Western Union
The Five Americans

(Rabon - Ezell - Durrill)


 Intro:

         organ: D5 (4 bars; fades in)

         guitar (2X alone; 2X after bass and drums enter)

          D               Dsus4
          v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
         -------5---------|-------5---------
         -----7-----7-----|-----8-----8-----
         ---7---------7---|---7---------7---
         -0---------------|-0---------------
         -----------------|-----------------
         -----------------|-----------------

 Verse 1:

          D          Dsus4
         Things went wrong today
          D       Dsus4
         Bad news came my way
         D     Dsus4
         I woke up to find
         D           Dsus4
         A wire that blew my mind

         D  Dsus4  [1, 4: 2X; 2, 3: 1X  5: to coda]

 Verse 2:

         Western Union man
         Bad news in his hand
         Knocking at my door
         Selling me the score

 Verse 3:

         Fifteen cents a word to read
         A telegram I didn't need
         Said she didn't care no more
         Think I'll throw it on the floor

 Bridge 1:

         Bm              E
         Got your cable just today
         Bm                      E           D  Dsus4  D  Dsus4
         Killed my groove, I've got to say, hey

         [1, 3: to refrain  2: to solo]

 Refrain:

         E        A [N.C.]
         / / / /  /
         (...hey)   Western Union

         (acapella; high voice holds A; low voice alternates A and G):

         Da-da-da-da-da  da-da-da-da-da
         Da-da-da-da-da  da-da-da-da-da

         (band enters)

         D              Dsus4
         Da-da-da-da-da  da-da-da-da-da
         D              Dsus4
         Da-da-da-da-da  da-da-da-da-da

 Verse 4:

         Now you've gone away and
         How it's sad to say you've gone
         I remember what they said
         Now I'm going out of my head

 Bridge 2:

         Telegram just had to say
         You've learned your lesson all the way, hey

 Organ solo:

         D       Dsus4        [4X]
         / / / /  / / / /

 [repeat bridge 2]

 [repeat refrain]

 Verse 5:

         I'll be on my way 'cause
         There's another girl for me
         I'll be sure of her and
         Things'll be as they were

 Coda (repeat to fade):

         D              Dsus4
         Da-da-da-da-da  da-da-da-da-da

         (Western Union, oh Western Union)


 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

    Source: geocities.com/hollywood/academy/3225/60s_and_70s/The_Five_Americans

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