PITNEY GENE - "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" Tablature

"Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa"
(Burt Bacharach - Hal David)

Intro:

Horns arr. for guitar [3X]:

v v v v
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10--12-----------
12---------------
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(band enters)

Steel guitar [2X]:

G
v v v v
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10-s12-----------
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Verse 1:

G
Dearest darling
A7 D
I had to write to say that I won't be home anymore
G
'Cause something happened to me
A7 D
While I was driving home and I'm not the same anymore

Chorus 1:

C Am
Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
C Am
Ah, only one day away from your arms
F G
I saw a welcoming night
F G [N.C.]
And stopped to rest for the night

Verse 2:

And that is when I saw her
As I pulled in outside of the small hotel she was there
And so I walked up to her
Asked where I could get something to eat and she showed me where

Chorus 2:

Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only one day away from your arms
She took me to the cafe
F G [N.C.]
I asked her if she would stay
[G G G G] [single notes; acoustic bass]
She said "O. K."

Instrumental break:

(orchestral break over verse chords)

Chorus 3 [as per chorus 1]:

Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only one day away from your arms
The jukebox started to play
And nighttime turned into day

Verse 3:

As we were dancing closely
All of a sudden I lost control as I held her charms
And I caressed her kissed her
Told her I'd die before I would let her out of my arms

Chorus 4 [as per chorus 2]:

Oh, I was only twenty-four hours from Tulsa
Ah, only one day away from your arms
I hate to do this to you
But I love somebody new
What can I do?

Coda:

G G7 [xx5767] [N.C.]
And I can never, never, never
C
Go home again

C
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(home)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers