Biography:
Shuggie Otis, born 1953, is the son of Johnny Otis, a rhythm and blues musician. He started performing in his youth and released his first record in 1970. He not only writes songs, but also plays guitar, piano, organ, and bass. He has recorded with Frank Zappa, Al Kooper, Etta James, and Eddie Vinson, and more recently Mos Def.
The Brothers Johnson's version of his composition "Strawberry Letter 23" reached #1 in the Billboard rhythm and blues chart and #5 in the Billboard pop chart in 1977.
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...ISLAND LETTER... by Shuggie Otis
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*from 'Inspiration Information' (1974)*
Intro:
Emaj7 Dmaj7 (x7)
Verse 1:
G#7 F7
How...
A#m7 Fm7
Did you think about me at all?
A#m7 Fm7
Or just happen to hear my call?
A#m7 Fm7
'Cos I didn't get the chance to tell you,
A#m7 A7
That I would want to see you a-gain.
G
Oh...
Bridge 1:
B Fdim
How.. I...
F#m7 B7
Need... you.
(Emaj7)
Hmm-mm.
Interlude:
Emaj7 Dmaj7 (x7)
Verse 2:
G#7 F7
We... talked,
A#m7 Fm7
About your beaches and we laughed,
A#m7 Fm7
About your trip to the States; what a gas.
A#m7 Fm7
And you're here, without holding the past.
A#m7 A7
Could you tell that this was going to last?
Bridge 2:
G B Emaj7
I... want you.
Interlude:
G#m7 A, B (x4)
B, D A E, B,
B A, D, A, G#m7 A, D
Break:
A, E A, B
(repeat many times)
Outro:
Fm7 A#m7 (x3), A#m7 A7
G B Fdim, F#m7 B7
G#m7 A, B (x4)
B, D A E, B
B A, D, A, G#m7 A, D
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Emaj7 Dmaj7 G#7 F7 A#m7 Fm7 A7 G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 xx0222 464544 131211 x13121 131111 x02223 320003
B Fdim F#m7 B7 G#m7 A D E
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x24442 xx0101 242222 x24242 464444 x02220 xx0232 022100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])
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*from 'Inspiration Information' (1974)*
Intro:
Emaj7 Dmaj7 (x7)
Verse 1:
G#7 F7
How...
A#m7 Fm7
Did you think about me at all?
A#m7 Fm7
Or just happen to hear my call?
A#m7 Fm7
'Cos I didn't get the chance to tell you,
A#m7 A7
That I would want to see you a-gain.
G
Oh...
Bridge 1:
B Fdim
How.. I...
F#m7 B7
Need... you.
(Emaj7)
Hmm-mm.
Interlude:
Emaj7 Dmaj7 (x7)
Verse 2:
G#7 F7
We... talked,
A#m7 Fm7
About your beaches and we laughed,
A#m7 Fm7
About your trip to the States; what a gas.
A#m7 Fm7
And you're here, without holding the past.
A#m7 A7
Could you tell that this was going to last?
Bridge 2:
G B Emaj7
I... want you.
Interlude:
G#m7 A, B (x4)
B, D A E, B,
B A, D, A, G#m7 A, D
Break:
A, E A, B
(repeat many times)
Outro:
Fm7 A#m7 (x3), A#m7 A7
G B Fdim, F#m7 B7
G#m7 A, B (x4)
B, D A E, B
B A, D, A, G#m7 A, D
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Emaj7 Dmaj7 G#7 F7 A#m7 Fm7 A7 G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
022100 xx0222 464544 131211 x13121 131111 x02223 320003
B Fdim F#m7 B7 G#m7 A D E
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x24442 xx0101 242222 x24242 464444 x02220 xx0232 022100
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])
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