...GOLDEN LADY... by Stevie Wonder
-----------------.................

*from 'Innervisions' (1973)*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: Eb)


Intro:

Cmaj7  Dm7  Em7  F#m  B7 (x2)

Verse 1:

Cmaj7                 Dm7
 Looking in your eyes,
Em7                  F#m  B7
 Kind of Heaven eyes.
Cmaj7                 Dm7
 Closing both my eyes,
Em7                   F#m  B7
 Waiting for surprise.

Bridge 1:

           C                       Gmaj7
To see the heaven in your eyes, is not so far,
     Fm7       Bb13             Ebmaj9
'Cos I'm not a-fraid to try and go it.
            Ebm7                       Ab11     Ab7
To know the love and the beauty, never known be-fore,
F#m(add9)                   B7
 I'll leave it up to you to show it.

Chorus 1:

    Em     E+    E/D    A7        Fmaj7
And Golden Lady, Golden Lady, I'd like to go there.
Em      E+    E/D    A7        Fmaj7
 Golden Lady, Golden Lady, I'd like to go there.
                Emaj7, Dm  G7
Take me right a-way.

Verse 2:

Cmaj7                  Dm7
 Looking at your hands,
Em7                   F#m  B7
 Hands can understand.
Cmaj7                   Dm7
 Waiting for the chance,
Em7                     F#m  B7
 Just to hold your hand.

Bridge 2:

           C                          Gmaj7
A touch of rain and sunshine made the flower grow,
Fm7     Bb13                Ebmaj9
 Into a lovely smile that's blooming.
            Ebm7                      Ab11       Ab7
And it's so clear to me that you're a dream come true,
F#m(add9)                    B7
 There's no way that I'll be losing;

Chorus 2:

    Em     E+    E/D    A7        Fmaj7
And Golden Lady, Golden Lady, I'd like to go there.
Em      E+    E/D    A7        Fmaj7
 Golden Lady, Golden Lady, I'd like to go there.
                Emaj7, Dm  G7
Take me right a-way.

Interlude:

Cmaj7  Dm7  Em7  F#m  B7 (x2)

Bridge 3:

           C                          Gmaj7
A touch of rain and sunshine made the flower grow,
Fm7     Bb13                Ebmaj9
 Into a lovely smile that's blooming.
            Ebm7                      Ab11       Ab7
And it's so clear to me that you're a dream come true,
F#m(add9)                    B7
 There's no way that I'll be losing;

Coda:

    Em     E+    E/D    A7        Fmaj7
And Golden Lady, Golden Lady, I'd like to go there.
Em      E+    E/D    A7        Fmaj7
 Golden Lady, Golden Lady, I'd like to go there.
                Emaj7, Dm
Take me right a-way.

    Em     E+    E/D    A7        Fmaj7
And Golden Lady, Golden Lady, I'd like to go there.
Em      E+    E/D    A7        Fmaj7
 Golden Lady, Golden Lady, I'd like to go there.
                Emaj7, Dm
Take me right a-way.

(Repeat To Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------

  Cmaj7    Dm7     Em7     F#m     B7      C

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32000  xx0211  022030  244222  021200  x32010

  Gmaj7    Fm7    Bb13   Ebmaj9   Ebm7    Ab11

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 3x443x  131111  x10133  xx1031  x68676  4346xx

   Ab7  F#m(add9)  Em      E+      E/D     A7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 464544  242224  022000  021000  020000  x02223

  Fmaj7   Emaj7    Dm     Cmaj9

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x03210  021100  xx0231  x3243x


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)