La-La Means I Love You
"La La Means I Love You"
(Thom Bell - William Hart)
Intro:
2X
Gmaj7 Gmaj9 Am7/D (Gmaj9 implied by strings)
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Verse 1:
Gmaj7
Many guys have come to you
With a line that wasn't true
Am7 Bm7 Am7/D
And you passed them by (passed them by)
Gmaj7
Now you're in the center ring
And their lines don't mean a thing
Am7 Bm7 Am7/D
Why don't you let me try (let me try)
Bm Em /B
Now I don't wear a diamond ring
Am7 Am7/D
I don't even have a song to sing
B7
All I know is
Chorus:
Em Bm Am7Am7/D
La la la la la la la la la means
harmonies imply Gmaj9
Gmaj7
I love you
1: [Bm7
Oh, baby please now
2: Oh... baby]
Em Bm Am7Am7/D
La la la la la la la la la means
harmonies imply Gmaj9
Gmaj7
I love you
Verse 2:
If I ever saw a girl
That I needed in this world
You are the one for me (one for me)
Let me hold me in my arms
Girl, and thrill you with my charms
I'm sure you will see (you will see)
The things I am sayin' are true
And the way I explain them to you
Listen to me
key changes to A
Instrumental break :
GAmaj7
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GAmaj7
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Partial verse:
C#m F/C#
The things I am sayin' are true
hold extra bar
Bm7 Bm7/E
And the way I explain them to you, yes to you
C#7
Listen to me
repeat to fade
Coda :
F#m C#m Bm7Bm7/E
La la la la la la la la la means
Amaj7
I love you
1: Oh, [C#m7
you'll have to understand
2: Come on and take my hand]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers