Chords for 1961 HITS ARCHIVE: Hats Off To Larry - Del Shannon (a #2 record)
Tempo:
80.2 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Once [A] I had a pretty girl, [G] her name it doesn't [F#] matter.
[Bm] She went away [A] with another guy, [G] now he won't [F#] even look at her.
[B] Hats off to Larry, [D#m] he broke your [E] heart.
Just like you broke mine [Em] when you said we must part.
[B] He told you lies, [E] the younger [B] Larry [F#] said goodbye [B] to you.
[F#] I know this may sound [G] strange, I want you back, I think you'll change.
[A] But there's one more thing I [D] gotta [F#] [B] say.
Hats off to Larry, [D#m] it may sound cruel.
[E] But you laughed at me [Em] when you said we were through.
You told [B] him he lies, [E] the younger you grew up.
[B] Now that [F#] Larry said goodbye [B] to you.
[A] [G]
[F#] [Bm] [A]
[G] [F#] [B] Hats off to Larry, [D#m] it may sound cruel.
[E] But you laughed at me [Em] when you said we were through.
[B] You told him he lies, [E] the older you grew [B] up.
Now that [F#] Larry said [B] goodbye to you.
[F#]
[E] To you.
[F#] [F#m] [E]
[Bm] She went away [A] with another guy, [G] now he won't [F#] even look at her.
[B] Hats off to Larry, [D#m] he broke your [E] heart.
Just like you broke mine [Em] when you said we must part.
[B] He told you lies, [E] the younger [B] Larry [F#] said goodbye [B] to you.
[F#] I know this may sound [G] strange, I want you back, I think you'll change.
[A] But there's one more thing I [D] gotta [F#] [B] say.
Hats off to Larry, [D#m] it may sound cruel.
[E] But you laughed at me [Em] when you said we were through.
You told [B] him he lies, [E] the younger you grew up.
[B] Now that [F#] Larry said goodbye [B] to you.
[A] [G]
[F#] [Bm] [A]
[G] [F#] [B] Hats off to Larry, [D#m] it may sound cruel.
[E] But you laughed at me [Em] when you said we were through.
[B] You told him he lies, [E] the older you grew [B] up.
Now that [F#] Larry said [B] goodbye to you.
[F#]
[E] To you.
[F#] [F#m] [E]
Key:
B
F#
E
A
G
B
F#
E
Once [A] I had a pretty girl, [G] her name it doesn't [F#] matter.
[Bm] She went away [A] with another guy, [G] now he won't [F#] even look at her.
_ _ _ [B] Hats off to Larry, [D#m] he broke your [E] heart.
Just like you broke mine [Em] when you said we must part.
[B] He told you lies, [E] the younger _ _ [B] Larry [F#] said goodbye [B] to you. _ _
[F#] I know this may sound [G] strange, I want you back, I think you'll change.
[A] But there's one more thing I [D] gotta _ [F#] _ [B] say.
Hats off to Larry, [D#m] it may sound cruel.
[E] But you laughed at me [Em] when you said we were through.
You told [B] him he lies, [E] the younger you grew up.
[B] Now that [F#] Larry said goodbye [B] to you. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] Hats off to Larry, [D#m] it may sound cruel.
[E] But you laughed at me [Em] when you said we were through.
[B] You told him he lies, [E] the older you grew _ [B] up.
Now that [F#] Larry said [B] goodbye to you.
[F#] _
[E] To you.
[F#] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _
[Bm] She went away [A] with another guy, [G] now he won't [F#] even look at her.
_ _ _ [B] Hats off to Larry, [D#m] he broke your [E] heart.
Just like you broke mine [Em] when you said we must part.
[B] He told you lies, [E] the younger _ _ [B] Larry [F#] said goodbye [B] to you. _ _
[F#] I know this may sound [G] strange, I want you back, I think you'll change.
[A] But there's one more thing I [D] gotta _ [F#] _ [B] say.
Hats off to Larry, [D#m] it may sound cruel.
[E] But you laughed at me [Em] when you said we were through.
You told [B] him he lies, [E] the younger you grew up.
[B] Now that [F#] Larry said goodbye [B] to you. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
[F#] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] Hats off to Larry, [D#m] it may sound cruel.
[E] But you laughed at me [Em] when you said we were through.
[B] You told him he lies, [E] the older you grew _ [B] up.
Now that [F#] Larry said [B] goodbye to you.
[F#] _
[E] To you.
[F#] _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _
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