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Title: These Arms of Mine
Artist: Otis Redding
Author: Otis Redding
>From Album: The Very Best of Otis Redding
A E7
These arms of mine, they are lonely
D A
Lonely and feeling blue
A E7
These arms of mine, they are yearning
D A
Yearning from wanting you
CHORUS:
A A+ A6 A7 D
And if you . . . would let them . . . hold . . . you
7 A
Oh, how grateful I will be
A E7
These arms of mine, they are burning
D A
Burning from wanting you
A E7
These arms of mine, they are longing
D A
Longing to hold you
CHORUS
D E A A7 (trill)
Come home, baby, just be my woman, just be my lovin’
D E A A7
Oh, I need somebody to treat me right
D E A A7 (trill)
Oh, I need two lovin’ arms to hold me tight
D E A A7
And I need your tender lips to hold me, oh hold me tight
Use these chords in the chorus:
A = x02220
A+ = xxx221
A6 = xxx222
A7 = xxx223
D = xx0232
7= x76454
A = 577655
