Whispers (Gettin' Louder)
Jackie Wilson

(B. Acklin - D. Scott)

 Intro:

 Chorus:

         Ebmaj7     Ab     Ebmaj7     Ab
           / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

              Ebmaj7                    Ab
         (The whispers gettin' louder)
                              Ebmaj7          Ab
         Calling [2: out] your name          Peaches
              Ebmaj7                    Ab
         (The whispers gettin' louder)
                     Ebmaj7          Bb  Ab  Gm  Fm
         Calling your name          Peaches

         [1st time:]

          Fm  Gm      Bb      Ab      Gm    Ab  Gm  Fm  Bb
          v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
         -/---/-------/-------/-------/---|-/---/---/---/-------------------

 Verse 1:

         Ebmaj7         Ab
         In my lonely, lonely room
                Ebmaj7                 Ab
         There's nothing left but the past (nothing but the past)
           Ebmaj7            Ab
         I think of how our love used to be
           Ebmaj7           Ab
         And why it didn't last

 Pre-chorus:

         vibes arr. for guitar:

                                      (Eb7)  Ab/Eb  Eb7
                                       v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
                                      -9---9---8-8---6-|---6-------------
                                      -11--11--9-9---8-|---8-------------
                                      -----------------|-----------------
                                      -----------------|-----------------
                                      -----------------|-----------------
                                      -----------------|-----------------
            Eb7
         I think of how sweet all the love was     (yeah, baby)
             Eb7                       (Eb7) Ab/Eb        Eb7
         And all the good times we had             (yeah, baby)
             Eb7                          (Eb7)       Ab/Eb        Eb7
         I want you to come home 'cause I feel so all alone and I feel
           (Eb7)  Ab/Eb
         So sad

 [repeat chorus]

 Post-chorus:

         (acapella w/bass):

          v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
         ---------------------------------|-----------------1---1-----------
         -1---------------1---1-----------|---------1---------------3---1---
         -----1---3---1-----------4---3---|-1---3-------1-------------------
         ---------------------------------|---------------------------------
         Don't you hear it               Peaches                   Don't you

                                                           Ab6  Ab
                                                            /   /
          v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
         ---------------------------------|-----------------1---1-----------
         -1---------------1---1-----------|---------1---------------3---1---
         -----1---3---1-----------4---3---|-1---3-------1-------------------
         ---------------------------------|---------------------------------
         hear it, little baby

 Verse 2:

         Every time I think about you
         I can hear you calling my name (calling my name)
         And every time I'm all alone
         Those whispers they come back again

 [repeat post-chorus]

 Coda [chords as per pre-chorus]:

         (The whispers gettin' louder)  Whispers gettin' louder
         (The whispers gettin' louder)  Callin' your name
         (The whispers gettin' louder)  Hear me, baby
         (The whispers gettin' louder)  Callin' to you [fade]


 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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