Older Sister from Hotcakes - 1974

(f) = Fret

Intro : F#9(8thf) F9(7thf) E9(6thf) Eb(5thf) D6 (4thf) C#9(3thf)


F#She (244322@1)rides in the front seat
G(3thf)
She's my older sister
                         F#She (244322@1)knows her power over me
Gmaj9(5thf)               Em7         Dmaj7She (xx0222@1)goes to bed an hour later than I do
                           G7When (320001@1)she turns the lights out
      Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)             G7What (320001@1)does she think about?
F (133211@1)                            CAnd (x32010@1)what does she do in the daylight
       A (x02220@1)          A7That (x02020@1)makes her so great?

D (xx0232@1)           F# (244322@1)          DOh (xx0232@1)but to be, oh but to be, oh but to be
F#I'd (244322@1)like to be
D (xx0232@1)             C#(4thf) (x43121@1)My older sister

F#She (244322@1)flies through the back door
She's my older sister
G(3thf)                               F#She (244322@1)throws French phrases 'round the room
Gmaj9(5thf)               Em7         Dmaj7She (xx0222@1)has ice skates and legs that fit right in
      Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)           G7 (320001@1)     Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)           
She's wicked to all the beaming dreamers
         G7Who'll (320001@1)later boast of an evening
C (x32010@1)      A (x02220@1)   A7 (x02020@1)                    
By her fiery side


D (xx0232@1)           F# (244322@1)           DOh (xx0232@1)but to be, I'd like to be, please let me be, oh let me be
F#I'd (244322@1)like to be
D (xx0232@1)             C#(4thf) (x43121@1)My older sister


D#7 (x32310@4)               G#7And (xx1112@1)in her black gymnastic tights
She runs into some elastic nights
 C#7 
Sophisticated sister sings for the
Soldiers of the soccer team
         F7 (131241@1)        
Their silver I.D.'s and sororities
They tinker with love in their Model T's
    C#7 (x4342x@1)Oh lord, won't you let me be her
             F#For (244322@1)just one day
              Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)   Gmaj7She (xx5432@1)turns everybody's heads
         Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)                Gmaj7While (xx5432@1)I wear her last year's threads
F (133211@1)                  C (x32010@1)           A (x02220@1)     A7With (x02020@1)patches and stitches and a turned up hem

D (xx0232@1)           F# (244322@1)          DOh (xx0232@1)but to be, oh but to be, oh but to be
F#Just (244322@1)once to be
D (xx0232@1)             F#My (244322@1)older sister

Outro: F#9(8thf) F9(7thf) E9(6thf) Eb(5thf) D6 (4thf) C#9(3thf)