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Unchained Melody - Rob Smith       mp3
  Artist: Righteous Brothers  
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  Key C - 1-6-4-5 progression - 12/8 Time

Intro:
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   C                         C        [pattern change]
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|
B|-------1-----------1-----|-------1-------1-------1-|
G|-----0---0-------0---0---|-----0---0-------0---0---|
D|---2-------2---2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-----|
A|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Verses 1 and 2: (A Section)
--------------

   C                         Am
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----|-------1-----------1-----|
G|-----0---0-------0---0---|-----2---2-------2---2---|
D|---2-------2---2-------2-|---2-------2---2-------2-|
A|-3-----------3-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1. Oh,                my    love,               my
2. Time                     goes by             so

   F                         G           G7
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----|-------0-----------3-----|
G|-----2---2-------2---2---|-----0---0-------0---0---|
D|---3-------3---3-------3-|---0-------0---3-------3-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1-----------1-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
1. darling              I've hungered           for your
2. slowly               and  time               can do so

   C                         Am
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----|-------1-----------1-----|
G|-----0---0-------0---0---|-----2---2-------2---2---|
D|---2-------2---2-------2-|---2-------2---2-------2-|
A|-3-----------3-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1. touch                     A long, lonely
2. much                      Are you still

   G                         G7       [pattern change]
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|
B|-------0-----------0-----|-------3-------3-------3-|
G|-----0---0-------0---0---|-----0---0-------0---0---|
D|---0-------0---0-------0-|---3-------3-------3-----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------------------|
1. time                                          And (to Verse 2)
2. mine?                                         I


Verse: (B Section)
-----

   C                         G
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----|-------0-----------0-----|
G|-----0---0-------0---0---|-----0---0-------0---0---|
D|---2-------2---2-------2-|---0-------0---0-------0-|
A|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|
   need               your   love                  I

   Am                        Em
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----|-------0-----------0-----|
G|-----2---2-------2---2---|-----0---0-------0---0---|
D|---2-------2---2-------2-|---2-------2---2-------2-|
A|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-0-----------0-----------|
   need                your   love               God

   F                         G           G7
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----|-------0-----------3-----|
G|-----2---2-------2---2---|-----0---0-------0---0---|
D|---3-------3---3-------3-|---0-------0---3-------3-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-1-----------1-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
   speed               your love                  to

   C                         C7       [pattern change]
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|
B|-------1-----------1-----|-------1-------1-------1-|
G|-----0---0-------0---0---|-----3---3-------0---0---|
D|---2-------2---2-------2-|---2-------2-------2-----|
A|-3-----------3-----------|-3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   me


Chorus:
------

   F           G             F          Eb
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------1-----------0-----|-------1-----------8-----|
G|-----2---2-------0---0---|-----2---2-------8---8---|
D|---3-------3---0-------0-|---3-------3---8-------8-|
A|-------------------------|-------------6-----------|
E|-1-----------3-----------|-1-----------------------|
  Lonely rivers flow     to the sea    to the sea

   F           G             C
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------1-----------0-----|-------1-----------1-----|
G|-----2---2-------0---0---|-----0---0-------0---0---|
D|---3-------3---0-------0-|---2-------2---2-------2-|
A|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|
E|-1-----------3-----------|-------------------------|
  to  the open  arms  of the sea

   F           G             F          Eb
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------1-----------0-----|-------1-----------8-----|
G|-----2---2-------0---0---|-----2---2-------8---8---|
D|---3-------3---0-------0-|---3-------3---8-------8-|
A|-------------------------|-------------6-----------|
E|-1-----------3-----------|-1-----------------------|
   lonly rivers sigh        wait for me wait for me

   F           G             C
    _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _     _ _   _ _   _ _   _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------1-----------0-----|-------1-----------1-----|
G|-----2---2-------0---0---|-----0---0-------0---0---|
D|---3-------3---0-------0-|---2-------2---2-------2-|
A|-------------------------|-3-----------3-----------|
E|-1-----------3-----------|-------------------------|
  I'll be coming home       wait for me


Verse 3:
-------

C      Am       F 
Oh, my love, my darling 
   [ G        G7 ]     C 
I've hungered for your love 
  Am             G     G7 
For love, lonely time


Verse 4:
-------
 
    C         Am    F
And time goes by so slowly 
  [ G        G7 ]     C 
And time can do so much 
    Am        G       G7 
Are you still mine? 


Verse: (B Section) / Outro:
------------------------

  C             G
I need your love 
  Am           Em
I need your love 
    F                 G    C   Am [ F  Fm ]  C
God speed your love ...to me!
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