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One of the first national hits (#3 R&B, #4 Pop) for future Philly-soul
mavens Gamble and Huff; Dave Marsh describes the Soul Survivors as 'what
the Young Rascals would have sounded like if they had grown up on the
other end of the New Jersey Turnpike'.  -- AWR


                       "Expressway To Your Heart"
                       (Kenny Gamble - Leon Huff)

Intro:	[car horns]

	bass doubled with piano [2X]:

	(F#)
	 v   v   v   v
	-----------------|
	-----------------|
	-----1---22-2-24-|
	-2---------------|

Verse 1:

	[chords are implied by bass/piano line except during second verse
	 where organ plays chords on 2 beat of each measure]

	F# (244322@1)I've been tryin' to get to you  for along (x02210@1)time
	Because constantly  you been on my mind

	       v   v   v   v
	      -----------------|
	      -----1---22-2-24-|
	      -2---------------|
	      -----------------|

	        B (x2444x@1)I was thinkin' 'bout ashortcut (x02210@1)I could take

	        F# (244322@1)But it seems like  I made amistake (x02210@1)
	(organ alone):

	      A#m (x13321@1)                  G#m (133111@4)I was wrong, mmm, I took too long
	       G#m (133111@4)             A#m (x13321@1)I got caught in the rush hour
	  G#m (133111@4)             A#m (x13321@1)Afellow (x02220@1)started to shower
	         G#m (133111@4)          A#m (x13321@1)You with love and affection
	               B (x2444x@1)          C# (x43121@1)Now you won't look in my direction


Chorus:	[fuzz guitar doubles bass/piano riff from intro]

	          F# (244322@1)On the expressway  to your heart
	The expressway  is not the best way

	(electric piano):

	           D#m (xx4342@1)             D#m/C#
	At five o'clock it's much too crowded
	        D#m/B       D#m/A#
	Much too crowded, so crowded

	(guitar enters, playing D#octaves) (x43121@3)
	           D#m (xx4342@1)   D#m/C#
	No room for me (too crowded)
	D#m/B   D#m/A#
	Oh, too crowded

[repeat intro riff (w/organ on 2 beat), 2X]

Verse 2:

	Now there's too many  ahead of me
	They're all the time  gettin' in front of me
	I thought I could find aclear (x02210@1)road ahead
	But I found  stoplights instead

	I was wrong, baby, I took too long
	I got caught in the rush hour
	Afellow (x02220@1)started to shower
	You with love and affection
	Come on, look in my direction

[repeat chorus]

Coda:	(repeat to fade w/car horns):

	D#m (xx4342@1)       D#m/C#
	Oh, much too crowded
	D#m/B  D#m/A#
	Oh, so crowded


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers