Ol' 55 - Looking For An Echo (Countdown 1976) Chords
Tempo:
72.4 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
C
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db] Suddenly out of the blue came Old 55, [Bb] had an immense year in [C] 1976 and this was one of the
best [Bb] I think they came up with and it was looking for an echo at number 39, [G] Old 55.
[Dm] [G]
[Am] [Dm]
[G] [C] [Am]
[F] [G] [C] Crowded [Am] in a doorway [F] singing doo-wop [G] to the wall, [F] as if we [G] went to a party [C] and they wouldn't [Am] let us in.
[F] We locked ourselves in the bathroom [G] and nobody could get in, because [C] we were looking [Am] for an echo
[F] An answer [G] to our sound, [C] a place [Am] to be in harmony, [F] a place [G] we [C] almost [Am] found.
[F] [G] [F] And the girls would gather round us [C] and our heads would really swell.
[F] We'd sing songs by the moon [C] glow, the hop-tones in the dell.
[F] When we sang sincerely, [C] we really [Am] sang it high, [F] even though it was more subtle, we almost [G] reached the sky.
[Ab] [Db] We've sung a [Bbm] lot of changes [Gb] since [Ab] 1955, [Db] and a lot [Bbm] of fat arrangements [Gb] we've tried to [Ab] harmonize.
[Gb] Now we've [Ab] turned it to [Db] oldies, but we were [Bbm] newbies then.
[Gb] And today when I play my old [Ab] 45s I remember where [A] I am.
[D] We were looking for an echo, [G] an answer [A] to our sound, [D] a place to [Bm] be in harmony, [G] a place [A] we [D] almost found.
[Bm] [G] [A] [D] We were looking [Bm] for an echo, [G] an answer [A] to our sound, [D] a place to [Bm] be in harmony, [G] a place we [D] almost [Bm] found.
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D]
best [Bb] I think they came up with and it was looking for an echo at number 39, [G] Old 55.
[Dm] [G]
[Am] [Dm]
[G] [C] [Am]
[F] [G] [C] Crowded [Am] in a doorway [F] singing doo-wop [G] to the wall, [F] as if we [G] went to a party [C] and they wouldn't [Am] let us in.
[F] We locked ourselves in the bathroom [G] and nobody could get in, because [C] we were looking [Am] for an echo
[F] An answer [G] to our sound, [C] a place [Am] to be in harmony, [F] a place [G] we [C] almost [Am] found.
[F] [G] [F] And the girls would gather round us [C] and our heads would really swell.
[F] We'd sing songs by the moon [C] glow, the hop-tones in the dell.
[F] When we sang sincerely, [C] we really [Am] sang it high, [F] even though it was more subtle, we almost [G] reached the sky.
[Ab] [Db] We've sung a [Bbm] lot of changes [Gb] since [Ab] 1955, [Db] and a lot [Bbm] of fat arrangements [Gb] we've tried to [Ab] harmonize.
[Gb] Now we've [Ab] turned it to [Db] oldies, but we were [Bbm] newbies then.
[Gb] And today when I play my old [Ab] 45s I remember where [A] I am.
[D] We were looking for an echo, [G] an answer [A] to our sound, [D] a place to [Bm] be in harmony, [G] a place [A] we [D] almost found.
[Bm] [G] [A] [D] We were looking [Bm] for an echo, [G] an answer [A] to our sound, [D] a place to [Bm] be in harmony, [G] a place we [D] almost [Bm] found.
[G] [A] [D] [G] [A] [D]
Key:
G
F
C
Am
D
G
F
C
[Db] Suddenly out of the blue came Old 55, [Bb] had an immense year in [C] 1976 and this was one of the
best [Bb] I think they came up with and it was looking for an echo at number 39, [G] Old 55.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] Crowded [Am] in a doorway [F] singing doo-wop [G] to the wall, [F] as if we [G] went to a party [C] and they wouldn't [Am] let us in.
[F] We locked ourselves in the bathroom [G] and nobody could get in, because [C] we were looking [Am] for an echo
[F] An answer [G] to our sound, [C] a place [Am] to be in harmony, [F] a place [G] we [C] almost [Am] found.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] And the girls would gather round us [C] and our heads would really swell.
[F] We'd sing songs by the moon [C] glow, the hop-tones in the dell.
[F] When we sang sincerely, [C] we really [Am] sang it high, [F] even though it was more subtle, we almost [G] reached the sky.
[Ab] _ [Db] We've sung a [Bbm] lot of changes [Gb] since [Ab] 1955, [Db] and a lot [Bbm] of fat arrangements [Gb] we've tried to [Ab] harmonize.
[Gb] Now we've [Ab] turned it to [Db] oldies, but we were [Bbm] newbies then.
[Gb] And today when I play my old [Ab] 45s I remember where [A] I am.
[D] We were looking for an echo, [G] an answer [A] to our sound, [D] a place to [Bm] be in harmony, [G] a place [A] we [D] almost found.
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] We were looking [Bm] for an echo, [G] an answer [A] to our sound, [D] a place to [Bm] be in harmony, [G] a place we [D] almost _ [Bm] found.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
best [Bb] I think they came up with and it was looking for an echo at number 39, [G] Old 55.
[Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] Crowded [Am] in a doorway [F] singing doo-wop [G] to the wall, [F] as if we [G] went to a party [C] and they wouldn't [Am] let us in.
[F] We locked ourselves in the bathroom [G] and nobody could get in, because [C] we were looking [Am] for an echo
[F] An answer [G] to our sound, [C] a place [Am] to be in harmony, [F] a place [G] we [C] almost [Am] found.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] And the girls would gather round us [C] and our heads would really swell.
[F] We'd sing songs by the moon [C] glow, the hop-tones in the dell.
[F] When we sang sincerely, [C] we really [Am] sang it high, [F] even though it was more subtle, we almost [G] reached the sky.
[Ab] _ [Db] We've sung a [Bbm] lot of changes [Gb] since [Ab] 1955, [Db] and a lot [Bbm] of fat arrangements [Gb] we've tried to [Ab] harmonize.
[Gb] Now we've [Ab] turned it to [Db] oldies, but we were [Bbm] newbies then.
[Gb] And today when I play my old [Ab] 45s I remember where [A] I am.
[D] We were looking for an echo, [G] an answer [A] to our sound, [D] a place to [Bm] be in harmony, [G] a place [A] we [D] almost found.
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] We were looking [Bm] for an echo, [G] an answer [A] to our sound, [D] a place to [Bm] be in harmony, [G] a place we [D] almost _ [Bm] found.
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _