The Very Thought Of You
Albert King
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Tom : Fm
Gb Ab Gb Eb
[Verse 1]
Ab Fm
The very thought of you and I forget to do
Ab Bbm Bm Cm Bb
The little or.......dinary things that everyone ought to do
Eb C Fm G
I'm living in a kind of daydream, I'm happy as a king
Ab G Db Eb
But foolish though it may seem, to me that's everything
Ab Fm
The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
Ab Bbm Bm Cm Bb
You'll never know how slow the moments go till I'm near to you
Eb C Fm G
I see your face in every flower, your eyes in stars above
Ab Fm Bbm Eb Ab G Ab Eb
It's just the thought of you, the very thought of you, my love
[Solo]
Ab Fm Ab Bbm Bm Cm Bb
[End]
Eb C Fm G
I see your face in every flower, your eyes in stars above
Ab Fm Db Eb Cm
It's just the thought of you, the very thought of you, my love
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