Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa tab by Gene Pitney

Tabs

"Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa"
(Burt Bacharach - Hal David)

Intro:

	Horns arr. for guitar [3X]:

	 v  v  v  v
	-----------------|
	10--12-----------|
	12---------------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|

	(band enters)

	Steel guitar [2X]:

	 G+G
	 v  v  v  v
	-8-s10-----------|
	10-s12-----------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|
	-----------------|

Verse 1:

	 G+G
	Dearest darling
	                    A7A7   D MajorD
	I had to write to say that I won't be home anymore
	         G+G
	'Cause something happened  to me
	                     A7A7   D MajorD
	While I was driving home and I'm not the same anymore

Chorus 1:

	      C majorC             A minorAm
	Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
	      C majorC             A minorAm
	Ah, only one day away from your arms
	  FF        G+G
	I saw a welcoming night
	   FF            G+G [N.C.]
	And stopped to rest for the night

Verse 2:

	And that is when I  saw her
	As I pulled in outside of the small hotel she was there
	And so I walked up  to her
	Asked where I could get something to eat and she showed me where

Chorus 2:

	Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
	Ah, only one day away from your arms
	She took me to the cafe
	  FF           G+G [N.C.]
	I asked her if she would stay
	[G+G  G+G   G+G G+G]     [single notes; acoustic bass]
	She said  "O. K."

Instrumental break:

	(orchestral break over verse chords)

Chorus 3 [as per chorus 1]:

	Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
	Ah, only one day away from your arms
	The jukebox started to play
	And nighttime turned into day

Verse 3:

	As we were dancing  closely
	All of a sudden I lost control as I held her charms
	And I caressed her  kissed her
	Told her I'd die before I would let her out of my arms

Chorus 4 [as per chorus 2]:

	Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
	Ah, only one day away from your arms
	I hate to do this to you
	But I love somebody new
	What can  I do?

Coda:

	      G+G          G7G7 [xx5767] [N.C.]
	And I can never, never, never
	  C majorC
	Go home again

	 C majorC
	 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
	(home)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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