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"I'll Turn to Stone" by the Four Tops
(Holland-Dozier-Holland, R. Dean Taylor)
1967

Rhythm: w(down) u(up)
 1 & 2  3 & 4  1 & 2  3 & 4 
    __     __     __     __
 / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /
 w u w  w u w  w u w  w u w

with the exception of the Dsus4 and D in the chorus
I play a (x02210@1)1 & 2 & 
             ____
          / / / /
          w u w u

Also, the G and A in the chorus are barre chords

Chorus: 
      Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D             F#mIf (244222@1)you take your love from me,
     G (320003@1)            AI'll (x02220@1)turn to stone, turn to stone
        Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D                  F#mIf (244222@1)your love  I couldn't call my own,
     G (320003@1)            AI'll (x02220@1)turn to stone, turn to stone.

Verse 1:
  D (xx0232@1)            AI (x02220@1)need your love in every way
D (xx0232@1)                       AYour (x02220@1)love I cling to when things slip away.
D (xx0232@1)                       AWithout (x02220@1)your love I'll be lost and alone.
D (xx0232@1)                      ANo (x02220@1)reason for living, all purpose would be gone.
Em (022000@1)                     F#m (244222@1)   F#Without (244322@1)you there for my eyes to behold
Bm (x24432@1)                      E7My (020130@1)life would be empty, my heart would grow cold.
 
Chorus:
       Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D              F#mIf (244222@1)you take  your love from me, 
     G (320003@1)            AI'll (x02220@1)turn to stone, turn to stone.
        Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D                  F#mIf (244222@1)your love  I couldn't call my own,
     G (320003@1)            AI'll (x02220@1)turn to stone, turn to stone.
 
Verse 2:
       D (xx0232@1)              AWhen (x02220@1)I think of love, I think of me and you.
       D (xx0232@1)                   AWhen (x02220@1)I think of happiness I think of us too.
D (xx0232@1)                       AYou're (x02220@1)my yesterdays, and all my tomorrows,
    D (xx0232@1)                 AThe (x02220@1)air I breathe. Everything I need.
Em (022000@1)              F#m (244222@1)       F#If (244322@1)from my life you were ever gone,
    Bm (x24432@1)            E7I'd (020130@1)fall to pieces. You I depend on.
 
Chorus:
       Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D             F#mIf (244222@1)you take  your love from me, 
     G (320003@1)            AI'll (x02220@1)turn to stone, turn to stone.
        Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D                  F#mIf (244222@1)your love  I couldn't call my own,
     G (320003@1)            AI'll (x02220@1)turn to stone, turn to stone.
 
Verse 3:
D (xx0232@1)                      ADarling (x02220@1)without you I'll go on searching
       D (xx0232@1)               AWith (x02220@1)a lonely heart that won't stop hurting.
D (xx0232@1)                     ASorrow (x02220@1)would be written on my face
D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)      
All my tears would leave its trace.
Em (022000@1)              F#m (244222@1)       F#I (244322@1)would be like a statue in a park
Bm (x24432@1)              E7Cold (020130@1)and alone, a man without a heart.

Chorus: 
       Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D              F#mIf (244222@1)you take  your love from me, 
     G (320003@1)            AI'll (x02220@1)turn to stone, turn to stone.
        Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D                  F#mIf (244222@1)your love  I couldn't call my own,
     G (320003@1)            AI'll (x02220@1)turn to stone, turn to stone.
 
Fade: 
Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D        F#mTurn (244222@1)to stone, turn to stone
      G (320003@1)                 AJust (x02220@1)turn to stone, I'll turn to stone.
        Dsus4 (xx0233@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D                  F#mIf (244222@1)your love  I couldn't call my own.
     G (320003@1)                 AI'll (x02220@1)turn to stone, just turn to stone,
     G (320003@1)            AI'll (x02220@1)turn to stone, turn to stone...

String muting while strumming also does nicely
God bless!
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