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The Four Tops are an American Motown musical quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, RnB, disco, adult contemporary, showtunes, and even psychedelic rock. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs and group mates Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, and Lawrence Payton remained together for over four decades, finally forced to endure a lineup change when Payton died in 1997. At that time
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Song: A simple game
Artist: The Four Tops
Composer: Mike Pinder
Tabbed by: DJ 15th Aug 2012
Motown cover of the 1968 'Moody Blues' song
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Fm)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em = xx2000 B = x24442
Em/B = x22000 B7 = x24242 or x21202
Em/D = xx0000 D = xx0232
Am = x02210 G = 320033
C = x32010 D7 = xx0212
D7sus4 = xx0213
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[Intro]
Em Em/B Em Em/B Em Em/B Em Em/B
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
Em Em/D Am C B Em
As time goes by, you will see that we're going to be free,
Em/D Am
You and me, we'll touch the sky,
C B Em Em/D
Can't you see in your mind's eye, that we are one,
Am C B Em
We're all the same, and life is just a simple game?
[Chorus]
Em/D
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Am
Doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
B B7
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo, doo---!)
[Verse 2]
Em Em/D Am
There by your side, (Oh, yeah!) I will be, (Oh, yeah!)
C B Em Em/D
When this crazy world is free, free from doubt,
Am C B Em
When it finds out ...exactly what we're meant to be,
Em/D Am
That we are one, we're all the same,
C B Em
And life is just a simple game!
[Chorus]
Em/D
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Am
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
B B7
Doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---, doo---!)
[Bridge]
C Em D C G
Thoughts of another day, flashing through my head------,
C
Thinking how life could be,
Em D C G D7 D7sus4
All of the things that our great men have said-----,
D7 D7sus4 Em Em/D
Be what we want to be, what we deserve to be,
Am B B7 Em
What...we are meant---- to be,
[Chorus]
Em/D
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Am
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
B B7
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo, doo---!)
[Verse 3]
Em Em/D
As time goes by, (Oh, yeah!)
Am C B Em
You will see ...that we're going to be free,
Em/D Am
You and me, we'll touch the sky,
C B Em Em/D
Can't you see in your mind's eye, that we are one,
Am C B Em
We're all the same, and life is just a simple game?
[Chorus]
Em/D
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Am
Doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
B B7
Oh - oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo, doo---!)
[Coda]
Em
You and me, (You and me...)
Em/D
We'll touch the sky! (...we'll touch the sky!)
Am
Oh, can't you see? (Can't you see?)
B B7
Oh, doo - doo, doo! (Doo - doo, doo, doo---!)
Em
Doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Em/D
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Am
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
B B7 Em
Doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo, doo---!)
Artist: The Four Tops
Composer: Mike Pinder
Tabbed by: DJ 15th Aug 2012
Motown cover of the 1968 'Moody Blues' song
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Fm)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
Em = xx2000 B = x24442
Em/B = x22000 B7 = x24242 or x21202
Em/D = xx0000 D = xx0232
Am = x02210 G = 320033
C = x32010 D7 = xx0212
D7sus4 = xx0213
Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks
===========================================================
[Intro]
Em Em/B Em Em/B Em Em/B Em Em/B
| / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 1]
Em Em/D Am C B Em
As time goes by, you will see that we're going to be free,
Em/D Am
You and me, we'll touch the sky,
C B Em Em/D
Can't you see in your mind's eye, that we are one,
Am C B Em
We're all the same, and life is just a simple game?
[Chorus]
Em/D
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Am
Doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
B B7
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo, doo---!)
[Verse 2]
Em Em/D Am
There by your side, (Oh, yeah!) I will be, (Oh, yeah!)
C B Em Em/D
When this crazy world is free, free from doubt,
Am C B Em
When it finds out ...exactly what we're meant to be,
Em/D Am
That we are one, we're all the same,
C B Em
And life is just a simple game!
[Chorus]
Em/D
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Am
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
B B7
Doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---, doo---!)
[Bridge]
C Em D C G
Thoughts of another day, flashing through my head------,
C
Thinking how life could be,
Em D C G D7 D7sus4
All of the things that our great men have said-----,
D7 D7sus4 Em Em/D
Be what we want to be, what we deserve to be,
Am B B7 Em
What...we are meant---- to be,
[Chorus]
Em/D
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Am
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
B B7
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo, doo---!)
[Verse 3]
Em Em/D
As time goes by, (Oh, yeah!)
Am C B Em
You will see ...that we're going to be free,
Em/D Am
You and me, we'll touch the sky,
C B Em Em/D
Can't you see in your mind's eye, that we are one,
Am C B Em
We're all the same, and life is just a simple game?
[Chorus]
Em/D
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Am
Doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
B B7
Oh - oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo, doo---!)
[Coda]
Em
You and me, (You and me...)
Em/D
We'll touch the sky! (...we'll touch the sky!)
Am
Oh, can't you see? (Can't you see?)
B B7
Oh, doo - doo, doo! (Doo - doo, doo, doo---!)
Em
Doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Em/D
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
Am
Oh, doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo---!)
B B7 Em
Doo - doo, doo---! (Doo - doo, doo, doo---!)
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