Cherry Pie (Sade)
Intro
Main Bass Riff G G F F G G D D D F G
Guitar and Rhodes play Gm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 over this
(Whispered) Son of a gun.
(Still over Main Bass Riff)
Gm7 Dm7
Gotta find out what I meant to you. You're the one who broke my heart.
Cm7 Dm7
Gotta find out what I meant to you. You're the one who broke my heart.
Verse 1
Gm7 [ch]Dm7/F[/ch]
When I met you boy, you were as sweet as cherry pie.
Ebmaj7 Dm7
That smiling eye you were as wild as Friday night.
Gm7 [ch]Dm7/F[/ch]
I should have known however hard you try.
Ebmaj7 Dm7
Change would come and strangle it, it was bound to die.
Chorus (Over Main Bass Riff)
Gm7 Dm7/G [ch]Cm7/G[/ch] Dm7/G
You were sweet as cherry pie, wild as Friday night.
Gm7 Dm7/G [ch]Cm7/G[/ch] Dm7/G
Sweet as cherry pie, wild as Friday night.
Gm7 (bass G F G F F F G )
Gotta find out what I meant to you.
Dm7 (bass G F G G Bb Bb C )
You're the one who broke my heart in two.
Cm7 (bass C Bb C Bb Bb Bb C ) Dm7 (bass D C D D F F G )
Gotta find out what I meant to you, oh boy.
Repeat as above
Gotta find out what I meant to you.
You're the one who broke my heart in two.
Where were you just when I needed you?
Verse 2
Gm7 [ch]Dm7/F[/ch]
You gave me your soul for at least a day.
Ebmaj7 Dm7
"Listen boy, there was a time when I wanted you to stay."
Gm7 [ch]Dm7/F[/ch]
You'll know the cost, it's you who's gonna pay.
Ebmaj7 Dm7
I'm stronger now, I loved you then, I'll ask you anyway.
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Chorus (over Main Bass Riff)
Gm7 Dm7/G [ch]Cm7/G[/ch] Dm7/G
You were sweet as cherry pie, wild as Friday night.
Gm7 Dm7/G [ch]Cm7/G[/ch] Dm7/G
Sweet as cherry pie, , wild as Friday night.
Gm7 (bass G F G F F F G )
Gotta find out what I meant to you.
Dm7 (bass G F G G Bb Bb C )
You're the one who broke my heart in two.
Cm7 (bass C Bb C Bb Bb Bb C ) Dm7 (bass D C D D F F G )
Gotta find out what I meant to you, oh boy.
Repeat as above
Gotta find out what I meant to you.
You're the one who broke my heart in two.
Where were you just when I needed you?
(Over the same sequence as above)
You teased me. You broke my heart. You broke my heart.
Main Bass Riff G G F F G G D D D F G
Guitar and Rhodes play Gm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 over this
You were the only one. You were the only one. You're a son of a gun.
You were the only one. You were the only one. Oh boy, you broke my heart.
Chorus
Gm7 Dm7/G [ch]Cm7/G[/ch] Dm7/G
You were sweet as cherry pie, wild as Friday night.
Gm7 Dm7/G [ch]Cm7/G[/ch] Dm7/G
Sweet as cherry pie, , wild as Friday night.
Gm7 (bass G F G D D D F G)
Gotta find out what I meant to you.
Dm7 (bass G F G C D F G)
You're the one who broke my heart in two.
Cm7 (bass C Bb C C D F G) Dm7 (bass D C D D F G A)
Gotta find out what I meant to you, oh boy.
(Over same sequence as immediately above)
Gotta find out what I meant to you.
You're the one who broke my heart in two.
Where were you just when I needed you?
Gotta find out what I meant to you, boy.
Where were you when I needed you?
You were the only one. You were the only one. Son of a gun.
You were the only one. I'm feeling strong,
I loved you then. So I ask you anyway.
Gotta find out what I meant to you. You broke my heart.
Gotta find out Gotta find out what I meant to you. You tease me.
You were the only one. You were the only one. Son of a gun.
You were the only one. You were the only one.
