Aretha Franklin – Wont Be Long (Guitar)

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As recorded by Aretha Franklin (From the 1961 Album ARETHA) [Intro] F7 Bb7 F7 C7 Bb7 F7 [Chorus 1]
F7
Baby, here I am

F7
By the railroad tracks

               Bb7
Waiting for my baby

                    F7
Because he's coming back

               C7
Coming back to me

         Bb7
On the 503

                F7
And it won't be long

F7
No, it won't be long
[Verse 1]
F7
I've been so lonesome

F7
Since the man has been gone

                          Bb7
There isn't a thing worth mentioning

                   F7
Nothing been going on
[Chorus 2]
                 C7
And that's why I know

                 Bb7
When the whistle blows

                       F7
Yeah, that it won't be long

F7                        C7 F7
No, no, it won't be long
[Verse 2]
N.C.             F7
My daddy told me
N.C. When he said goodbye
           F7
Yes, he did

                   F7
"I'll be back, baby

                F7
Baby, by and by,"

                       F7
And that's why I waited

                     F7
So doggone long, yeah
N.C. Can't you see how happy I am? N.C. Because the man is coming home [Chorus 1]
F7
Baby, here I am

F7
By the railroad tracks

            Bb7
Waiting for my baby

                    F7
Because he's coming back

               C7
Coming back to me

         Bb7
On the 503

                F7
And it won't be long

F7
No, it won't be long
[Verse 3]
C                F7
I haven't had no loving

F7
Since you know when

F7
He's a long-gone rooster

    Bb7            F7
And I'm a lonesome hen
[Chorus 2]
                 C7
And that's why I know

                 Bb7
When the whistle blows

                       F7
Yeah, that it won't be long

F7
No, no, it won't be long
[Bridge]
C7                     F7
Mmm, and I'm so excited

                          F7
My knees are shaking, yeah

            F7
Mr. Engineer
N.C. Don't you keep me waiting! N.C. You hear me? N.C. Telling you:
F7
Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!

F7
Hurry, hurry, hurry, hurry!
[Chorus 1]
F7
Baby, here I am

F7
By the railroad tracks

            Bb7
Waiting for my baby

                    F7
Because he's coming back

               C7
Coming back to me

        Bb7
On the 503

                F7
And it won't be long

F7
No, it won't be long
[Chorus 3]
             C7
Ahh, yeah, I know

                 Bb7
When the whistle blows

                      F7
Hey, that it won't be long

F7
No, no, it won't be long

        C7
I don't know about you, but

        Bb7
I know, yeah, I know

                 F7
That it won't be long

F7
No, no, it won't be long