Chords for The Five Americans - Western Union
Tempo:
115.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Gm
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
are all from Texas.
Their latest album is titled The Five Americans' Progressions.
perhaps the communications experts of today's new musical groove, because they've had such
hits as Western Union, Zip Code, Long Distance Call, and that sort of thing.
[E] And actually,
they have a very good sound.
They are one of the groups that even the old squares like.
You know, there are certain groups that the old squares don't like.
And then there are
other groups they describe as, well, now they sing kind of nice.
You know, these fellas
do have a nice sound and a [F#] very good rhythm, and I think all of you will enjoy them.
Let's
welcome
Oh, wait a minute.
[G#m] Funny [G] door.
Somebody's ringing.
Yes.
Thank you very much.
Just a letter from Texas.
From the president.
No, seriously.
We'll get back to that in a
few minutes.
Right now, let's welcome The Five [N] Americans.
Here they are.
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] Things [Gm] went wrong [D] today.
Bad [G] news came my [D] way.
I [G] woke up to [D] find a [Gm] wire had blew my [D] mind.
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [Gm] Western Union [D] man, bad [G] news in his [D] hand.
[Gm] Knocking at my [D] door, telling [Gm] me to [D] score.
[G] [D] Fifteen [Gm] cents a word to [D] read.
I telegram, [Gm] I didn't read.
[D] Says she [Gm] doesn't care no more.
[D] Think I'll [G] throw it on the [D] floor.
[Bm] Got your [E] cables yesterday.
[Bm] You're my group, [E] I've got to [D] play.
[E] [A]
[D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [Gm] Now you've gone [D] away.
[Gm] How it's sad to [D] say you've gone.
[G] [D]
I [Gm] remember what they [D] said.
Now I'm going
out of my head.
[Bm] [E] Telegram just had to [Bm] say, learn to [E] listen all the [D] way.
[G] [D]
[Bm] [E] [Bm] [E]
[D]
[E] [A]
[Am] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
I'll be on my way, cause [Gm] there's another [D] girl for me.
[G] [D] [G] [D] I'll [Gm] be sure of her, [D] and things [G] will
be as [D] they were.
[G] [D] [G] [D] Western [G] Union, [D] Western Union, Western Union.
[G] [D] [N]
Their latest album is titled The Five Americans' Progressions.
perhaps the communications experts of today's new musical groove, because they've had such
hits as Western Union, Zip Code, Long Distance Call, and that sort of thing.
[E] And actually,
they have a very good sound.
They are one of the groups that even the old squares like.
You know, there are certain groups that the old squares don't like.
And then there are
other groups they describe as, well, now they sing kind of nice.
You know, these fellas
do have a nice sound and a [F#] very good rhythm, and I think all of you will enjoy them.
Let's
welcome
Oh, wait a minute.
[G#m] Funny [G] door.
Somebody's ringing.
Yes.
Thank you very much.
Just a letter from Texas.
From the president.
No, seriously.
We'll get back to that in a
few minutes.
Right now, let's welcome The Five [N] Americans.
Here they are.
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D] Things [Gm] went wrong [D] today.
Bad [G] news came my [D] way.
I [G] woke up to [D] find a [Gm] wire had blew my [D] mind.
[G] [D]
[G] [D] [Gm] Western Union [D] man, bad [G] news in his [D] hand.
[Gm] Knocking at my [D] door, telling [Gm] me to [D] score.
[G] [D] Fifteen [Gm] cents a word to [D] read.
I telegram, [Gm] I didn't read.
[D] Says she [Gm] doesn't care no more.
[D] Think I'll [G] throw it on the [D] floor.
[Bm] Got your [E] cables yesterday.
[Bm] You're my group, [E] I've got to [D] play.
[E] [A]
[D]
[G] [D] [G]
[D] [Gm] Now you've gone [D] away.
[Gm] How it's sad to [D] say you've gone.
[G] [D]
I [Gm] remember what they [D] said.
Now I'm going
out of my head.
[Bm] [E] Telegram just had to [Bm] say, learn to [E] listen all the [D] way.
[G] [D]
[Bm] [E] [Bm] [E]
[D]
[E] [A]
[Am] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [D]
I'll be on my way, cause [Gm] there's another [D] girl for me.
[G] [D] [G] [D] I'll [Gm] be sure of her, [D] and things [G] will
be as [D] they were.
[G] [D] [G] [D] Western [G] Union, [D] Western Union, Western Union.
[G] [D] [N]
Key:
D
G
Gm
E
Bm
D
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Gm
are all from Texas.
Their latest album is titled The Five Americans' _ Progressions. _ _
perhaps the communications experts of today's new musical groove, because _ they've had such
hits as Western Union, Zip Code, Long Distance Call, and that sort of thing.
[E] _ _ And actually,
they have a very good sound.
They are one of the groups that even the old squares like.
You know, there are certain groups that the old squares don't like.
And then there are
other groups they describe as, well, now they sing kind of nice.
You know, these fellas
do have a nice sound and a [F#] very good rhythm, and I think all of you will enjoy them.
Let's
welcome_
Oh, wait a minute. _
[G#m] Funny [G] door.
Somebody's ringing.
Yes.
_ Thank you very much.
Just a letter from Texas.
_ _ From _ the president.
_ No, seriously.
We'll get back to that in a
few minutes.
Right now, let's welcome The Five [N] Americans.
Here they are. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] Things [Gm] went wrong [D] today.
Bad [G] news came my [D] way.
I [G] woke up to [D] find a [Gm] wire had blew my [D] mind.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] Western Union [D] man, bad [G] news in his [D] hand.
[Gm] Knocking at my [D] door, telling [Gm] me to [D] score.
_ [G] _ _ [D] Fifteen [Gm] cents a word to [D] read.
I telegram, [Gm] I didn't read.
[D] Says she [Gm] doesn't care no more.
[D] Think I'll [G] throw it on the [D] floor. _
_ [Bm] Got your [E] cables yesterday.
[Bm] You're my group, [E] I've got to [D] play. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [Gm] Now you've gone [D] away.
[Gm] How it's sad to [D] say you've gone.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I [Gm] remember what they [D] said.
Now I'm going
out of my head. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] Telegram just had to [Bm] say, learn to [E] listen all the [D] way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
I'll be on my way, cause [Gm] there's another [D] girl for me.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] I'll [Gm] be sure of her, [D] and things [G] will
be as [D] they were. _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] [D] Western [G] Union, [D] Western Union, Western Union. _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Their latest album is titled The Five Americans' _ Progressions. _ _
perhaps the communications experts of today's new musical groove, because _ they've had such
hits as Western Union, Zip Code, Long Distance Call, and that sort of thing.
[E] _ _ And actually,
they have a very good sound.
They are one of the groups that even the old squares like.
You know, there are certain groups that the old squares don't like.
And then there are
other groups they describe as, well, now they sing kind of nice.
You know, these fellas
do have a nice sound and a [F#] very good rhythm, and I think all of you will enjoy them.
Let's
welcome_
Oh, wait a minute. _
[G#m] Funny [G] door.
Somebody's ringing.
Yes.
_ Thank you very much.
Just a letter from Texas.
_ _ From _ the president.
_ No, seriously.
We'll get back to that in a
few minutes.
Right now, let's welcome The Five [N] Americans.
Here they are. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] Things [Gm] went wrong [D] today.
Bad [G] news came my [D] way.
I [G] woke up to [D] find a [Gm] wire had blew my [D] mind.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] Western Union [D] man, bad [G] news in his [D] hand.
[Gm] Knocking at my [D] door, telling [Gm] me to [D] score.
_ [G] _ _ [D] Fifteen [Gm] cents a word to [D] read.
I telegram, [Gm] I didn't read.
[D] Says she [Gm] doesn't care no more.
[D] Think I'll [G] throw it on the [D] floor. _
_ [Bm] Got your [E] cables yesterday.
[Bm] You're my group, [E] I've got to [D] play. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ [Gm] Now you've gone [D] away.
[Gm] How it's sad to [D] say you've gone.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
I [Gm] remember what they [D] said.
Now I'm going
out of my head. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] Telegram just had to [Bm] say, learn to [E] listen all the [D] way. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
I'll be on my way, cause [Gm] there's another [D] girl for me.
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] I'll [Gm] be sure of her, [D] and things [G] will
be as [D] they were. _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] [D] Western [G] Union, [D] Western Union, Western Union. _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _