...HE WAS REALLY SAYING SOMETHING... by The Velvelettes
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*Released 1965*


Intro:

C  F  C (x2)
C  F, C  F,
C  F, C, G
          Hey yeah, yeah.

Verse 1:

      C
I was walking,
F         C           F
 Down the street (doo waddy wah),
          C
When this boy,
        F         C      F
Started following me (oh yeah).
         C
Now I ig-nored all the,
F          C         F
 Things he said (doo wady wah),
   C           F     C    F
He moved me in every way.

Bridge 1:

         Eb
With his collar unbuttoned,
      C# 
On my side he was strut'n'.
Girls...

Chorus 1:

       C      F      C          F
He was really saying something,
C       F      C         F
 Really saying something.
C
 Bop bop shoo be doo wah,
C        F           C    G
 Bop bop shoo be doo wah.

Verse 2:

   C       F
He flirted ev'ry step,
       C        F
Of the way (doo waddy wah),
        C
I could hear ev'ry,
F          C       F
 Word he'd say (oh yeah).
      C
My re-sistance was,
F        C        F
 Getting low (doo waddy wah),
       C        F          C     F
And my feelings started to show.

Bridge 2:

   Eb
My heart started thumping,
C#
 Blood pressure jumping.

Chorus 2:

       C      F      C          F
He was really saying something,
C       F      C         F
 Really saying something.
C
 Bop bop shoo be doo wah,
C        F           C    G
 Bop bop shoo be doo wah.

Interlude:

C  F  C, Eb (x3)
C  F  C, G

Verse 3:

   C         F     C         F
He walked me to my door (doo waddy wah),
    C        F            C        F
I a-greed to see him once more (oh yeah).
C             F       C       F
 Lady like it may not be (doo waddy wah),
       C            F       C   F
But he moved me tre-mendous-ly.

Bridge 3:

  Eb
Although he was bold,
   C#
My heart he stole.
Girls...

Chorus 3:

       C      F      C          F
He was really saying something,
C       F      C         F
 Really saying something.
C
 Bop bop shoo be doo wah,
C        F           C    G
 Bop bop shoo be doo wah.

Coda:

       C      F      C          F
He was really saying something,
C       F      C         F
 Really saying something.
       C      F      C          F
He was really saying something,
C       F      C         F
 Really saying something.

(Repeat to Fade)


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          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2008    =
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