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Sha La La

Manfred Mann

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Band : Manfred Mann
Song : "Sha La La" (R. Taylor - R. Mosley)

Intro:

	(alto sax doubled w/organ, arr. for guitar):

	 F                 Bb               [2X]
	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----5-8-----5---|-----------------
	---------------6-|-8---6---6---8---
	-----------------|-------7---------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	-----------------|-----------------
	                               ^ omit before bridge

Chorus 1:

	 F           Bb
	Sha-la-la la-la-la-la
	 F                 Bb
	Sha-la-la-la-la-la la-la-la
	 F           Bb            (F)
	Sha-la-la la-la la-la-la-la la

[repeat intro]

Verse 1:

	F                        Bb
	I met you for the first time last night
	 F                       Bb
	When I kissed you and I held you tight
	 F                 Bb
	Baby, you made me feel all right
	    F                       Bb
	So this is the song that I sang all night

Chorus 2:

	Sha-la-la la-la-la-la (oh-ho-ho)
	Sha-la-la-la-la-la la-la-la (oh, yeah)
	Sha-la-la la-la la-la-la-la la

[repeat intro]

Verse 2:

	When you kissed me I felt so weak
	I never had so grand a treat
	Each time I see you walkin' down the street
	My heart starts singin' to the sha-la beat, singin'

Chorus 3:

	Sha-la-la la-la-la-la  (oh, yeah)
	Sha-la-la-la-la-la la-la-la  (yes-ah)
	Sha-la-la la-la la-la-la-la la

[repeat intro]

Bridge:

	Bb                     C
	   Sha-la-la, say you love me too
	Bb                        F
	   Sha-la-la, my love is true
	Dm 
	[1: Let's  2: We'll] spend our lives together
	Db                   C
	   We'll be happy forever, yeah [2: yeah]

Chorus 4:

	Sha-la-la la-la-la-la (yeah-ea-eah)
	Sha-la-la-la-la-la la-la-la (oh-oh, yeah)
	Sha-la-la la-la la-la-la-la la

[repeat intro]

[repeat bridge]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

	 F           Bb
	Sha-la-la la-la-la-la (you can sing it to me)
	 F                 Bb
	Sha-la-la-la-la-la la-la-la (sing it to me, yeah)
	 F           Bb            (F)
	Sha-la-la la-la la-la-la-la la (just a little bit louder)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers