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Hello

Lionel Richie

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After seeing someone on American Idol actually sing while 
playing a simplified version of "Hello" (he did a great job) 
almost identical to the first version (in Am) on here, 
I decided to "correct" it to include more accurate chords;  
believe it or not, these 'more complex' (and i.m.h.o. beautiful) 
chords are actually easier overall to play than those in v1., 
since you just slide your hand back and forth...check the 
chords first, and you'll soon see what I mean. Note I leave 
blanks instead of x's to denote dead strings, and put 
parenthesis around notes that you can play if you want; also 
the words are placed roughly where they would be sung in 
relation to the chords, which are played on downbeats...OK:

  
   Am9  G6 Fmaj7    A  Dm   G   C   F  Bb   E  E7/B Am/C  A9 Am/E  e
e | 0 |  0  |  0  | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |(1)| 0 | 0  | 0 |  0 |  0 | 0 
B | 0 |  3  |  1  | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3  | 1 |  0 |  1 | 0
G | 5 |  4  |  2  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1  | 2 |  6 |  2 | 1
D | 7 |  5  |  3  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2  | 2 |  7 |  2 | 2
A |(0)|     |     | 0 |   |   | 3 |(3)| 1 | 2 | 2  | 3 |  0 |    |  
E |   | (3) | (2) |   |   | 3 |   |(1)|   | 0 | 0  | 0 |    |    |(0)



| Am9 . G6 . | Fmaj7 . G6 Fmaj7 
| Am9 . G6 . | Fmaj7 . G6 Fmaj7 
                                I've

Am9               G6        Fmaj7   G6  Fmaj7
been alone with you inside my mind,        and 

Am9                G6              Fmaj7             G6   Fmaj7
in my dreams I've kissed your lips    a thousand times...      I

Am9                 G6            Fmaj7  G6   Fmaj7
sometimes see you pass outside my   door          Hel-


Am9     G6          Fmaj7               A
-lo,         is it me you're looking for?  I can

Dm                G        C                  F
see it in your eyes, I can see it in your smile;  you're

 Bb            Am/E e       Am        E7/B  Am/C  E7/B
all I've ever wanted and my arms are open  wide.     'Cause you 

Dm                   G         C                  F
know just what to say and you know just what to do;  and I

Bb                Am/E  e             Am9 . G6 . Fmaj7 . G6 Fmaj7
want to tell you so    much, I love you

| Am9   G6     | Fmaj7   G6 Fmaj7 |


  Am9              G6            Fmaj7  G6   Fmaj7
I long to see the sunlight in your hair,         and

Am9                   G6    .   Fmaj7          G6   Fmaj7
tell you time and time again,      how much I care.       Some-

Am9                G6            Fmaj7 . G6   Fmaj7
-times I feel my heart will overflow

   Am9   G6              Fmaj7              A  .
He-llo,        I've just got to let you know     'cause I

Dm                G        C                 F  .
wonder where you are and I wonder what you do.    Are you

Bb                  E          Am/E      E7/B   Am/C  E7/B
somewhere feeling lonely or is someone loving you?       Tell me

 Dm              G         C             F 
how to win your heart for I haven't got a clue; but

 Bb              Am/e e            Am9 . G6 . Fmaj7 . G6 Fmaj7
let me start by say - ing, I love you

Am9 . G6 . | Fmaj7 . G6 Fmaj7

Solo:
     | Am9         .           G6       .      | Fmaj7    .  G6  Fmaj7  
E----|-----------------------------------------|---------------------5---7|__
B----|----------3--5-h6--3-h5------------------|----//5\p3-------//5---5--|
G----|-2-h4-h5-----------------5//7\\4-----5p4\|\2------------------------|
D--2-|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A----|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E----|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------|

   Am9       .    G6     .       | Fmaj7   .      G6        Fmaj7      |
E__7----8--5--7\p3---5----/3-/3--|-/3-----------------3------------10--|
B----------------------5--/5-/5--|-/5----5--------/5-----3-------------|
G--------------------------------|-------5----5------------------------|
D--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

   Am9        .     G6        .      | Fmaj7     .    G6  Fmaj7    |
E--/12-/13--12\-----10---/12-10---8\7|-/8--5-5\3/5-----------5----7|
B------------------------------------|--------------------/5---5---|
G--/9--/10---9\-----7----/9--7----5\4|-/5--2-2\0/2-----------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

   Am9     .    G6     .     | Fmaj7  .           A      .       
E__7--8--5--7p3---5----------|------------------------------9--------|(10)
B--------------------5-------|---------------------------10-6--------|
G----------------------------|--------------------2-6-9--7-----------|
D----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A----------------------------|--------------------0-4-7--------------|
E----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
  Hello,                 is it me you're looking for?        'Cause I 

Dm     .           G    .      C     .           F  .  
won-der where you are... and I wonder what you do.     Are you

 Bb      .        E     .       Am9      E7/B   Am/C  E7/B
somewhere feeling lonely  or is someone loving you?       Tell me

 Dm   .          G   .      C      .       F    .
how to win your heart for I haven't got a clue;     but

Bb    .        Am/E e               Am9 . G6 . Fmaj7 . G  Fmaj7 | A
let me start by say-ing:    I love you  



}}} hope you like it, 
---mark K

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Lionel Richie