Poetry In Motion Chords by Johnny Tillotson

Tempo:
134.4 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Ab

Eb

Bbm

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Poetry In Motion  - Johnny Tillotson chords
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When I see [Eb] my baby, [G]
[Bbm] what do I [B]
see?
[Cm]
Poetry, [Db]
poetry [Bb] in motion.
[Ab] [Fm]
[Bbm] Walking by [Eb]
by [Ab] her lovely [Fm]
locomotion.
[Bbm] Keep my eyes [Eb]
[Ab] on her poetry [Fm] in motion.
[Bbm] See her [Eb] gentle sway, [Ab] wave out on [Fm] the ocean.
[Bb] Could never [Eb] move that [Ab] way.
[C] I love [Fm] every movement, [Cm] there's nothing I [Fm] would change.
She [C] doesn't [Db] need improvements.
[Bb] She's much too nice [Eb] to rearrange.
[Ab] Poetry [Fm] in motion, [Bbm] dancing close [Eb] to me.
[Ab] A flower of [Fm]
devotion, [Bbm] [Eb] swaying [Ab] gracefully.
Oh, [Fm]
[Bbm] [Eb] oh, oh, oh, [Ab] [Fm]
oh, [Bbm] oh, [Eb]
[Ab] a tree [Fm] in motion.
[Bbm] See her gentle [Eb] sway, [Ab] wave out on [Fm] the ocean.
[Bb] Could never [Ab] move that way.
[Gm] I [C] love [Fm] every movement, [C] there's nothing I [F] would [G] change.
[C] She doesn't [Db] need improvement, [Bb] she's much too nice to
[Eb] rearrange.
[Ab] Poetry [Fm] in motion, [Bbm] oh I [Eb]
adore her.
[Ab] No number nine [Fm] love potion [Bbm] can make [Eb] me [Ab] love her more.
Oh, [Fm] oh oh oh oh [Bbm] oh [Eb]
oh
[Ab] [Fm] [F]
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
Bbm
13421111
Bb
12341111
Fm
123111111
Ab
134211114
Eb
12341116
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To start learning Johnny Tillotson - Poetry In Motion chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Fm, Bbm, Eb, Ab and Fm. A strategic approach would be to train at 67 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 134. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ When I see [Eb] my _ baby, [G] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ what do I _ [B]
see?
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
Poetry, _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
poetry [Bb] in _ motion. _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Bbm] Walking by [Eb] _
_ by [Ab] her lovely _ [Fm] _
locomotion.
_ [Bbm] Keep my eyes [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] on her poetry [Fm] in motion.
_ [Bbm] See her [Eb] gentle sway, _ _ [Ab] wave out on [Fm] the ocean.
[Bb] Could never [Eb] move that [Ab] way.
[C] I love _ [Fm] every movement, _ [Cm] there's nothing I [Fm] would change.
She [C] doesn't [Db] need improvements.
_ [Bb] She's much too nice [Eb] to _ rearrange.
[Ab] _ _ Poetry [Fm] in motion, _ [Bbm] _ dancing close [Eb] to me.
[Ab] A flower of [Fm] _
devotion, _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] swaying _ [Ab] gracefully.
_ _ Oh, _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] oh, oh, oh, [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
oh, [Bbm] oh, _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ a tree [Fm] in motion.
_ _ [Bbm] See her gentle [Eb] sway, _ [Ab] wave out on [Fm] the ocean.
_ [Bb] Could never [Ab] move that way.
[Gm] I [C] love _ [Fm] every movement, _ [C] there's nothing I [F] would [G] change.
[C] She doesn't [Db] need improvement, _ [Bb] she's much too nice to _
[Eb] rearrange.
[Ab] _ _ Poetry [Fm] in motion, _ [Bbm] _ oh I [Eb] _
adore her.
[Ab] No number nine [Fm] love potion [Bbm] can make [Eb] me [Ab] love her more.
_ _ Oh, _ [Fm] oh oh oh oh [Bbm] oh _ _ _ [Eb] _
oh_
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Paul Kaufman and Mike Anthony.

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