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Western Union by Five Americans
Western Union
Intro:
organ: D5 (4 bars; fades in)
guitar (2X alone; 2X after bass and drums enter)
D Dsus4
v v v v v v v v
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Verse 1:
D Dsus4
Things went wrong today
D Dsus4
Bad news came my way
D Dsus4
I woke up to find
D Dsus4
A wire that blew my mind
D Dsus4 [1, 4: 2X; 2, 3: 1X 5: to coda]
Verse 2:
Western Union man
Bad news in his hand
Knocking at my door
Selling me the score
Verse 3:
Fifteen cents a word to read
A telegram I didn't need
Said she didn't care no more
Think I'll throw it on the floor
Bridge 1:
Bm E
Got your cable just today
Bm E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Killed my groove, I've got to say, hey
[1, 3: to refrain 2: to solo]
Refrain:
E A [N.C.]
/ / / / /
(...hey) Western Union
(acapella; high voice holds A; low voice alternates A and G):
--| Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
--| Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
(band enters)
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Verse 4:
Now you've gone away and
How it's sad to say you've gone
I remember what they said
Now I'm going out of my head
Bridge 2:
Telegram just had to say
You've learned your lesson all the way, hey
Organ solo:
D Dsus4 [4X]
/ / / / / / / /
[repeat bridge 2]
[repeat refrain]
Verse 5:
I'll be on my way 'cause
There's another girl for me
I'll be sure of her and
Things'll be as they were
Coda (repeat to fade):
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
(Western Union, oh Western Union)
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version 2
Intro:
organ: D5 (4 bars; fades in)
guitar (2X alone; 2X after bass and drums enter)
D Dsus4
v v v v v v v v
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-----7-----7-----|-----8-----8-----
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-0---------------|-0---------------
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Verse 1:
D Dsus4
Things went wrong today
D Dsus4
Bad news came my way
D Dsus4
I woke up to find
D Dsus4
A wire that blew my mind
D Dsus4 [1, 4: 2X; 2, 3: 1X 5: to coda]
Verse 2:
Western Union man
Bad news in his hand
Knocking at my door
Selling me the score
Verse 3:
Fifteen cents a word to read
A telegram I didn't need
Said she didn't care no more
Think I'll throw it on the floor
Bridge 1:
Bm E
Got your cable just today
Bm E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Killed my groove, I've got to say, hey
[1, 3: to refrain 2: to solo]
Refrain:
E A [N.C.]
/ / / / /
(...hey) Western Union
(acapella; high voice holds A; low voice alternates A and G):
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
(band enters)
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Verse 4:
Now you've gone away and
How it's sad to say you've gone
I remember what they said
Now I'm going out of my head
Bridge 2:
Telegram just had to say
You've learned your lesson all the way, hey
Organ solo:
D Dsus4 [4X]
/ / / / / / / /
[repeat bridge 2]
[repeat refrain]
Verse 5:
I'll be on my way 'cause
There's another girl for me
I'll be sure of her and
Things'll be as they were
Coda (repeat to fade):
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
(Western Union, oh Western Union)
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version 3
INTRO: D Dsus4 (x4)
#1.
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Things went wrong today, bad news came my way..
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
I woke up to find, a wire that blew my mind.
D Dsus4 (x2)
#2.
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Western Union man, bad news in his hand,
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
knocking at my door, telling me the score.
D Dss4 (x2)
#3.
D Dsus4
Fifteen cents a word to read,
D Dsus4
a telegram I didn`t need.
D Dsus4
Said she didn`t care no more,
D Dus4
think I`ll throw it on the floor.
CHORUS:
Bm E Bm
Got your cable just today, killed my groove,
E D Dsus4 D Dsus4
I`ve got to say,..hey......
E A
hey.....Western Union..
NC
Da-da-da-da-da..da-da-da-da-da,
Da-da-da-da-da..da-da-da-da-da.
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da..da-da-da-da-da,
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da..da-da-da-da-da.
#4.
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Now you`ve gone away, and how it`s sad to say,
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
you`ve gone.
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
I remember what they said, now I`m going out of my head.
D Dsus4 (x2)
CHORUS:
Bm E Bm
Telegram just had to say, you`ve learned your lesson
E A
all the way, hey..
D Dsus4 (x4)
#5.
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
I`ll be on my way, cause there`s another girl for me,
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
I`ll be sure of her and things`ll be as they were.
OUTRO:
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da..da-da-da-da-da..
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da..da-da-da-da-da..
D Dsus4 D
Oh, Western Union, oh, Western Union..(Fade.)
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version 4
D
D Dsus4 4x
D Dsus4
Things went wrong today
D Dsus4
Bad news came my way
D Dsus4
I woke up to find
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
A wire that blew my mind
D Dsus4
Western Union man
D Dsus4
Bad news in his hand
D Dsus4
Knocking at my door
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Selling me the score
D Dsus4
Fifteen cents a word to read
D Dsus4
A telegram I didn't need
D Dsus4
Said she didn't care no more
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Think I'll throw it on the floor
Bm E
Got your cable just today,
Bm E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 E A
Killed my groove, I've got to say, heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
A
Western Union:
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Now you've gone away and,
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
How it's sad to say you've gone
D Dsus4
I remember what they said,
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Now I'm going out of my head
Bm E
Telegram just had to say,
Bm E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 E A
You've learned your lesson all the way, heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
D Dsus4 2x
Bm E
Telegram just had to say
Bm E D Dsus4 D Dsus4 E A
You've learned your lesson all the way, heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
A
Western Union:
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
D Dsus4
I'll be on my way 'cause
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
There's another girl for me
D Dsus4
I'll be sure of her and
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Things will be as they were
D Dsus4
Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da-da
Western Union, oh Western Union
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