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                     "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa"
                      (Burt Bacharach - Hal David)

Intro:

	Horns arr. for guitar [3X]:

	 v   v   v   v
	-----------------|
	10--12-----------|
	12---------------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|

	(band enters)

	Steel guitar [2X]:

	 G (320003@1) v   v   v   v
	-8-s10-----------|
	10-s12-----------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|

Verse 1:

	 G (320003@1)Dearest  darling
	                                       A7 (x02020@1)    D (xx0232@1)I had to write to say that I won't be home anymore
	                  G (320003@1)'Cause something happened   to me
	                                          A7 (x02020@1)    D (xx0232@1)While I was driving home and I'm not the same anymore

Chorus 1:

	           C (x32010@1)                        Am (x02210@1)Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
	           C (x32010@1)                        Am (x02210@1)Ah, only one day away from your arms
	   F (133211@1)              G (320003@1)I saw awelcoming (x02210@1)night
	      F (133211@1)                     G[N.C.] (320003@1)	And stopped to rest for the night

Verse 2:

	And that is when I   saw her
	As I pulled in outside of the small hotel she was there
	And so I walked up   to her
	Asked where I could get something to eat and she showed me where

Chorus 2:

	Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
	Ah, only one day away from your arms
	She took me to the cafe
	    F (133211@1)                   G[N.C.] (320003@1)	I asked her if she would stay
	[G   G (320003@1)    G (320003@1)G]         [single notes; acoustic bass]
	She said   "O. K."

Instrumental break:

	(orchestral break over verse chords)

Chorus 3 [as per chorus 1]:

	Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
	Ah, only one day away from your arms
	The jukebox started to play
	And nighttime turned into day

Verse 3:

	As we were dancing   closely
	All of asudden (x02210@1)I lost control as I held her charms
	And I caressed her   kissed her
	Told her I'd die before I would let her out of my arms

Chorus 4 [as per chorus 2]:

	Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
	Ah, only one day away from your arms
	I hate to do this to you
	But I love somebody new
	What can   I do?

Coda:

	           G (320003@1)                  G7[xx5767] (320001@1)[N.C.]
	And I can never, never, never
	    C (x32010@1)Go home again

	  C (x32010@1)  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  /
	(home)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers