Chords for The Mamas & The Papas "Twelve Thirty" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Tempo:
114.05 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Db

Bbm

Gb

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Mamas & The Papas "Twelve Thirty" on The Ed Sullivan Show chords
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Now here on stage the mamas and papas, these youngsters discovered a combination that blends
rock and roll, ballad and folk singing.
So here are the mamas and the papas.
Let's have a fine evening.
[Db] [Eb]
In New [Ab] York City
[Db] [Ab] Everything [Bb] [Db]
[Ebm] there was [Ab] dark and dirty
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] Outside [Eb] my window [Ab] was a [Dbm] [E] steeple
[Ab] [Bbm] With a [A] clock that only said [Ab] twelve thirty
[Db] Young girls, just a [Ab] fancy
[Gb] [Bbm]
bed, [Ab]
[Db] I can't
[Ab]
[Gb]
[Db]
[Bbm] [Db] I've [Eb] heard so strange, to feel [Ab] so friendly
To [Db]
[Ab] [Gb] [Db] say [Ebm] the morning will [Ab] be
[Db]
[Ab] [Bbm] To feel [Eb] these changes [Ab] happening in [Dbm] [E] me
[Ab] [Bbm] I'm [A] glad to be still [Ab] my reason
[Db]
[Ab]
[Gb] [Bbm]
[Ab] I
[Db]
[Ab]
[Gb] [Gbm]
[Db]
[Bbm] would [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] [Ebm]
kill to lie to [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [E]
[Ab] [Bbm] [A]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab] young girls
[Db] [Eb] But I'm still alive
[Ab] [Gb] [Bbm]
[Fm] [Ab]
[Db]
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
Gb
134211112
Eb
12341116
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
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Learn the basic chords of The Mamas & The Papas - (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, June 22, 1968) Twelve Thirty chords, with this master sequence: Bbm, Ab, Db, Ab, Gb and Db. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 57 BPM and then match the original tempo of 114 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Db Major.

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Now here on stage the mamas and papas, these youngsters discovered a combination that blends
rock and roll, ballad and folk singing.
So here are the mamas and the papas.
Let's have a fine evening. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
In New [Ab] York City _ _
[Db] _ [Ab] Everything [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ebm] there was [Ab] dark and dirty _ _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ Outside [Eb] my window _ [Ab] was a _ [Dbm] _ [E] steeple
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ With a [A] clock that only said [Ab] twelve _ thirty _
_ _ _ [Db] _ Young girls, _ just a [Ab] fancy _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ bed, [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] I can't _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Db] I've [Eb] heard so _ strange, to feel [Ab] so friendly
To [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] say [Ebm] the morning will [Ab] be
_ _ _ [Db] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] To feel [Eb] these changes [Ab] happening in [Dbm] _ [E] me
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ I'm [A] glad to be still [Ab] my reason _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Ab] I _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ would _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm]
kill to lie to [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] young girls _
[Db] [Eb] But I'm still alive
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _

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