                            Dm7  
But when I ask you of the thoughts you' re keeping,
G             C                  A#7+  
 you just say, nothing' s changed.

        F  
Well, I' m a man of many wishes,
  Fm  
I hope my premonition misses,
     Em                             A4                  A7  
but what I really feel, my eyes won' t let me hide,
              Dm7  Em7  Fm7     G    C  
cause they alw-ays start to cry.
              Dm7    Em7     Fm7    Gm7  G#7+    Bbm7  
Cause this time could mean goodbye,
     Cm7     F7  
goodbye

        Bb  
Well, I' m a man of many wishes,
  Bbm  
I hope my premonition misses,
     Am7                            D2                      D  
but what I really feel, my eyes won' t let me hide,
              Gm  Am7    Bbm7    C    F      D2  
cause they al-ways start to cry.
              Gm     Am7     Bbm7            C            F  
Cause this time could mean goo-oo-oo-oo-oodbye.
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