...STRAWBERRY LETTER 23... by Shuggie Otis
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from 'Inspiration Information (1975)
Intro:
Am G F G (x2)
Verse 1:
[Am] Hello, my love,
I heard a [Dm]kiss from [Em]you.[F][G]
[Am] Red magic satin playing near,[Dm]
[Em] Too.[F][G]
[Am] All through the morning rain I gaze,
[Dm] The [Em]sun doesn't [F]shi-[G]ine.
[Am] Rainbows and waterfalls,
Run [Dm]through my [Em]mind.[F][G]
Verse 2:
[Am] In the garden I see,
[Dm] West [Em]purple [F]shower bells and [G]tea.
[Am] Orange birds and river cousins,
[Dm] Dressed in [Em]green.[F][G]
[Am] Pretty music; I hear,
[Dm] So [Em]happy and [F]lo-[G]oud.
[Am] Blue flower echo,
From a [Dm]cherry [Em]cloud.[F][G]
Chorus 1:
[F] Feel sunshine,
Sparkle pink and blue,
Playgrounds will laugh,
If you [C]try to ask;
Is it [C7]cool? Is it cool?
[F] If you arrive and don't see me,
I'm going to [D7]be,
With my [Em]baby; I am [Dm]free.
Flying [Em]in her arms, over the [Dm]sea.
Verse 2:
[Am] Stained window yellow candy screen,
[Dm] See [Em]speakers of [F]ki-[G]ite.
[Am] With velvet roses,
Diggin' [Dm]freedom [Em]flight.[F][G]
[Am] A present from you,
[Dm] Straw-[Em]berry [F]Letter [G]22.
[Am] The music plays,
I sit in [Dm]for a [Em]few.[F][G]
Bridge 1:
[F] [Am] Ooh...[Bb]ooh...
[Dm] Ooh...[C7]ooh...[F]ooh,
[F] [Am] Ooh...[Bb]ooh...
[Dm] Ooh...[C7]ooh...[F]ooh.
[F] [Am] Ooh...[Bb]ooh...
[Dm] Ooh...[C7]ooh...[F]ooh,
[F] [Am] Ooh...[Bb]ooh...
[Dm] Ooh...[C7]ooh...[F]ooh.
Break:
Am G F G (x2)
Outro:
[Em] [F]
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[Am] [G] [F] [Dm] [Em]
[EADGBE]x02210 [EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx0231 [EADGBE]022000
[C] [C7] [D7] [Bb]
[EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]x32310 [EADGBE]xx0212 [EADGBE]x13331
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
--------------------------................
from 'Inspiration Information (1975)
Intro:
Am G F G (x2)
Verse 1:
[Am] Hello, my love,
I heard a [Dm]kiss from [Em]you.[F][G]
[Am] Red magic satin playing near,[Dm]
[Em] Too.[F][G]
[Am] All through the morning rain I gaze,
[Dm] The [Em]sun doesn't [F]shi-[G]ine.
[Am] Rainbows and waterfalls,
Run [Dm]through my [Em]mind.[F][G]
Verse 2:
[Am] In the garden I see,
[Dm] West [Em]purple [F]shower bells and [G]tea.
[Am] Orange birds and river cousins,
[Dm] Dressed in [Em]green.[F][G]
[Am] Pretty music; I hear,
[Dm] So [Em]happy and [F]lo-[G]oud.
[Am] Blue flower echo,
From a [Dm]cherry [Em]cloud.[F][G]
Chorus 1:
[F] Feel sunshine,
Sparkle pink and blue,
Playgrounds will laugh,
If you [C]try to ask;
Is it [C7]cool? Is it cool?
[F] If you arrive and don't see me,
I'm going to [D7]be,
With my [Em]baby; I am [Dm]free.
Flying [Em]in her arms, over the [Dm]sea.
Verse 2:
[Am] Stained window yellow candy screen,
[Dm] See [Em]speakers of [F]ki-[G]ite.
[Am] With velvet roses,
Diggin' [Dm]freedom [Em]flight.[F][G]
[Am] A present from you,
[Dm] Straw-[Em]berry [F]Letter [G]22.
[Am] The music plays,
I sit in [Dm]for a [Em]few.[F][G]
Bridge 1:
[F] [Am] Ooh...[Bb]ooh...
[Dm] Ooh...[C7]ooh...[F]ooh,
[F] [Am] Ooh...[Bb]ooh...
[Dm] Ooh...[C7]ooh...[F]ooh.
[F] [Am] Ooh...[Bb]ooh...
[Dm] Ooh...[C7]ooh...[F]ooh,
[F] [Am] Ooh...[Bb]ooh...
[Dm] Ooh...[C7]ooh...[F]ooh.
Break:
Am G F G (x2)
Outro:
[Em] [F]
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
[Am] [G] [F] [Dm] [Em]
[EADGBE]x02210 [EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]xx0231 [EADGBE]022000
[C] [C7] [D7] [Bb]
[EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]x32310 [EADGBE]xx0212 [EADGBE]x13331
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
