Chords for Miss Lou (Part 1) ~ LONG TIME GAL

Could you please welcome Dr.
Louise Bennett.
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_ _ _ _ Now you see that is the Jamaican welcome song.
Come let me hold your hand.
Now you have to welcome me, I welcome you.
So you're going to sing with me.
Come let me hold your hand.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] I'm just there, but [Eb] I don't want to hear anyone [Bb] say come let me hold [Eb] your hand.
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] You see, [Bb] because you're going to [Eb] pride up the culture.
[Bb] _ [Eb] No matter what I do.
[Bb] Come let me hold [Eb] your hand.
[Bb] Come let me hold.
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This long time girl, I [Bb] never see you.
Come let me hold [Eb] your hand.
A long time girl, I [Bb] never see you.
Come let me hold [Eb] your hand.
We have come close, we have come far, we have come to welcome.
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Let me hold [Eb] your hand, girl.
Let me hold you. _ _
This long time girl, I [Bb] never see you.
Come let me [Eb] read and talk to you.
A long time girl, [Bb] I never see you.
Come let me [Eb] read and talk.
We have come close, we have come far, we have come to [Bb] welcome.
Let me [Eb] read and talk.
Girl, let me read and talk.
Now walk and talk.
This long time girl, I never see you.
[Bb] Walk and talk.
Hold on there little, hold on.
You see what happened?
I don't want to hear anybody saying walk and talk.
_ And when I go to Canada, I don't have any trouble with this.
Because they naturally say walk and talk. _ _
_ _ This long time girl, I never [Bb] see you.
Come let me [Eb] walk and talk.
It is a long time [Bb] girl, I never see you.
Come let me [Eb] walk and talk.
We have come close, we have come far, we have come to welcome.
[Bb] Let me walk and talk.
[Ab] Girl, let [Eb] me walk and talk.
Now we are coming to the mentor.
You know the mentor that goes
Da [Bb] da da da da da da da da.
You know that verse?
[Eb] Yes ma'am.
Let me read [Bb] and talk till we tumble down.
Let me hold [Eb] your hand girl.
Let me read [Bb] and talk till we tumble down.
Let [Eb] me hold your hand girl.
Come.
Read [Bb] and talk till we tumble down.
Let me hold [Eb] your hand girl.
Let me read and [Bb] talk till we tumble down.
Let me hold your [Eb] _ hand girl. _ _ _ _
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