He Was Really Saying Something

...HE WAS REALLY SAYING SOMETHING... by The Velvelettes
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*Released 1965*


Intro:

C  F  C (x2)
C  F, C  F, C  F, C, G
                      Hey, yeah, yeah.

Verse 1:

      C       F        C            F
I was walking down the street, (doo waddy wah),
          C           F         C       F
When this boy started following me, (oh yeah).
         C             F         C          F
Now I ig-nored all the things he said, (doo wady wah),
   C           F     C   F
He moved me in every way.

Bridge 1:

         Eb                       C#
With his collar unbuttoned, on my side he was strut'n'. Girls...

Chorus 1:

       C      F      C         F
He was really saying something,
C       F      C         F
 Really saying something.
C
 Bop bop, shoo be doo wah,
C         F           C    G
 Bop bop, shoo be doo wah.

Verse 2:

   C       F                 C         F
He flirted ev'ry step of the way, (doo waddy wah),
        C          F         C        F
I could hear ev'ry word he'd say, (oh yeah).
      C            F       C         F
My re-sistance was getting low, (doo waddy wah),
       C        F          C     F
And my feelings started to show.

Bridge 2:

   Eb                     C#
My heart started thumping, blood pressure jumping.

Chorus 2:

       C      F      C         F
He was really saying something,
C       F      C         F
 Really saying something.
C
 Bop bop, shoo be doo wah,
C         F           C    G
 Bop bop, shoo be doo wah.

Interlude:

C  F  C, Eb (x3), C  F  C, G

Verse 3:

   C         F     C          F
He walked me to my door, (doo waddy wah),
    C        F            C         F
I a-greed to see him once more, (oh yeah).
C             F       C        F
 Lady like it may not be, (doo waddy wah),
       C            F       C   F
But he moved me tre-mendous-ly.

Bridge 3:

   Eb                     C#
Al-though he was bold, my heart he stole. Girls...

Chorus 3:

       C      F      C         F
He was really saying something,
C       F      C         F
 Really saying something.
C
 Bop bop, shoo be doo wah,
C         F           C    G
 Bop bop, shoo be doo wah.

Coda:

       C      F      C         F
He was really saying something,
C       F      C         F
 Really saying something.
       C      F      C         F
He was really saying something,
C       F      C         F
 Really saying something.

(Repeat to Fade)


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          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2008    =
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