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Come Softly to Me ? The Fleetwoods
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The Fleetwoods
Come Softly to Me (1959)
(Gretchen Christopher/Barbara Ellis/Gary Troxel)
Now on ?Come Softly To Me - The Very Best Of?
The tab points out the harmonies used throughout the song. When playing
alone, I use the basic pattern to add these beautiful tensions.
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CHORUS
[C]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|----0---0---0---|----1---0-------|----0---0---0---|----1---0-------|
B|----1---1---1---|----3---1-------|----1---1---1---|----3---1-------|
G|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Come soft-ly dar-ling Come soft-ly dar-ling
[Dm7] [G]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----1---1---1---|----3---1---1---|0---0---0---0---|----1---0-------|
G|----2---2---2---|----4---2---2---|0---0---0---0---|----2---0-------|
D|0---------------|0-----------0---|--0-----------0-|--0-----------0-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|
Come soft-ly dar-ling Come soft-ly dar-ling
[C]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|----0---0---0---|----1---0-------|----0---0---0---|----1---0-------|
B|----1---1---1---|----3---1-------|----1---1---1---|----3---1-------|
G|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Come softly dar-ling come to me sta-ay
[Dm7] [G]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----1---1---1---|----3---1---1---|0---1---0---0---|----1---0-------|
G|----2---2---2---|----4---2---2---|0---2---0---0---|----2---0-------|
D|0---------------|0-----------0---|--0-----------0-|--0-----------0-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|
You?re my ob- ses-sion for- e-ver and a da-ay
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capo 1st fret
INTRO (a capella, no chords)
[C]
Mm dooby do
C [C]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do
C [Dm7]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, dooby do
Dm7 [G]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, ooby do
G [C]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, mm dooby do
[C] Come softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
[C] Come softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
[Dm7] Come softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
[G] Come softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
[C] Come softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
[C] Come to me stay
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
[Dm7] You're my obsession
For[G]ever and a day
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
C [C]
I want, want you to know, dooby do
(Ooh)
C [Dm7]
I love, I love you so, dooby do
(Ooh)
Dm7 [G]
Please hold, hold me so tight, ?n?dooby do
(Ooh)
G [C]
All through, all through the night, n?dooby do
(Ooh) (Aaah----)
C [C]
Speak softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
C [Dm7]
Hear what I say
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
Dm7 [G]
I love you always
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
G [C]
Always, always
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
C [C]
I've waited, waited so long, n?dooby do
(Ooh)
C [Dm7]
For your kisses and your love, n?dooby do
(Aah)
Dm7 [G]
Please come, come to me, n?dooby do
(Ooh)
G [C]
From up, from up above, n?dooby do
(Aah)
C [C]
Come softly darling
(I want, want you to know, dooby do)
C [Dm7]
Come softly darling
(I love, I love you so, dooby do)
Dm7 [G]
Co--me soft-ly
(I need, need you so much, n?dooby do)
G [C]
Co--me soft-ly
(I want to feel your warm, warm touch, n?dooby do)
C [C]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do
(Oooh)
C [Dm7]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, dooby do
(Mmmmh)
Dm7 [G]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, ooby do
(Oooh)
G [C]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, mm dooby do
(Mmmmh)
C [C]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do
(Oooh)
C [Dm7]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, dooby do
(Mmmmh)
Dm7 [G]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, ooby do
(Oooh)
G [C]
Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, mm dooby do
(Mmmmh)
(fade)
