Trying To Get To You

trying to get to you : roy orbison .
recorded on je – wel records in 1956 .
dnc . ( one of his first . )

intro : D# Cm Fm A#

#1 .
A# D#
i’ve been traveling over mountains ,

even through the valleys , too .
G#
i’ve been traveling night and day ,
A# D#
running all the way , baby , trying to get to you .

#2 .
D#
since i read your lovin’ letter ,
D#7
where you said you loved me , true .
G#
i’ve been traveling night and day ,
A# D#
running all the way , baby , trying to get to you .

chorus :
D#7 G#
well , there’s nothing that could hold me .
D#
or that could keep me away from you .
F
since your loving letter told me ,
A#
that you really loved me , true .

#3 .
A# D#
i just had to reach you , baby . .
D#
but after all that i’ve been through . .
G#
i’ve been travellin’ night and day ,
A#
runnin’ all the way , baby , trying to
D#
get to you .

#4 .
D#
well , if i had to do it over . .
D#7
that’s exactly what i’d do .
G#
i’d keep travellin’ night and day ,
A#
runnin’ all the way , baby , trying to
D#
get to you .

chorus :
D# G#
well , since i read your lovin’ letters . .
D#
then my heart began to sing .
G#
there were many miles between us . .
F A#
but they didn’t mean a thing .

#5 .
A# D#
lord above me knows i love you .
D# D#7
it was he who brought me through .
G#
when my way was darkest night ,
A#
he would shine his brightest light ,
D# F A# D#
when i was trying to get to you .

a fifties smash from kraziekhat .