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Words Of Love

WORDS OF LOVE

As recorded by The Mamas & The Papas
(From the 1966 Album THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS)

Words and Music by John Phillips

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Phillips - Electric Guitar'


 Intro
 Shuffle Q=112(8=s8)
                        E          Abm/Eb       Dbm            Eb   Ab
 4/4
  Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
  W          W           E  E  E E  E  E  E E    E  E  E  E  E  E E E
|----------|----------|-12-12-12-x-11-11-11-x-|--9--9--9--9--9-11---4--|
|----------|----------|-12-12-12-x-12-12-12-x-|--9--9--9--9--9-11---4--|
|----------|----------|-13-13-13-x-13-13-13-x-|--9--9--9--9--9-12---5--|
|----------|----------|-14-14-14-x-13-13-13-x-|-11-11-11-11-11-13---6--|
|----------|----------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------------|------------------------|


                                        1st Verse
                      Eb7                Ab7               Gb7
  +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-(4)-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-----------------||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-(4)-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-(5)-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-||-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-(6)-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-------------------|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-||-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-------------------|-----------------||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|


  Cb7               Bb7     Eb7       Ab7               Gb7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x---------|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-4-4-4-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-5-5-5-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-8-8-x-6-6-6-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x---------|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|


  Cb7               Bb7               Ab7               Gb7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|


  Cb7               Bb7     A7       Ab7              Gb7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-6-5------|-4-4-4-4-4------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-6-5------|-4-4-4-4-4------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-7-7-7-6------|-5-5-5-5-5------|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-6-5------|-4-4-4-4-4------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-8-8-8-7------|-6-6-6-6-6------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-6-5------|-4-4-4-4-4------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|


                                    Bridge
                                  Straight Q=112
  E7               Eb7               Fm              Bbm
  E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E Q     Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|----------------|----------------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-1--1-1-1-1--1--|
|-5-5-5-5-5------|-4-4-4-4-4------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-7-7-7-7-7------|-6-6-6-6-6------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-6-6-6-6-6------|-5-5-5-5-5------||-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-7-7-7-7-7------|-6-6-6-6-6------||-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-1--1-1-1-1--1--|
|----------------|----------------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|----------------|


                                Shuffle Q=112(8=s8)
  Gb              Eb7             Ab7             Gb7
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|---------------|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|---------------|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|


                                Interlude
                Straight Q=112
  Eb7                            Ab7             Gb7
  Q  E E E Q  E   E E Q  H       Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|---------------|-------------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-6-6---------||-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-5-5---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-6-6---------||-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
|---------------|-------------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|


  Cb7             Bb7    Eb7      Ab7             Gb7
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6--------|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-4-4--4-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-8--8-8-8-8--8-|-7--7-7-6-6--6-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-5-5--5-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-8--8-8-6-6--6-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6--------|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|


                                Bridge
                              Shuffle Q=112(8=s8)
  E7              Eb7            Fm              Bbm
  Q  E E E Q  E   E e Q  H       Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|---------------|-------------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-1--1-1-1-1--1--|
|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-4-4---------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6-6---------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-5-5---------||-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6-6---------||-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-1--1-1-1-1--1--|
|---------------|-------------||-1--1-1-1-1--1-|----------------|


                                    2nd Verse
                                  Straight Q=112
  Gb              Eb7                Ab7               Gb7
  Q  E E E Q  E   E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-----------------||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2-|-----------------||-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|


  B7                Bb7     Eb7       Ab7               Gb7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x---------|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-4-4-4-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-7-7-x-6-6-6-x-|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-5-5-5-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-8-8-x-6-6-6-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x---------|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|


  B7                Bb7               Ab7               Gb7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-5-5-5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-6-6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x--|


                                  Outro
  B7                BbA7           Ab7             Gb7
  E E E E E E E E   E e Q  H       Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-5---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-5---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-8-8-8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7-6---------||-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-5---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|
|-9-9-9-x-9-9-9-x-|-8-7---------||-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
|-7-7-7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6-5---------||-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|


  E7              Eb7             E7              Eb7
  Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E   Q  E E E Q  E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-4--4-4-4-4--4--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-6-6--6--|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-5--5-5-5-5--5--|
|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-6--6-6-6-6--6--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|


  Ab7
  Q  E E E Q  E   E E E E +H       +W
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-(4)----*|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-(4)----*|
|-5--5-5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5-5-(5)----|-(5)----*|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-(4)----*|
|-6--6-6-6-6--6-|-6-6-6-6-(6)----|-(6)----*|
|-4--4-4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4-4-(4)----|-(4)----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
n  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths



Words of love, so soft and tender,
Won't win a girl's heart anymore.
If you love her,then you must send her
Somewhere where she's never been before.
Worn out phrases and longing gazes
Won't get you where you want to go. (No!)
Words of love, soft and tender,
Won't win her...

You oughta know by now (you oughta know by now).
You oughta know (you oughta know);
You oughta know by now - (you oughta know by now)
Words of love, soft and tender,
Won't win her anymore.

You oughta know by now (you oughta know by now).
You oughta know (you oughta know);
You oughta know by now - (you oughta know by now)
Words of love, soft and tender,
Won't win a girls heart anymore.

If you love her, then you must send her
Somewhere where she's never been before.
Worn out phrases and longing gazes
Won't get you where you want to go.
Words of love, soft and tender,
Won't win her anymore, anymore.

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