Chords for Gladys Knight & The Pips - Save the Overtime (For Me)

Tempo:
109.15 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

Em

Bm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gladys Knight & The Pips - Save the Overtime (For Me) chords
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[E] [A] [B]
[E]
[Bm] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [G] I'm [Bm] coming, [E] don't [Bm] take me long.
Baby, I [A] know [Em] you, [Bm] I'm coming.
I'm coming, don't take way too long.
Baby, [E] send [A] me over, fly [Em] for me.
I won't go around trying to [A] find something [Em] to do.
Baby, [G] until [F#m] you're weak, [Em] turn on the TV, or play [A] some solitaire.
[G] You're just a [Em] job for a while, [G] [F#m] [G] nothing to play, so you [F#m] can just go.
[Em] Just ain't [Bm] no substitute [Em] for [G] me.
[F#m] [Em] Cause you're all that I want in me, [A] [Em] only you can [G]
[A] set me [Bm] free.
[D]
[E] I'm coming, don't [A] take me long.
[Bm] Baby, I know you, I'm coming.
I'm coming, [A] don't [B] take way [D] too long.
[Bm] Baby, [E] send [A] me over, [Em] fly for me.
[G] My life's just a [A] rundown [G] hallway, and I just can't find [F#m] no reason to [G] be lonely.
Only until I see [A] your [Em] face again, I'm gonna be in [G] such [F#m] misery.
[G] Running to the door, creeping out [A] the window, [Em] no hope and can see [G]
all that [F#m] you do.
[G] Messing up on the phone, taking out the drive, [F#m] counting [G] every second down, [A] kill me now.
5, [G] 4, [Bm] 3, 2, 1, darling.
[E] Don't [A] stay away, [D] [Bm] pretty baby.
I know you're working hard for me, darling.
[E] Baby, don't [Bm] stay away too long, [A] [Bm] pretty baby.
[A] Save the overtime [Bm] for me,
[A] for [Bm]
me.
[F#] [E]
Save the overtime for me, for me.
[D] [E]
[F#m] I know it's crazy, [Em] but I, I'm hooked around, [G] trying to find [A] something [G] else to [Em] do.
Pretty [D] baby, [G] until [F#m] the floor is beaten, [G] turn on the TV, or play some [A] soft tax.
[G] Just [Em] a job for a while.
[G] [F#m] [Em] Running to [G] the door, creeping out the window, [A] no [G] hope and can see all that [F#m] you [Em] do.
Messing up on the phone, taking out the drive, [A] counting every [Em] second down, kill [D] me now.
[A] 5, [G] 4, [A] 3, [Bm] 2, 1, darling.
Don't stay away, pretty baby.
I know you're working hard for me, darling.
Baby, don't stay away too long, pretty baby.
Save the overtime for me, darling.
[E] [D] [Em]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Gladys Knight & The Pips - (For Me, Album Version) Save The Overtime chords, practice playing F#m, G, F#m, Em, G, A and Em in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 54 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 109. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] [G] I'm [Bm] _ _ _ coming, [E] don't [Bm] take me long.
_ Baby, I [A] know [Em] you, [Bm] I'm coming.
I'm coming, don't take way too long.
Baby, [E] send [A] me over, fly [Em] for me.
I won't go around trying to [A] find something [Em] to do.
Baby, [G] until [F#m] you're weak, [Em] turn on the TV, or play [A] some solitaire.
[G] You're just a [Em] job for a while, _ [G] _ [F#m] _ _ [G] nothing to play, so you [F#m] can just go.
[Em] _ Just ain't [Bm] no substitute [Em] for [G] me.
[F#m] _ [Em] Cause you're all that I want in me, [A] _ [Em] only you can [G]
[A] set me [Bm] free.
_ _ [D] _ _
[E] I'm coming, don't [A] take me long.
[Bm] _ _ Baby, I know you, I'm coming.
I'm coming, [A] don't [B] take way [D] too long.
[Bm] Baby, [E] send [A] me over, [Em] fly for me.
[G] My life's just a [A] rundown [G] hallway, and I just can't find [F#m] no reason to [G] be lonely.
Only until I see [A] your [Em] face again, I'm gonna be in [G] such [F#m] misery.
[G] _ Running to the door, creeping out [A] the window, [Em] no hope and can see [G]
all that [F#m] you do.
[G] Messing up on the phone, taking out the drive, [F#m] counting [G] every second down, [A] kill me now.
5, [G] 4, [Bm] 3, 2, 1, darling.
[E] Don't [A] stay away, [D] _ [Bm] pretty baby.
I know you're working hard for me, darling.
[E] Baby, don't [Bm] stay away too long, [A] [Bm] pretty baby.
[A] Save the overtime [Bm] for me, _ _
[A] for [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
me.
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Save the overtime for me, _ _ _ _ _ for me. _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] I know it's crazy, [Em] but I, I'm hooked around, [G] trying to find [A] something [G] else to [Em] do.
Pretty [D] baby, [G] until [F#m] the floor is beaten, [G] _ turn on the TV, or play some [A] soft tax.
[G] Just [Em] a job for a while.
[G] _ [F#m] _ [Em] Running to [G] the door, creeping out the window, [A] no [G] hope and can see all that _ [F#m] you [Em] do.
Messing up on the phone, taking out the drive, [A] counting every [Em] second down, kill [D] me now.
[A] 5, [G] 4, [A] 3, [Bm] 2, 1, darling.
Don't stay away, _ _ pretty baby.
I know you're working hard for me, darling.
Baby, don't stay away too long, pretty baby.
Save the overtime for me, darling.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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