Mccall Toussaint - Nothing Takes The Place Of You guitar chord

Organist-singer Toussaint McCall lip-synced to this 1967 semi-hit about 20

years later in the movie 'Hairspray'.  -- AWR

                    "Nothing Takes The Place Of You"

                           (Toussaint McCall)

Intro:

(organ, pedal bass, and piano - there is no guitar on the record):

Ab     Fm     Db     Eb

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Verse 1:

              Ab                Fm

I moved your pictures  from my wall

             Db                        Eb

And I'll replace them, both large and small

             Ab                Fm

And each new day  finds me so blue

Bbm                        Eb    Eb7+5

Nothing  takes the place of you

Verse 2:

I read your letters  one by one

And I still love you   when it's all said and done

And oh my darling, I'm so blue

         Bbm         Eb                 Ab           Ab7

Because nothing, oh nothing, takes the place of you

Bridge:

Db                   Ab

As...  I write this letter

      Eb                  Ab   Ab7

It's raining on my windowpane

Db                 Fm

As...  I feel the need of you

         Bb7                          Eb7   Eb7+5

Because without you nothing seems the same

Verse 3:

So I'll wait  until you're home

Again I'll love you  but I'm all alone

And oh, my darling, I'm so blue

         Bbm             Eb                Ab

Because nothing, oh but nothing takes the place of you

Coda:

Ab     Fm     Bbm    Eb     [fade]

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-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers