Chords for Merle Haggard ~ I've Got a Yearning~

Tempo:
82.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

Abm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Merle Haggard ~ I've Got a Yearning~ chords
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[A]
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A]
[E] [C] [A]
[Gbm] [A] [B] [E]
I've got [A] a yearning to [E] hold you tight.
A burning [A] desire I [E] live with day [B] and night.
[E] Everything [A] I want to lose [E] keeps on hanging on.
[A] This feeling isn't leaving, and by [B] now it should [E] be gone.
I keep [A] on thinking [E] those thoughts that [A] keep making [E] me [B] want you all [E] the time.
I should [A] be trying [E] to find me [A] a way I [E] can drive [B] you from my [E] mind.
I know that [A] you wanted [E] to give, and [A] I know that [E] you gave all [B] you could.
[E] Wish I could [A] accept what [E] is over [B] and done with [E] for good.
But I've got [A] a yearning [E] to hold you tight.
A burning [A] desire [E] I live [Abm] with day and [B] night.
[E] Everything [A] I want to [E] lose keeps on hanging on.
[A] This feeling isn't leaving, and by [B] now it should [E] be gone.
[Ab]
[A] I've
[B] [E] got [A] a yearning to [E] hold you tight.
A burning [A] desire I [E] live with day [B] and night.
[E] Everything [A] I want to [E] lose keeps on hanging on.
This [A] feeling isn't leaving, [B] and by now it should be [E] gone.
I've got [A] a yearning to [E] hold you tight.
A burning [A] desire [E] I live [Abm] with day [B] and night.
[E] Everything [A] I want to [E] lose keeps on hanging on.
[A] This feeling isn't leaving, and [B] by now it should [E] be gone.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
Abm
123111114
C
3211
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Merle Haggard, The Strangers - Ive Got A Yearning chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - A, B, E, A and E in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 41 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 82. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ I've got [A] a yearning to [E] hold you tight.
A burning [A] desire I [E] live with day [B] and night.
_ _ [E] Everything [A] I want to lose [E] keeps on hanging on.
[A] This feeling isn't leaving, _ _ and by [B] now it should [E] be gone.
_ I keep [A] on thinking [E] those thoughts that [A] keep making [E] me [B] want you all [E] the time.
_ I should [A] be trying [E] to find me [A] a way I [E] can drive [B] you from my [E] mind.
_ I know that [A] you wanted [E] to give, and [A] I know that [E] you gave all [B] you could.
[E] Wish I could [A] accept what [E] is over [B] and done with [E] for good.
But I've got [A] a yearning [E] to hold you tight.
A burning [A] desire [E] I live [Abm] with day and [B] night. _ _
[E] Everything [A] I want to [E] lose keeps on hanging on.
_ [A] This feeling isn't leaving, _ _ and by [B] now it should [E] be gone.
_ [Ab] _
[A] _ I've _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ got [A] a yearning to [E] hold you tight.
A burning [A] desire I [E] live with day [B] and night. _ _
[E] Everything [A] I want to [E] lose keeps on hanging on.
This [A] feeling isn't leaving, _ _ [B] and by now it should be [E] gone. _ _ _
I've got [A] a yearning to [E] hold you tight. _
A burning [A] desire [E] I live [Abm] with day [B] and night.
_ _ [E] Everything [A] I want to [E] lose keeps on hanging on.
_ [A] This feeling isn't leaving, _ _ and [B] by now it should [E] be gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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