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these arms of mine chords
otis redding ( 1962 )

capo iii

G

G
these arms of mine ,
D C
they are lonely ,
G
lonely , and feeling blue

these arms of mine ,
D C
they are yearning ,
G
yearning , from wanting you

G7
and if you ,

would let them
D7 D G G7
hold you , oh , how grateful i will be

G
these arms of mine ,
D C
they are burning ,
G
burning from wanting you

these arms of mine ,
D C
they are wanting ,
G
wanting to hold you

G7
and if you ,

would let them
D7 D G G7
hold you , oh , how grateful i will be

C C7 C
come on , come on baby
G G7
just be my little woman [ yeah ]
G G7
just be my lover i need somebody ,
C G
[ somebody ] to treat me right
G7 C C7 C G G7
[ ohh ] i need your warm loving arms to hold me tight
C
and i need you tender lips too
G G7
hold me , hold me . . .

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