Chords for Ol ' 55 - Looking for an echo.
Tempo:
106.425 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
Am
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am]
[F] [G]
[C] At daydream junior [Am] high school [F] we used to [G] harmonize
[C] Me and Frankie [Am] and Jimmy [F] and some Italian [G] guy
[Fm] We were [G] singing oldies
[C] But they [Am] were newies then and today when I [Dm] play my old [F]
45s
I [G] remember when we
[C] practiced [Am] in a subway [F] in a lobby
[G] or a hall
[C] Crowded [Am] in a doorway [F] singing doo-wops [G] to the wall
[F] And if we went [G] to a party [C] and they wouldn't [Am] let us sing
[F] We'd lock ourselves in the bathroom [G] and nobody could get in
Cuz [C] we were looking [Am] for an echo
[F] and an answer [G] to our sound
[C] A place to [Am] be in harmony
[F] A place [G] we've [C] almost found
[Am]
[F] [G]
[F] And the girls would gather round us [C] and our heads would [C] really swell
[F] We'd sing songs by the moon glows
[C] The hop tones in the dells
[F] And when we sang sincerely
[C] We really [Am] sang it high
[F] Even though it was falsetto
We almost [G] reached the sky
[G#] [C#] We've sung a [A#m] lot of changes [F#] since [G#] 1955
[C#] And a lot of [A#m] bad arrangements
[F#] We tried to [G#] harmonize
[F#] Now they've turned [G#] into oldies
But they were [A#m] newies then
And [F#] today when I play my old [G#] 45s I remember when
[A] We [D] were looking [Bm] for an echo
[G] An answer [D] to our sound
[B] A [D] place to [Bm] be in harmony
[G] A place [A] we've [F#m] almost [C#]
found
[Bm] [G]
[A] We were looking [Bm] for an echo
[G] An answer [A] to our sound
[D] A place to [Bm] be in harmony
[G] A place [D] we've almost
[Bm] found
[G] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [G]
[D]
[Bm] [G]
[A]
[N]
[F] [G]
[C] At daydream junior [Am] high school [F] we used to [G] harmonize
[C] Me and Frankie [Am] and Jimmy [F] and some Italian [G] guy
[Fm] We were [G] singing oldies
[C] But they [Am] were newies then and today when I [Dm] play my old [F]
45s
I [G] remember when we
[C] practiced [Am] in a subway [F] in a lobby
[G] or a hall
[C] Crowded [Am] in a doorway [F] singing doo-wops [G] to the wall
[F] And if we went [G] to a party [C] and they wouldn't [Am] let us sing
[F] We'd lock ourselves in the bathroom [G] and nobody could get in
Cuz [C] we were looking [Am] for an echo
[F] and an answer [G] to our sound
[C] A place to [Am] be in harmony
[F] A place [G] we've [C] almost found
[Am]
[F] [G]
[F] And the girls would gather round us [C] and our heads would [C] really swell
[F] We'd sing songs by the moon glows
[C] The hop tones in the dells
[F] And when we sang sincerely
[C] We really [Am] sang it high
[F] Even though it was falsetto
We almost [G] reached the sky
[G#] [C#] We've sung a [A#m] lot of changes [F#] since [G#] 1955
[C#] And a lot of [A#m] bad arrangements
[F#] We tried to [G#] harmonize
[F#] Now they've turned [G#] into oldies
But they were [A#m] newies then
And [F#] today when I play my old [G#] 45s I remember when
[A] We [D] were looking [Bm] for an echo
[G] An answer [D] to our sound
[B] A [D] place to [Bm] be in harmony
[G] A place [A] we've [F#m] almost [C#]
found
[Bm] [G]
[A] We were looking [Bm] for an echo
[G] An answer [A] to our sound
[D] A place to [Bm] be in harmony
[G] A place [D] we've almost
[Bm] found
[G] [A]
[Bm] [G]
[A] [D]
[Bm] [G]
[D]
[Bm] [G]
[A]
[N]
Key:
G
F
C
Am
Bm
G
F
C
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] At daydream junior [Am] high school [F] we used to [G] harmonize _
[C] Me and Frankie [Am] and Jimmy [F] and some Italian [G] guy _
[Fm] We were [G] singing oldies
[C] But they [Am] were newies then and today when I [Dm] play my old [F]
45s
I [G] remember when we _ _
_ [C] practiced [Am] in a subway [F] in a lobby
[G] or a hall
[C] _ Crowded [Am] in a doorway [F] singing doo-wops [G] to the wall
[F] And if we went [G] to a party [C] and they wouldn't [Am] let us sing
[F] We'd lock ourselves in the bathroom [G] and nobody could get in
Cuz [C] we were looking [Am] for an echo
[F] and an answer [G] to our sound
[C] A place to [Am] be in harmony
[F] A place [G] we've [C] almost found
_ [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] And the girls would gather round us [C] and our heads would [C] really swell
[F] We'd sing songs by the moon glows
[C] The hop tones in the dells
[F] And when we sang sincerely
[C] We really [Am] sang it high
[F] Even though it was falsetto
We almost [G] reached the sky
[G#] _ _ [C#] We've sung a [A#m] lot of changes [F#] since _ [G#] 1955
_ [C#] And a lot of [A#m] bad arrangements
[F#] We tried to [G#] harmonize
[F#] Now they've turned [G#] into oldies
But they were [A#m] newies then
And [F#] today when I play my old [G#] 45s I remember when
[A] _ We [D] were looking [Bm] for an echo
[G] An answer [D] to our sound
[B] A [D] place to [Bm] be in harmony
[G] A place [A] we've [F#m] _ almost [C#]
found
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ We were looking [Bm] for an echo
[G] An answer [A] to our sound
[D] A place to [Bm] be in harmony
[G] A place [D] we've _ almost _
_ [Bm] _ found
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] At daydream junior [Am] high school [F] we used to [G] harmonize _
[C] Me and Frankie [Am] and Jimmy [F] and some Italian [G] guy _
[Fm] We were [G] singing oldies
[C] But they [Am] were newies then and today when I [Dm] play my old [F]
45s
I [G] remember when we _ _
_ [C] practiced [Am] in a subway [F] in a lobby
[G] or a hall
[C] _ Crowded [Am] in a doorway [F] singing doo-wops [G] to the wall
[F] And if we went [G] to a party [C] and they wouldn't [Am] let us sing
[F] We'd lock ourselves in the bathroom [G] and nobody could get in
Cuz [C] we were looking [Am] for an echo
[F] and an answer [G] to our sound
[C] A place to [Am] be in harmony
[F] A place [G] we've [C] almost found
_ [Am] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[F] And the girls would gather round us [C] and our heads would [C] really swell
[F] We'd sing songs by the moon glows
[C] The hop tones in the dells
[F] And when we sang sincerely
[C] We really [Am] sang it high
[F] Even though it was falsetto
We almost [G] reached the sky
[G#] _ _ [C#] We've sung a [A#m] lot of changes [F#] since _ [G#] 1955
_ [C#] And a lot of [A#m] bad arrangements
[F#] We tried to [G#] harmonize
[F#] Now they've turned [G#] into oldies
But they were [A#m] newies then
And [F#] today when I play my old [G#] 45s I remember when
[A] _ We [D] were looking [Bm] for an echo
[G] An answer [D] to our sound
[B] A [D] place to [Bm] be in harmony
[G] A place [A] we've [F#m] _ almost [C#]
found
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ We were looking [Bm] for an echo
[G] An answer [A] to our sound
[D] A place to [Bm] be in harmony
[G] A place [D] we've _ almost _
_ [Bm] _ found
[G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _