Last Kiss
J. Frank Wilson & The CavaliersVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(tacit; let bass play it out)
Well, where oh where can my baby be? The Lord took her away from me
She's gone to heaven so I got to be good, so I can see my baby when I
leave this world
We were out on a date in my daddy's car, we hadn't driven very far
There in the road, it was straight ahead, the car was stalled, the engine
was dead
I couldn't stop, so I swerved to the right, never forget the sound that
night
The cryin' tires, the bustin' glass, the painful scream that I heard last
-different vocal tune, same chords]
Well when I woke up, the rain was pouring down, there were people standing
all around
Something warm a-runnin' in my eyes, but I found my baby somehow that night
I raised her head, and when she smiled and said, "Hold me darling just a
little while",
I held her close, I kissed her our last kiss, I found the love that I knew
that I'd miss
But now she's gone, even though I hold her tight, I lost my love, my life,
that night.
Eee....eee....eee....eee....
Eee....eee....eee....eee....
So it's just an E-Cm-A-B progression repeated throughout the song. Keep a good tempo,
make it too slow. It's supposed to be more of a story than a real tearjerker. Don't make
too fast, either. You're not happy she died, either (hopefully). I like to instead of
out after a bunch of repeats, just end cold on an E after two or three "eee"
But, do as you like.
|-0-| |-4-| |-5-| |-4---|
|-0-| |-5-| |-5-| |-4---------------------------------------|
|-1-| |-6-| |-6-| |-4---------------------------------------|
|-2-| |-6-| |-7-| |-4---------------------------------------|
|-2-| |-4-| |-7-| |-2---------------------------------------|
|-0-| |---| |-5-| |-----------------------------------------|
Have fun, and rock til the heavens stop you!
--Zeke
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Readable chord sheet for Last Kiss by J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers
(tacit; let bass play it out)
Well, wh[E]ere oh where can [C#m]my baby be?[A] The Lord took her aw[B]ay from me
[E] She's gone to heaven so I [C#m]got to be good, so [A]I can see my baby when I
l[B]eave this w[E]orld
We were o[E]ut on a date in [C#m]my daddy's car,[A] we hadn't driven v[B]ery far
[E] [C#m] [A]
Ther[B]e in the road, it was straight ahead, the car was stalled, the engine
was dead
[E]I couldn't stop, so I s[C#m]werved to the right, n[A]ever forget the s[B]ound that
night
[E] [C#m] [A]
The cry[E]in' tires, the bustin' glass, the painful scream that I heard last
-different vocal tune, same chords]
Well when [E]I woke up, the rain was p[C#m]ouring down, th[A]ere were people standing
[B]all around
S[E]omething warm a-runnin'[C#m] in my eyes, b[A]ut I found my baby s[B]omehow that night
I r[E]aised her head, and when she s[C#m]miled and said, "H[A]old me darling just a
l[B]ittle while",
[E] [C#m] [A]
I held he[B]r close, I kissed her our last kiss, I found the love that I knew
that I'd miss
[E] [C#m] [A]
But now[B] she's gone, even though I hold her tight, I lost my love, my life,
that n[E]ight.
E[E]ee....[C#m]eee....e[A]ee....e[B]ee....
E[E]ee....[C#m]eee....e[A]ee....e[B]ee....
[repeat OUTRO to fade out]
So it's just an E-C
make it too slow. It's supposed to be more of a story than a real tearjerker. Don't make
too fast, either. You're not happy she died, either (hopefully). I like to instead of
out after a bunch of repeats, just end cold on an E after two or three "eee"
But, do as you like.
[E]|-0-| [C#m]|-4-| [A]|-5-| [B]|-4---|
|-0-| |-5-| |-5-| |-4---------------------------------------|
|-1-| |-6-| |-6-| |-4---------------------------------------|
|-2-| |-6-| |-7-| |-4---------------------------------------|
|-2-| |-4-| |-7-| |-2---------------------------------------|
|-0-| |---| |-5-| |-----------------------------------------|
Have fun, and rock til the heavens stop you!
--Zeke