Opus 17 chords by The Four Seasons

Chords with lyrics

This ties Bobby Darin's 'Mack The Knife' for the largest number of chromatic
key changes in a Top 40 hit:

         "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)"
              (Linzer - Randell)

Intro:

	(drum roll)

	F#F#   A#mA#m    BB    B/C# C#C# F#F#
	/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

	(bass, doubled w/piano:)

	(F#F#)
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	---1-------------|---1-------------
	-----4---------0-|-1---4---------1-
	-2-----2---2-4---|-------2---2-4---

Verse 1:

	F#F#            A#mA#m
	I can see there ain't ...
	    BB      C#C#         F#F#
	You're only holdin' out ...
	      BB     C#C#       F#/A#
	If there's another man  ..
	     G#/C
	Go on and take ...
	      G#m7/C# C#7C#7 G#m7/C# C#7-9
	And don't you wor-...

Verse 2:

	I'll be blue and I'll be ....

[key changes to G+G]

Verse 3:

	G+G              B minorBm
	I'll be strong, ...
	  C majorC         D MajorD       G+G
	Although you know it won't be ...
	       C majorC     D MajorD      G/BG/B
	I'll always think of you  ...
	      A/C#A/C#
	But somehow ...
	      Am7/D D7D7 Am7/D D7-9
	And don't you wor-...

Instrumental break:

	(G+G)
	 v  v  v  v   v  v  v  v
	-----------------|-----------------
	---2-0-----------|---2-0-----------
	-------------0-1-|-2-----------0-2-
	-3-----3---3-----|-------3---3-----

	Oo-oo oo-ooh, baby

	(horn section and sax solo:)

	G+G      B minorBm      C majorC   D MajorD    G+G
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
	(baby blue    cryin' ...
	C majorC   D MajorD   G/BG/B     A/C#A/C#      D7D7  Eb7Eb7
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
	             (baby    worry 'bout me)

[key changes to AbAb]

Verse 4:

	AbAb           C minorCm
	Sweetie pie, before ...
	  DbDb     Eb MajorEb        AbAb
	Remember if he ever leaves ...
	      DbDb     Eb MajorEb      Ab/C
	Don't cry alone in pain  ...
	      Bb/DBb/D
	If you want me again
	      Bbm7/Eb Eb7Eb7 Bbm7/Eb Eb7-9
	Just don't you wor...

Verse 5:

	I love you no matter what you ....

[key changes to A; repeat verse 3 in A augmentedA]

	A augmentedA              C# minorC#m
	I'll be strong, ...
	  D MajorD         E MajorE       A augmentedA
	Although you know it won't ..
	       D MajorD     E MajorE      A/C#A/C#
	I'll always think of you  ...
	      B/D#B/D#
	But somehow I'll ...
	      Bm7/E E7E7 Bm7/E E7-9
	So don't you ...

[key changes to Bb; repeat verse 3 in Bb majorBb]

	Bb majorBb             DmDm
	I'll be strong, I'll ...
	  Eb MajorEb        FF       Bb majorBb
	Although you know it ...
	       Eb MajorEb     FF      Bb/DBb/D
	I'll always think of ...
	      C/EC/E
	But somehow I'll ...
	      Cm7/F F7F7 Cm7/F F7-9
	So don't you ....

[key changes to B; repeat verse 3 in BB]

	  BB             D#mD#m
	  I'll be strong
	(I'll be strong, I'll ...
	   E MajorE         F#F#      BB        [fade]
	(Although you know it won't be ...


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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