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                Come Softly to Me ? The Fleetwoods
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

The Fleetwoods
Come Softly to Me (1959)
(Gretchen Christopher/Barbara Ellis/Gary Troxel)

Now on ?Come Softly To Me - The Very Best Of?

The tab points out the harmonies used throughout the song. When playing
alone, I use the basic pattern to add these beautiful tensions.


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CHORUS
  C                  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0---0---0---|----1---0-------|----0---0---0---|----1---0-------|
B|----1---1---1---|----3---1-------|----1---1---1---|----3---1-------|
G|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    Come soft-ly      dar-ling        Come soft-ly       dar-ling
  Dm7                               G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----1---1---1---|----3---1---1---|0---0---0---0---|----1---0-------|
G|----2---2---2---|----4---2---2---|0---0---0---0---|----2---0-------|
D|0---------------|0-----------0---|--0-----------0-|--0-----------0-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|
    Come soft-ly      dar-ling        Come soft-ly       dar-ling
  C                  
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0---0---0---|----1---0-------|----0---0---0---|----1---0-------|
B|----1---1---1---|----3---1-------|----1---1---1---|----3---1-------|
G|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--0-------------|--0-----------0-|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
    Come softly       dar-ling         come to me       sta-ay
  Dm7                               G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----1---1---1---|----3---1---1---|0---1---0---0---|----1---0-------|
G|----2---2---2---|----4---2---2---|0---2---0---0---|----2---0-------|
D|0---------------|0-----------0---|--0-----------0-|--0-----------0-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|0---------------|3---------------|
    You?re my ob-     ses-sion for- e-ver   and a        da-ay

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capo 1st fret

INTRO (a capella, no chords)
        [C]
Mm dooby do
C                             [C]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do
C                              [Dm7]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, dooby do
Dm7                           [G]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, ooby do
G                                  [C]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, mm dooby do


C
 Come softly darling
 (Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
C
 Come softly darling
 (Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
Dm7
 Come softly darling
 (Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
G
 Come softly darling
 (Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)

C
 Come softly darling
 (Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
C
 Come to me stay
 (Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
Dm7 
 You're my obsession
   G
Forever and a day
 (Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)


C                               [C]
 I want, want you to know, dooby do
(Ooh)
C                            [Dm7]
 I love, I love you so, dooby do
(Ooh)
Dm7                                     [G]
 Please hold, hold me so tight, ?n?dooby do
(Ooh)
G                                           [C]
 All through, all through the night, n?dooby do
(Ooh)                                (Aaah----)

C                             [C]
 Speak softly darling
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
C                             [Dm7]
 Hear what I say
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
Dm7                           [G]
 I love you always
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)
G                              [C]
 Always, always
(Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do)

C                                    [C]
 I've waited, waited so long, n?dooby do 
(Ooh)
C                                      [Dm7]
 For your kisses and your love, n?dooby do
(Aah)
Dm7                              [G]
 Please come, come to me, n?dooby do
(Ooh)
G                               [C]
 From up, from up above, n?dooby do
(Aah)


C                                [C]
 Come softly darling
 (I want, want you to know, dooby do)
C                             [Dm7]
 Come softly darling
 (I love, I love you so, dooby do)
Dm7                                [G]
Co--me    soft-ly 
 (I need, need you so much, n?dooby do)
G                                              [C]
Co--me                soft-ly 
 (I want to feel your warm, warm touch, n?dooby do)

C                             [C]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do
(Oooh)
C                              [Dm7]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, dooby do
(Mmmmh)
Dm7                           [G]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, ooby do
(Oooh)
G                                  [C]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, mm dooby do
(Mmmmh)

C                             [C]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm dooby do
(Oooh)
C                              [Dm7]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, dooby do
(Mmmmh)
Dm7                           [G]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, ooby do
(Oooh)
G                                  [C]
 Dahm dahm, dahm do dahm, mm dooby do
(Mmmmh)

(fade)