...THAT'S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS... by Otis Redding
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*from 'The Great Otis Redding
Sings Soul Ballads' (1965)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
D G
Verse 1:
G
If I was the sun,
D7
Way up there,
C
I'd go with love,
G
Most everywhere.
G
I'll be the moon,
D7
When the sun goes down,
C
Just to let you know,
G
That I'm still around.
Chorus 1:
G
That's how strong,
D7
My love is, oh,
C
That's how strong,
G
My love is,
G
That's how strong,
D7
My love is, baby, baby,
C
That's how strong,
G
My love is.
Verse 2:
G
I'll be the,
Weeping willow,
D7
Drowning in my tears,
C
You can go swimming,
G
When you're here.
G
I'll be the rainbow,
D7
When the sun is gone,
C
Wrap you in my colours,
G
And keep you warm.
Chorus 2:
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G
That's how strong,
D7
My love is, darling,
C
That's how strong,
G
My love is, baby,
G
That's how strong,
D7
My love is, oooh,
C
That's how strong,
G
My love is.
Bridge 1:
Em
I'll be the ocean,
C
So deep and wide,
Em
I'll get out the tears,
C
When-ever you cry,
Em
I'll be the breeze,
C
After the storm is gone,
D
To dry your eyes,
And love you warm.
Chorus 3:
G
That's how strong,
D7
My love is, baby,
C
That's how strong,
G
My love is,
G
That's how strong,
D7
My love is, darling,
C
That's how strong,
G
My love is.
Coda:
G
That's how strong,
D7
My love is, so deep in,
C
Well, that's how strong,
G
My love is,
G
So much love, yes,
D7
So much love, oohh,
C
Yes so much love,
G
Yes so much love,
G
Anything that I can do,
D7
I'll be good for you,
C
Any kind of love you want,
G
I'll be with you...
(Repeat to Fade)
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
