24 Hours From Tulsa - Gene Pitney
Intro:
D D
[Verse 1]
D
Dearest... darling,
E7 A
I had to write to say that I won't be home any more.
D
cause something happened... to me
E7 A
while I was driving home and I'm not the same anymore.
|[Chorus 1]
| G Em
|Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa,
| G Em
|oh, only one day away from your arms.
| C D C
|I saw a welcoming light, and stopped to rest for the [D*] night.
[Verse 2]
D
And that is when I... saw her
E7 A
as I pulled in outside of the small motel she was there.
D
And so I walked up... to her...
E7 A
asked where I could get something to eat and she showed me where.
|[Chorus 2]
| G Em
|Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa,
| G Em
|ah, only one day away from your arms.
| C D C
|She took me to the ca-fe, I asked her if she would [D*] stay.
|[D*] She [D*] said... [D*]o-[D*]kay.
Insdtrumental: (Same as verse)
[D] [D] [E7] [A]
[D] [D] [E7] [A]
|[Chorus 3]
| G Em
|Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa,
| G Em
|ahh, only one day away from your arms.
| C D C
|The jukebox started to play, and night time turned into [D*] day.
[Verse 3]
D
As we were dancing... closely,
E7 A
all of a sudden I lost control as I held her charms.
D
And I caressed her... kissed her,
E7 A
told her I'd die before I would let her out of my arms.
|[Chorus 4]
| G Em
|Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa,
| G Em
|ahh, only one day away from your arms.
| C D C
|I hate to do this to you, but I love somebody [D*] new.
|[D*] What [D*] can... [D*] I [D*] do?
Outro:
And I can [D] never... never... never... [D7*] go [G] home again.
[G] [G] [G*] Cha Cha Cha!