Biography:
Three groups have recorded under the name "The Paragons".
1) The Paragons was an influential rocksteady band from Kingston, Jamaica, operating in the 1960s.
2) The Paragons was a doo wop group perhaps best known for their 1957 single Florence.
3.) Charlotte, NC, '60s garage band. "I saw Abba late last night."
1) If you're familiar with the song "The Tide Is High" you probably know it as a huge hit for Blondie, but before Deborah Harry and company got a hold of it, it was a 1960s hit in for the Paragons.
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Title: Left with a Broken Heart
Artist: The Paragons
Release: 1968
Transcribed by stuballs
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Intro: {Em} x 4
Verse 1:
Em F
You were seen runnin' round with him again, oh yeah
Em F
But I knew when you said you were through with him, you still cared
F
(ahhh)Oh just as I thought you were mine
Em Am
(ahhh)He gave you that same olden line
Dm7
And while you runnin' round,
G C Am
I'm gonna be left, left with a broken heart
(left with a broken heart)
Verse 2:
Still I guess this is where you wanna stay, oh yeah
But I much rather have you here with me, oh yeah
girl, don't you know?
(ahhh)Oh why didn't you let me know?
(ahhh)Before I let myself go
Coz while you runnin' round
I'm gonna be left, left with a broken heart
(Left with a broken heart)
Left with a broken heart
Bridge:
Dm Em
Left. I knew that he was taking you away
Dm F
By the way, he was looking at you that day
Verse 3:
So I guess I'll have to find another love, oh yeah
Cause Ive nothing else to say to you my love
Oh No, no, no, no, Darling, darling, darling
Still someday you wanna come back to me
But in someone else's arms I'm gonna be
And while I'm runnin' round
you're gonna be left, left with a broken heart
(left with a broken heart)
Fade Outro:
Am C Am
just like you did to me
(left with a broken heart)
you're gonna be standing all alone, all by yourself
(left with a broken heart)
I'm tryin' to tell you girl...
(left with a broken heart)
Artist: The Paragons
Release: 1968
Transcribed by stuballs
** Feel free to post corrections **
Intro: {Em} x 4
Verse 1:
Em F
You were seen runnin' round with him again, oh yeah
Em F
But I knew when you said you were through with him, you still cared
F
(ahhh)Oh just as I thought you were mine
Em Am
(ahhh)He gave you that same olden line
Dm7
And while you runnin' round,
G C Am
I'm gonna be left, left with a broken heart
(left with a broken heart)
Verse 2:
Still I guess this is where you wanna stay, oh yeah
But I much rather have you here with me, oh yeah
girl, don't you know?
(ahhh)Oh why didn't you let me know?
(ahhh)Before I let myself go
Coz while you runnin' round
I'm gonna be left, left with a broken heart
(Left with a broken heart)
Left with a broken heart
Bridge:
Dm Em
Left. I knew that he was taking you away
Dm F
By the way, he was looking at you that day
Verse 3:
So I guess I'll have to find another love, oh yeah
Cause Ive nothing else to say to you my love
Oh No, no, no, no, Darling, darling, darling
Still someday you wanna come back to me
But in someone else's arms I'm gonna be
And while I'm runnin' round
you're gonna be left, left with a broken heart
(left with a broken heart)
Fade Outro:
Am C Am
just like you did to me
(left with a broken heart)
you're gonna be standing all alone, all by yourself
(left with a broken heart)
I'm tryin' to tell you girl...
(left with a broken heart)
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