• Song:

    Needle In A Haystack

  • Artist:

    The Velvelettes

  • Album:

    Tamla Motown Gold

...NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK... by The Velvettes
--------------------------.................

*Released 1964*


/ = Slide between Chords


Intro:

F# / G (x4)

Verse 1:

(n.c)
 Well well,
          C7I (x32310@1)once be-lieved,
All fellas were nice,
But girls, listen to me;
Take my advice.
Girls, you'd better,
G7 (320001@1)Get yourselves,
F7 (131241@1)On the right track,
     G7 (320001@1)                F7(n.c) (131241@1)'Cos findin' a good man, girls,
Is like findin' a,
C7 (x32310@1)(Needle in a haystack)
What did I say, girls?
                        G7, C7(Needle (x32310@1)in a haystack).

Interlude:

B7/ (x21202@1)C7 (x32310@1)  B7/ (x21202@1)C7 (x32310@1)She-doop, she -doop, la la),
B7/ (x21202@1)C7 (x32310@1)  B7/ (x21202@1)C7 (x32310@1)          G7 (320001@1)She-doop, she -doop, la la).

Verse 2:

(n.c)
 Girls, those fellas,
    C7Are (x32310@1)sly, slick and shy,
So don't you ever let 'em,
Get you starry-eyed.
Well, you may think,
Their love is true,
But they'll walk right over you.
Now girls, you should,
G7 (320001@1)Know these things,
      F7Right (131241@1)off the back,
     G7 (320001@1)                F7(n.c) (131241@1)'Cos findin' a good man, girls,
Is like findin' a,
C7 (x32310@1)(Needle in a haystack)
What did I say, girls?
                        G7, C7(Needle (x32310@1)in a haystack).

Interlude:

B7/ (x21202@1)C7 (x32310@1)  B7/ (x21202@1)C7 (x32310@1)She-doop, she -doop, la la),
B7/ (x21202@1)C7 (x32310@1)  B7/ (x21202@1)C7 (x32310@1)          G7 (320001@1)She-doop, she -doop, la la).

Instrumental:

C7 (x32310@1)Verse 3:

(C7)
 Now girls, I say;
    G7I'm (320001@1)tellin' you,
    F7The (131241@1)natural facts,
     G7 (320001@1)                F7(n.c) (131241@1)'Cos findin' a good man, girls,
Is like findin' a,
C7 (x32310@1)(Needle in a haystack)
What did I say, girls?
                        G7, C7(Needle (x32310@1)in a haystack).

Verse 4:

C7 (x32310@1)I'm tellin' you, girls,
You'd better look before you leap,
Still water sometimes runs very deep.
You'll be sorry when you just jump,
And do justice passed by love.
Girls, you should,
G7 (320001@1)Know these things,
      F7Right (131241@1)off the back,
     G7 (320001@1)                F7(n.c) (131241@1)'Cos findin' a good man, girls,
Is like findin' a,
C7 (x32310@1)(Needle in a haystack)
What did I say, girls?
                        G7, C7(Needle (x32310@1)in a haystack).

Coda:

C7 (x32310@1)I say you'd better take heed,
(Needle in a haystack),
Listen to me,
(Needle in a haystack).
You'd better play hard to get,
Or you're gonna regret,
The day you were born, girl,
When he leaves you alone, girl.
Good guys are like findin' a,
(Needle in a haystack),
Girls, they're like findin' a,
(Needle in a haystack).

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   F# (244322@1)    G (320003@1)     C7 (x32310@1)    G7 (320001@1)    F7 (131241@1)    B7 (x21202@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 244322  355433  x35353  353433  131211  x24242
                                    ____
           _             __   __   |  __|  __    __
          | |   _   _   |   /  |  | |__      / /
  _____   | |  | | | |  |       |  |__  |    / /
 |  ___|  | |  | | | |  | |_/| |   __| |      /
 | |= =   | |  | |_| |  | | = | |  |____|     | |
 | |      | |  |_____|  | |   | |   = = =     | |
 | |___   | |   = = =   | |   | |             | |
 |_____|  | |           |_|   |_|             | |
  = = =   | |_____       =     =    Tabbed by |_|
          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2008    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 

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