Ah-la Song
Joe PurdyVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
x2023x
20023x
320033
x02220
022000
Note: Both Bm and Fm chords are played with a hammer-on using the index finger --
to the song for timing.
Sitting in a Dixon garden, wishing that you and I weren't parting
For the last time, the last time
And I said, "Why you want to get married anyway? That man's got a family"
And then you say, "Couldn't wait on you forever, or could I?"
"Guess not"
There's an awkward silence for the first time, so many years
And as I recall you used to be mine, not some property of his
And I sing "Ah la don't go, ah la stay
Ah la don't go, don't go away."
Maybe I should apologize, for I treated you so
And I'm so sorry that I left you here, I just wish I could have known
You say, "You never can tell, and it's not your fault
See these things just happen when you're dealing with the hands on a clock of a woman"
"And he treats me fine, and anyways I'm getting older"
She said, "Oh but I still miss you sometimes, when the weather's getting colder"
And she sang "Ah la don't go, ah la stay
Ah la don't go, don't go away."
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^ ^B8 B8 B8[B7] ^ ^ ^
Do we say goodbye, or just see you later?
She said "Don't make me cry,
'Cause it's enough just to know
That I won't ever hold you close
And I won't ever smell your skin,
And I know how I'm supposed to feel,
Here we go again singing, "Ah la don't go, ah la stay
Ah la don't go, don't go away."
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Readable chord sheet for Ah-la Song by Joe Purdy
[Bm] x2023x [F#m] 20023x [G] 320033 [A] x02220 [Em] 022000 Note: Both Bm and F to the song for timing. [Bm] [F#m] [G] [A] [Bm]Sitting in a [F#m]Dixon garden,[Bm] wishing that [F#m]you and I weren't parting For the l[G]ast time, the l[A]ast time And I said,[Bm] "Why you want to get [F#m]married anyway?[Bm] That man's got a [F#m]family" And then you say,[G] "Couldn't wait on you f[A]orever, or could I?" [Bm] "Guess not"[F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm]There's an awkward [F#m]silence for the first time[Bm], so many year[F#m]s [Bm]And as I recall you [F#m]used to be mine, not some p[G]roperty of h[A]is And I sing [Bm]"Ah la don'[F#m]t go, [Bm]ah la st[F#m]ay [Bm]Ah la don't[F#m] go, [G]don't go a[Bm]way." [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm]Maybe [F#m]I should apologize,[Bm] for I treated you[F#m] so [Bm]And I'm so s[F#m]orry that I left you [G]here, I just w[A]ish I could have known You say,[Bm] "You never can [F#m]tell, an[Bm]d it's not your[F#m] fault [Bm]See these things just ha[F#m]ppen when you're dealing [G]with the hands on a [A]clock of a woman" [Bm] [F#m] [Bm]"And he treats me[F#m] fine, and an[Bm]yways I'm getting [F#m]older" She said, "[Bm]Oh but I still [F#m]miss you sometimes,[G] when the weather's getting [A]colder" And she sang [Bm]"Ah la don'[F#m]t go, [Bm]ah la st[F#m]ay [Bm]Ah la don't[F#m] go, [G]don't go a[Bm]way." [F#m] [Bm] [F#m] [E5]^[E7] [E5] [B7] [B7] [G7] [E5] [E5]^[E7] [E5] [B7] [B7] [E5]^[E7] [E5] [B7] [B7] [B7] [B7]^B8 B8 B8[B7] [B7] [B5]^[B7] [B5] [B5]^[B7] [B7] [B5]^[B7] [Bm]Do we say [F#m]goodbye,[Bm] or just see you [F#m]later? She said "D[Em]on't make me [F#m]cry, 'Cause it's [G]enough just to [F#m]know That I won't [G]ever hold you [F#m]close And I won't [G]ever smell your [F#m]skin, And I k[G]now how I'm supposed to feel, [A]Here we go again singing,[Bm] "Ah la [F#m]don't go,[Bm] ah la st[F#m]ay [Bm]Ah la don't[F#m] go, [G]don't go aw[Bm]ay." [F#m]