The Platters – Only You (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Only You Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Tempo: 4/4 time, q=90, Capo 2nd fret, optionally. Beats on eighths are marked "+", on triplets "t". Emphasize melody notes. Play with swinging ("triplet") feel. The chord names indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting. Bar chords are marked "!" (half or full bar).
[Intro]                                      
   C7! t   t       t   t       t   t   B7! t   t     C7!       F
E|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
B|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---4---4---4---|-5--------------1----|
G|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---|-3----0----2---------|
D|-------------5-----------------------4-----------|----------------3----|
A|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|-3---------0---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
                                                               On-  ly

[Verse]
   F                         F                         A7!         A7
E|-5-----------------------|-------------1-----3/5---|-3--------0--------------|-------------3-/5--3-----|
B|-------------------------|----1-----1--------------|-------------2-----------|-------------------------|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5--|----------------2--------|----2-----------0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------0-----|
A|-0-----------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
E|-------------------------|-1-----------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
   you                          can      make  this    world    seem right                   Only 

   Dm                                               F7!          F!
E|-1a----------------------|-------------------1---|---------------------|-------------------|
B|-3a----------------------|-------------3---------|-4--------1----------|---------------1---|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2--|----2-----2-----2------|----2--------2-------|----2------2-------|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0---|-------3---------3---|-------3-------3---|
A|-------------0-----------|-------------0---------|-------------3-------|-----------3-------|
E|-1a----------------------|-1---------------------|-1-------------------|-1-----------------|
   you                          can      make  the   dark-    ness bright            Only

   Bb!                       C7                       Am!         A7!            Dm
E|-------------------1--0--|-------------------------|-5--5--------3-----3-/5--|-1a----------------------|
B|-3-----------3-----------|-------------------1-----|-5--5--------2-----------|-3a----------------3-----|
G|----3-----3-----3--------|----3-----3-----3-----3--|----------5-----2--------|----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|-------3-----------3-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------5-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
E|-1-----------1-----------|-------------3-----------|-------------------------|-1a----------------------|
   you      and you alone,                     can     thrill me   like you do,                    and

   G                         G7                        C           G             C
E|-5-------\3--3----p1-----|-1-----------------3-/5--|-3-----------------------|--------5--8--5----\3--|
B|-------------------------|----------3--3-----------|-------------3--3-----3--|-1---------------------|
G|----0-----------0-----0--|----0-----------0--------|----0-----0--------------|-----------------------|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------0-----|-----2-----------0-----|
A|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|
E|-5-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------3-----------|-----------8-----------|
   fill     my heart with    love     for only         you                              oh-oh On-   ly 

[Verse]                                                 
   F                         F                          A7!         A7
E|-5-----------------------|-------------1-----3-/5---|-3--------0--------------|-------------3-/5--3-----|
B|-------------------------|----1-----1---------------|-------------2-----------|-------------------------|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5--|----------------2---------|----2-----------0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3------|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------0-----|
A|-0-----------0-----------|-------------0------------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
E|-------------------------|-1------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
   you                          can      make  this     change   in me                        For it's 

   Dm                                               F7!          F!
E|-1a----------------------|-------------------1---|---------------------|-------------------|
B|-3a----------------------|-------------3---------|-4--------1----------|---------------1---|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2--|----2-----2-----2------|----2--------2-------|----2------2-------|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0---|-------3---------3---|-------3-------3---|
A|-------------0-----------|-------------0---------|-------------3-------|-----------3-------|
E|-1a----------------------|-1---------------------|-1-------------------|-1-----------------|
   true                               you are  my    destiny                         When you

   Bb                      Dm         Bbm            F                    + D7!            D7
E|-------------------1---|-5-\3--3-p1--------------|-------------0--1-----5--|-------------------------|
B|-3-----------3---------|----------------2--------|-1-----3--------------7--|-------------1-----3-----|
G|----3-----3-----3------|----------------------3--|----2-----2--------------|----5-----5-----2-----2--|
D|-------3-----------3---|-------0-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------7-----------0-----|
A|-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
E|-1-----------1---------|-------------1-----------|-1-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
   hold     my hand, I     understand     the        magic       that you do               You're my 

   G                           C                         F          Faug            F
E|-3--------5\3--------------|-0-----------0-----5-\3--|-1------------------------|----------5--8--5----\3--|
B|---------------3--------3--|----------3--------------|-------------2---2-----2--|-1-----------------------|
G|----0-------------0--------|----0-----------0--------|----2-----2--2---2-----2--|----2--------------------|
D|-------0-------------0-----|-------2-----------0-----|-------3------------3-----|-------3-----------0-----|
A|---------------2-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------0------------|-------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------|-------------------------|-1------------------------|-1-----------8-----------|
   dream    come true     My   one      and on-  ly      you

[Verse]
   F                                                   A7!         A7
E|-5-----------------------|----5-----5--6-\5--------|-3--------0--------------|-------------3-/5--3-----|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------2-----------|-------------------------|
G|----5-----5-----5-----5--|----------------------5--|----2-----------0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------0-----|
A|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----------------------|
   you                          can      make  this     change  in me                        For it's 

   Dm                                               F7!          F!      
E|-5-\3--1-----------------|-------------------1---|-----------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------3---------|----4----p1--4-p1------|---------------1---|
G|----------2-----2-----2--|----2-----2-----2------|-------------------2---|----2------2-------|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0---|-------1-----------3---|-------3-------3---|
A|-0-----------0-----------|-------------0---------|-------------3---------|-----------3-------|
E|-------------------------|-1---------------------|-1---------------------|-1-----------------|
   true                               you are  my    destiny                           When you

   Bb                        Dm         Bbm             F                         D7!         
E|----------3-p1--------1--|-5-\3----p1---------------|-------------0--1-----5--|-------------5-\3-----1--|
B|-3-----------------------|-----------------2--------|-1-----3--------------7--|-------------------------|
G|----3-----------3--------|-----------------------3--|----2-----2--------------|----5-----5--------------|
D|-------3-----------3-----|-------0------------3-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------7-----------0-----|
A|-------------------------|-0------------------------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
E|-1-----------1-----------|-------------1------------|-1-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
   hold     my hand,    I    understand      the        magic       that you do               You're my 

   G                           C                         F  slow q=70
E|-3--------5\3--------------|-0-----------0-----5-\3--|-1------------------------|-1a----|
B|---------------3--------3--|----------3--------------|-------------3-p1--3-p1---|-1a----|
G|----0-------------0--------|----0-----------0--------|----2-----2---------------|-2a----|
D|-------0-------------0-----|-------2-----------0-----|-------3-----------3------|-------|
A|---------------2-----------|-3-----------3-----------|-------------0------------|-------|
E|-3-------------------------|-------------------------|-1------------------------|-1a----|
   dream    come true     My   one      and on-  ly      you!        One and only   you!
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