Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: G+G
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G E minorEm
We'll remember you forever Eddie
C majorC Eb MajorEb
Through the sacrifice you made we can't believe the price you paid
G+G FF E minorEm D MajorD
For love
G+G FF E minorEm D MajorD
For love
Verse 1:
G+G
Little Eddie Mitty born in Jersey City
E minorEm
Started singin' when he was five
C majorC
Never knew his father mother didn't bother
D MajorD
To catch his last name fast as he came
G+G
He was off and flying
G+G
Times were really trying
E minorEm
Eddie and his mother alone
C majorC
Soon another mister soon a baby sister
D MajorD
Mama kept swingin' and Eddie kept singin'
Chorus:
G+G
Ah ya ya ya ya ya
E minorEm
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
C majorC
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
D MajorD G+G G+G
Ya ya ya ya for love for love
Spoken:
G+G
And now the tragic story
E minorEm C majorC
Eddie's sister, Mary Louise, needed an operation
D MajorD
To get the money he would have to become an overnight sensation
G+G
Eddie believed the American people
E minorEm
Had wonderful, lovegiving hearts
C majorC
His well publicized end he considered would send
D MajorD G+G
His memorial album to the top of the charts...and it did
Chorus:
G+G
Ah ya ya ya ya ya
E minorEm
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
C majorC
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
D MajorD
Ya ya ya ya
G+G
Ah ya ya ya ya ya
E minorEm
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
C majorC
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
D MajorD
Ya ya ya ya
G+G G+G
Goodbye...goodbye
Spoken:
G+G
When a young singer dies to our shock and surprise
E minorEm
In a plane crash or flashy sports car
C majorC
He becomes quite well known
D MajorD
And the kindness he's shown has made more than one post mortem star
G+G E minorEm
Well you did it Eddie and though it's hard to applaud suicide
C majorC
You gave all you could give so your sister could live
D MajorD
All America's choked up inside
Outro:
G+G E minorEm
We'll remember you forever Eddie
C majorC Eb MajorEb
Thru' the sacrifice you made we can't believe the price you paid
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
For love
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
For Love
G+G E minorEm D MajorD
For Love
Eb MajorEb G+G
For Love....