Chords with lyrics
Upon Arrival
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|C majorC |G/C |F/CF/C |Esus4Esus4 E MajorE |
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|C majorC |G/C |F/CF/C |Esus4Esus4 E MajorE |
C majorC G/C Bb/CBb/C F/CF/C G/BG/B
A augmentedA chauffeur dressed in gray, holds a sign, in leather glooves
C majorC G/C Bb/CBb/C F/CF/C G/BG/B
With in structions to meet the V I P upon arr I val
DmDm Gm7Gm7 F6F6 Bb9Bb9
Father, mother and sister, trading smiles and playful shoves
Am7Am7 D7D7 Dm7/G G7G7
And their son is coming back home, coming to stay, whoa oh oh, whoa oh
C majorC G/C Bb/CBb/C F/CF/C G/BG/B
A augmentedA lovely teenage queen stands there, waits for the boy she loves
C majorC G/C Bb/CBb/C F/CF/C G/BG/B
And she dreams of the summertime with him, upon arri val
DmDm Gm7Gm7 F6F6 Bb9Bb9
Now announcing the touchdown of the flight, it's right on time
Am7Am7 D7D7 Dm7/G G7G7
And a wave of excitement sweeps the room, ooh, oh, oh,
|Abmaj7-5/G | |
oh, oh, oh
Fm7Fm7 D7/F#D7/F# E7/G# A minorAm
Each second of every minute seems eternal, time standing still
Bb9Bb9 E7E7 C6C6
Hearts beating quicker, minds racing fast
Fm7Fm7 D7/F#D7/F#
Then suddenly shouts of laughter,
E7/G# Am7Am7
tears of joy, flashes of light
Bb9Bb9 E7E7 C6C6 C7C7
Handshake, introductions, lovers kiss
|FF | |D7/F#D7/F# | |
|Dm7/G |G7G7 | | |
C majorC G/C Bb/CBb/C F/CF/C G/BG/B
Now, as the people go separate ways, I stand ama azed
C majorC G/C Bb/CBb/C F/CF/C G/BG/B
Everyone has a story you could tell, upon arri val
DmDm Gm7Gm7 F6F6 Bb9Bb9
Still a girl in dark glasses waits until everyone's gone
Am7Am7 D7D7 Dm7/G G7G7
And she weeps, she's all alone, her love is lost, whoa oh, oh,
Abmaj7-5/G . . . . . . .
Ooh, oh, oh
Chart and transcription
Peter Kruger
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