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Silohouettes

Hermans Hermits

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Artist:	"Herman's Hermits" (Slay/Crewe)
Title:	Silhouettes
(Tabbed with an acoustic guitar)

Originally a "Rays" song, Herman's Hermits had great success
with this one both in England and the US.

Intro(Main Riff)(Repeated throughout parts of song):

Play 2x

    G		    Em		      C
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0--------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--2---2--0-----------0---------------------------------|
D|---------------4--2--4-----4--2--0-----0--2--0------------|
A|------------------------------------3-----------3--2------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

    D        C
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------0--2--4----------------------------------------|
A|--0--2--3-------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

G	       Em	          C	 D    C    G
	Took a walk and past your house (Late last night)

	Em		       C      D   C    G
All the shades were pulled and drawn (Way down tight)

       Em	          C	   D     	       G
>From within the dim light cast two silohouettes on the shade

	      Em	     C	   	           D     C     G
Ohhhhh What a lov_____ - ely couple though___ they may - ade

Verse 2:

G		Em		 C	D    C   G
	Put his arms around your waist (Held you tight)

       Em	      C	     D  C   G
Kisses I could almost taste (In the night)

         Em              C	   D 		       G
Wondered why I'm not the guy whos' silohouettes on the shade

	   Em	    C		  D	G
I couldn't hide the te - e - ears in my eyes


Bridge:

	Em          C		      D	    C	  G
Ahhh ah-ah ah-ah ah ahhhhhhh (Ahhh ah-ah ah-ah ah ahhhhhhh)

	Em          C                 D                 G
Ahhh ah-ah ah-ah ah ahhhhhhh-ahhhhhhh-ahhhhhhh-ahhhhhhh-AHHHHHHH

Solo:

Play 2x (then go to second part)

    G      Em         C    D  C  G
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--------0-1----3--1-----------------------------|
G|--0--2-----0-2-----------------0--------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

    G      Em         C      D     C
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0--------0-1----0--------------------------------|
G|--0--2-----0-2-------------2-2-2-----2*...----------------|
D|---------------------------------4-4----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
		 *...leads into main riff
(Rythm & main riff moves up 1/2 octave after the "*" main riff)

Verse 3:

G#	     Fm                    C#    D# C#  G#
	Lost control and rang your bell (I  was sore)

       Fm              C#    D#   C#   G#
Let me in or else I'll beat (down your door)

         Fm                C#       D#                  G#
When two strangers who had been two silohouettes on the shade

	  Fm        C#            D#    C#    G#
Said to myself your on your own a whi - ile

Verse 4(Same chords and riff used in verse 3):

Rushed down to your house with wings (On my feet)
Loved you like I've never loved (You my sweet)
Thought that you and I would be two silohouettes on the shade
All of our days two silohouettes on the shade

(Repeat Bridge one octave higher)

fade...


EADGBE	EADGBE	EADGBE	EADGBE
320003	022000	x32010	xx0232

  G	  Em	  C	  D

EADGBE	EADGBE	EADGBE	EADGBE
xx111x	xx3111	xxx121	xx1343

  G#      Fm      C#      D#


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